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  • Who will watch the store now that he is gone?

    Number of comments: 1
    Dr. Jan Vandersloot.....was our personal hero! He
    marched across difficult terrain, when going another
    way may have been easier. He applied himself each
    day with a renewed fervor.....a renewal of spirit
    that was infectious. He wanted to make people aware
    that San Diego and other [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 9:48am EST
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • In Memoriam Jan Vandersloot, MD

    Number of comments: 1

    And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6:9

    No one exemplified these words better than Jan Vandersloot, medical doctor, environmentalist, and family man. He was generous with his time and his money, and we [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 12:44pm EST
    by la femme wonkita

  • Wow! I Told You So???

    Number of comments: 1
    It's not too often when a highly respected "member" of the community agrees with a very small, yet very vocal, part of the community.

    For years now, residents of West Newport Beach and the Balboa Peninsula have been complaining about, and opening their wallets to fight, the Sober Living/Rehab' [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 5:47pm EST
    by Connected

  • Halloween Massacre at China Cove

    Number of comments: 1
    Bet you thought that title was some kind of joke. Unfortunately not.

    Akin to what occurred in West Newport when some reprobates decided to bulldoze the dunes, someone has hacked away a fair amount of vegetation at China Cove, including native plants (pictures). Word has it the Newport [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2009, 3:21am EST
    by la femme wonkita

  • Changing the Charter?

    Number of comments: 1
    Larry Gilbert is a long time activist, investigative reporter
    and good friend over the last 10 years. Larry recently just
    wrote a quick blog for the other blog....we write for:
    www.orangejuiceblog.com which is a high volume blog that was
    developed by Art Pedroza.

    At any rate, Larry wrote this [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2009, 8:05am EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Does Newport Beach Want Successful Businesses?

    Number of comments: 3
    Hello again...

    Long time huh?

    Nowadays, it takes lots to get me soo fired up that I cannot resist researching, formulating, and spouting off at the mouth (or at the keyboard.)

    So here we go again, and forgive me if it feels rusty.

    Chronic Tacos'' [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 9:55am EDT
    by Connected

  • Old School...New School.....Again?

    Number of comments: 0
    We had a cool fog blow through yesterday morning. It
    created a lot of wet on our deck and we had to get the
    shop vac out to clear out all the puddles. We still
    have our SC flag up from last Saturday's debacle. We
    keep the battle flag' [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 9:06am EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Dr. Kiff and the Time Machine!

    Number of comments: 5
    Soon, our City Manager Homer Bludau will be following
    in the footsteps of Chief of Police John Klein and will
    be seeking early retirement this month.

    "The talk on the streets ..s all too familiar..
    strange expectations...everyone is watching you....."
    from the Eagles - "New Kid in Town"!
    [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 12:21am EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • NB Officials & Rehabs-Ticking Time Bomb?

    Number of comments: 1

    Look at this young woman's photo and see the article below....then ask yourself how you would feel if this was your daughter, realizing that it could happen here if we're not smart:


    The Newport Beach City Council, the City Manager (in absentia of mind [...]

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    Posted: July 29, 2009, 10:06pm EDT
    by Rush

  • From the Desk of Chief Klein

    Number of comments: 0
    July 7, 2009

    Dear Residents of Newport Beach:

    As I reach the end of my 30-year career serving
    this world class Community, I want to take a
    moment to examine some of our past accomplishments
    and look to the future.

    Now that we [...]
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    Posted: July 08, 2009, 11:54am EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Chief Klein.....calls it a day!

    Number of comments: 13
    Having a good Police Chief is a pretty important
    part of any community. Their attitudes, their
    ethics and their dedication...transfer to their
    officers and the general public.

    As we know now, Chief John Klein, a dedicated 30
    year veteran of the Newport Beach Police Department
    [...]
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    Posted: June 11, 2009, 8:21am EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Replacement Players Wanted at NBPD?

