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The New Spirituality of ‘Connectedness’

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August 15, 2012May 22, 2020
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Most of us nowadays can probably recognize what this spaghetti of wires that I have photographed here is. Without it, my laptop, my iPad, and my phone will be useless pieces of metal in a day or two, though my […]

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Why Land Use is One of the First Liberties

  • Politics
April 18, 2012June 8, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

[Note:  This post is taken from a short address I made to legislators in Sacramento on April 16, 2012.] I was first politicized by this issue perhaps 33 years ago, when an attempt was made to run the Orange County […]

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Sign the Petition and Save the Fire Rings!!

  • Politics
April 14, 2012July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The latest local government outrage is the attempt of the Newport Beach City Council to tear out the fire rings at Big Corona and other places. Fortunately, they have to seek the approval of the Coastal Commission to do this. […]

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LA the Least Gentrified Major City?

  • Politics
May 13, 2010December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Los Angeles has been “gentrified” and made more stable in many of its areas by immigrant settlement, but the phenomenon of Anglo gentrification by what used to be called “yuppies” or their more contemporary counteparts (most of the original “yuppies” […]

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