    Number of comments: 2
    Excuses are just that...not worthy when wrong doing
    is at play. When Arb Campbell said he wasn't paying
    attention to the sexual harassment in his Department
    ...that played well, until he himself came under a
    gray cloud of interest. Arb was a nice guy, a decent
    guy some would say.' [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2009, 4:25pm EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Born in East LA....

    Number of comments: 1
    Cheech and Chong....made quite a living talking
    about marijuana and the culture of drugs. They
    did several movies....until finally....someone
    took serious offense that Tommy Chong was trying
    to make a buck or two selling "Bongs" on the World
    Wide Web! Tommy went to jail...."because" he had
    represented "the drug" [...]
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    Posted: May 19, 2009, 4:30pm EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • $17.3 Million only does the Upper Back Bay?

    Number of comments: 1
    Funny, when politicians play their "Columbo" card
    ...."Just one more thing Mr. Citizen!" "Oh, we have
    been busting buns for months now trying to get the
    cash to Dredge our bay......".....Yet, they failed
    to mention that the first dip from the pig trough
    was only enough to do half the [...]
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    Posted: May 03, 2009, 11:32am EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • The Dredge Mobile is coming to town!

    Number of comments: 0
    How many years has it been now? Seems
    like ever since Congressman Chris Cox left us
    to go to the Securities and Exchange Commission
    ...Newport Beach has been without a voice for a
    Dredge in the bay! We never knew what magic
    that Chris was able [...]
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    Posted: April 29, 2009, 5:28pm EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • The Balboa Underground....Part II

    Number of comments: 0
    It never ceases to amaze us......how people
    make choices sometimes. In the visionary words of
    Butch Cassidy: "I see 20-20 and everyone else is
    wearing bi-focals!"

    As you walked around Balboa Island...before the big
    day election....you could see that the battle lines
    had been drawn. North Bay [...]
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    Posted: April 29, 2009, 7:56am EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Newport Beach Film Festival April 23rd Kick-Off!

    Number of comments: 0
    It's opening night and people are talking about
    numbers like 40 thousand plus....on the 10th Year of
    the Newport Beach Film Festival. Even the inimitable
    "Mr. G"......the guy that started "The OC" will be
    there! Maybe there will be some of the "Real Desperate
    Housewives'" [...]
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    Posted: April 22, 2009, 2:26pm EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Hey Sailor....you are double parked!

    Number of comments: 3
    We opened the Daily Plot this Sunday morning and were
    amazed to see they were writing about something that
    actually had an impact on our community. A seemingly
    sincere Tom Ivicevich had written a three column letter
    to the editor. Actually, Mr. Ivicevich was writing an
    open letter under Mail [...]
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    Posted: April 05, 2009, 7:29am EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Citizen of the Year....or Century?

    Number of comments: 2
    Congratulations to Norm Loats, WWII Navy Veteran and
    former Superintendent of the Newport Mesa Unified
    School District. Norm is 86 years young and will be
    touted June 11th by the Newport Chamber of Commerce
    at a location to be determined. Norm Loats 2009
    Citizen of the Year!

    The [...]
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    Posted: April 01, 2009, 8:38am EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Krotee Didn't Help His Heights Communty

    Number of comments: 1
    Last week a Newport Beach Hearing Officer denied the request for
    "Reasonable Accommodation" to Pacific Shores Recovery which you
    may know runs the sober homes whose 3 house-campus compound
    is on the corner of Clay\Orange in Newport Heights. This means that
    that surrounding Community in Newport Heights may [...]
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    Posted: April 01, 2009, 9:43pm EDT
    by Rush

  • Our local hero!

    Number of comments: 1
    There have been some great sports moments. The
    "Immaculate Reception" by Franco Harris from Terry
    Bradshaw against the evil Al Davis Raiders! The
    "Miracle on Ice" against the Russians at the Olympics.
    Or, the bases loaded home run against the Jim Fregosi
    Angels by the [...]
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    Posted: March 30, 2009, 10:36am EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • The Small R "republicans" on the Newport Beach City Council

    Number of comments: 2
    I've been complaining of it for a while, Newport Beach has Six of the Seven Council members as "registered" republicans, who truly do not act as Republicans, between the...
    Borrowing to balance the budget,
    The City Council telling Newport Beach restaurants what kind of containers they may use,The' [...]
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    Posted: March 26, 2009, 7:23am EDT
    by Connected

  • The Balboa Underground!

    Number of comments: 8
    "You can lead a horse to water...but you can't make
    them drink!"....is the old saying! Heck, it doesn't
    take much imagination to know how invasive those
    telephone poles are in the alleys on Balboa Island.
    If they had a buck for every time someone put a dent
    in [...]
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    Posted: March 22, 2009, 2:05pm EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Newport Beach City Manager Guilty of a Misdemeanor?

    Number of comments: 3
    Hmmmm...

    Intermixed in the Daily Pilot's story about whether embattled Newport Beach Police Chief John Klein should keep his job, is this interesting tidbit.

    "City Ordinance No. 866 requires the chief to be selected from a list of candidates. That list is compiled through an “open” recruitment,'" [...]
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    Posted: March 18, 2009, 11:03am EDT
    by Connected

  • Councilwoman Leslie "Wordsmith" Daigle LOVES Pork!

    Number of comments: 1
    You know...every time Councilwoman Daigle writes something in the papers (here and here...as examples) I really, really try to read it with an open mind...

    ...and make sure I have extra time to read the opinion piece over and over again to make sure I [...]
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    Posted: March 17, 2009, 7:44am EDT
    by Connected

  • Huntington Beach Goes for the Video City title!

    Number of comments: 0
    Huntington Beach is right across the Santa Ana River
    from the City of Newport Beach....with a border to
    Costa Mesa a stone throw up that same SA River flood
    control channel. When we moved here in 1952 that
    border was a long way from any residential building.
    Hey, [...]
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    Posted: March 15, 2009, 8:12pm EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Thank you President Obama for our Dredge Cash!

    Number of comments: 0
    The big "Ear Mark" Stimulus bill recently passed by
    President Obama...has finally hit Orange County. As
    you might have assessed...the dredger is busy in the
    Back Bay right now. Those familiar slamming metal
    sounds are echoing across from Fletcher Jones Mercedes
    into the houses in the Bluff's and East Bluff' [...]
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    Posted: March 13, 2009, 9:10am EDT
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Public Smoking Ban in Communist Newport Beach

    Number of comments: 1
    The Orange County Register has this article which shocked the heck out of me...

    "Newport Beach considers smoking ban in 'public places'"

    Wow.

    First no smoking on the beaches...which if you go to the beach,

    1. You'd know is practically impossible to enforce.

    2.' [...]
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    Posted: March 02, 2009, 6:13pm EST
    by Connected

  • Spy Cameras in Huntington Beach?

    Number of comments: 0
    NO Redlight Cameras…..EVER! Here we
    are in the midst of the biggest economic meltdown in
    world history…and what do the great powers that be in
    Huntington Beach decide to consider? Yep, up to 20
    Lockheed-Martin (type) redlight cameras may be coming
    to the intersections of [...]
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    Posted: March 02, 2009, 9:16am EST
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • We Will Miss You Paul Harvey!

    Number of comments: 0
    As inspirations go, Paul Harvey was the great stuff
    of Urban Legend. Those Golden Pair Shaped Tones that can
    only be described as uniquely distinctive for his entire
    Radio Career...ended yesterday at 90 years old. As we
    all know 90 is the new 70.....so even at that age Paul
    [...]
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    Posted: March 01, 2009, 11:15am EST
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • The Balboa Island Underground!

    Number of comments: 7
    The undergrounding of utilities is perhaps
    the greatest way of increasing land values on the planet.
    Little Balboa Island, by the way, has already completed its
    undergrounding. So, what is up with those on Balboa Island
    that wish continue to fight the good fight against the devil
    "undergrounding"?
    [...]
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    Posted: February 25, 2009, 8:00am EST
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Why Michael Phelps needs to move to Newport Beach!

    Number of comments: 1
    Hey Mikey, how come you don't come to live the life right
    here in Newport Beach? Haven't you heard of us? What's
    wrong....we have ReHab Homes? You could probably buy a
    few for your friends and pals from the East Coast, as
    week-end crash pads. It would be a' [...]
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    Posted: February 18, 2009, 8:53am EST
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • The Senate Stimulus Bill, Newport Beach, and all America stands for

    Number of comments: 4
    I am not the type of person to mope around very long. I believe I have a pretty resilient spirit, and I am a deep believer that the only long term realism is optimism. I can not recall a time that very bad news personally, professionally, or ideologically has kept [...]
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    Posted: February 07, 2009, 3:26pm EST
    by David Bahnsen

  • Visions of Newport Beach's Impending Doom?

    Number of comments: 1
    While Newport Beach is bickering with Irvine, bickering with their residents, and bickering with the state, the expansion of John Wayne Airport continues...

    Best part of the OC Register Article (I'm at it again, poaching original stories from news sources and just commenting on it)?
    [...]
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    Posted: February 06, 2009, 10:58am EST
    by Connected

  • Bail Out the World...

    Number of comments: 0
    Funny stuff...when you think about it. Hank Paulson, Ben
    Bernanke and most of the Republican leadership....all voted
    for the first $700 Billion dollar giveaway. The money has
    gone down the big black hole of Wall Street. Bank mergers
    became all the Vogue. Investment Banks all wanted to go
    as [...]
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    Posted: February 06, 2009, 10:23am EST
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Picking the Fly Poop out of the Pepper!

    Number of comments: 0
    Remember Bill Jones, three-strikes Jones? Remember
    Matt Fong? Fiscal Conservative Matt Fong?
    Remember Steve Poizner? Old blood and guts Insurance for
    the masses Poizner?

    How can it be that the “Usual Suspects” are rounded up every
    major election cycle by the California Republican Party. This
    [...]
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    Posted: January 31, 2009, 8:58am EST
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Blogging Done Wrong!

    Number of comments: 3
    Well...this article's first sentence was fun...

    "Too many blogs these days just feature commentary on someone else’s content and links to it."

    Sure, guilty as charged.

    I mean, who wants to come up with their own original content?

    Or who has the time to do' [...]
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    Posted: January 30, 2009, 11:38am EST
    by Connected

  • Where's Freenewport.com?

    Number of comments: 13
    This isn't the first time that this has seemed to happen.

    But Freenewport.com seems to have disappeared, or not renewed, or registered by someone else?

    Who knows...but as of right now, click on this and the normal site doesn't come up.

    Where am I [...]
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    Posted: January 27, 2009, 7:49am EST
    by Connected

  • Mayor Pro-Tem Keith Curry Not Running

    Number of comments: 0
    Straight from the Mayor Pro-Tem's mouth, Newport Beach's Keith Curry will not be running against Tustin Mayor Pro-Tem Jerry Amante and Irvine Councilman Steven Choi to be the 70th Assembly District's Republican nominee, saying that he's spoken to Jerry and will give him whatever support he needs.

    For those [...]
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    Posted: January 22, 2009, 9:24am EST
    by Connected

  • A Perfect Storm for Councilwoman Leslie Daigle?

    Number of comments: 3
    Red County OC has had a couple of posts (here and here) about the folks lining up for Assemblyman Chuck Devore's open seat in 2010.

    The "biggest" name which has been floating around every since Chuck got elected in 2004 has been Tustin City Councilman Jerry Amante.' [...]
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    Posted: January 21, 2009, 12:17pm EST
    by Connected

  • Go See Sheriff Sandra Hutchens!

    Number of comments: 0
    Here's your chance to see our new Sheriff in a very small room (by the way...this was sent to me by my good REPUBLICAN friend Dolores Otting, who the Republican Party of Orange County spent MANY TENS OF THOUSANDS of REPUBLICAN dollars to attack, when they could have used that' [...]
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    Posted: January 16, 2009, 9:53pm EST
    by Connected

  • Newport Beach Hearts Irvine

    Number of comments: 7
    This isn't anything new.

    Newport Beach has squared off against Irvine many times over the years.

    Newport Beach has won a few.

    Irvine won a few.

    and some victories were bigger than others...

    So now we are at it again, as Newport Beach (AND' [...]
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    Posted: January 15, 2009, 9:18am EST
    by Connected

  • New Newport Restaurant

    Number of comments: 6
    I barely ever do this, but I have to send a note to you all about Cucina Alessa. It is the new tiny Italian place that opened on Coast Highway just north of Cappy's in West Newport last summer. I have a circle of restaurants I love in Newport/CDM, and' [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2009, 12:22pm EST
    by David Bahnsen

  • New Years 2009!

    Number of comments: 2
    Although 2008 has been one of the most shocking in American
    history...the City of Newport Beach seems unfazed. Our trash
    is still picked up, our Firefighters still travel to other
    locals to help our their brothers in arms....like Yorba Linda.
    Our Police Department continues to "do its thing" and people
    [...]
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    Posted: December 29, 2008, 9:33am EST
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Merry Christmas to all......

    Number of comments: 0
    2008 has been an amazing year. We have seen the price for
    a gallon of gas rise to almost $5.00 a gallon...we paid $4.85
    for about 10 days a few months back. Our country has gone
    from the "King of the World" to the last guy out...turn off
    [...]
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    Posted: December 24, 2008, 9:37pm EST
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Things we need to remember!

    Number of comments: 3
    NEWPORT BEACH CELEBRATES 100 YEARS!!!!

    Timeline of Newport Beach History

    1776 Franciscan fathers of San Juan Capistrano Mission
    began administration of Newport Bay area.

    1810 Spanish land grant of Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana
    including the Newport mesa and western mainland shoreline [...]
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    Posted: December 19, 2008, 7:48pm EST
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • Something to Look Forward To!

    Number of comments: 3
    Gee...on a lighter note...

    Rumors have been rampant of the Daily Pilot's future.

    Where is it going, who else will be let go, how much longer will the now bankrupt Tribune Company keep it.

    ...and rumors of possible buyers for the Daily Pilot have been' [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2008, 8:26am EST
    by Connected

  • Are We Back In Election Season Again?

    Number of comments: 19
    Lots have been said of Newport Beach's Mayor's past of Tax Liens.

    And purposely, I've kept my mouth shut...

    But...

    I feel as though I need to come to Mayor Ed's defense on this one.

    First off...as a Tax Professional (or Tax Unprofessional as some of [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2008, 8:27pm EST
    by Connected

  • Mayor Ed....and Steve!

    Number of comments: 3
    John Cox served as a City Councilman and Mayor several years
    back. Cox had odd vibes for us....for some reason. We could
    never figure out why he always wound up on the opposite side
    of whatever issue that we stood up to!

    John Cox served on a variety of [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2008, 6:28am EST
    by Ron & Anna Winship

  • The Strange Case of OJ Simpson!

    Number of comments: 1
    Yesterday, Las Vegas Judge Jackie Glass sentenced OJ Simpson
    to 33 years in jail....with eligibility for parole after just
    nine years! The pathetic shadow of his former self....tried
    his best to use his waning acting skills to thwart and deflect
    ...with the hope that the Judge would be moved. [...]
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    Posted: December 06, 2008, 7:02am EST
    by Ron & Anna Winship
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