Horses Likely to Stay at OC Fairgrounds
Orange County Fairgrounds
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The Equestrian Center at the Orange County Fairgrounds is likely to stay after members of the Fairground Board of Directors opposed a draft plan to tear down the horse stables.
Santana: Meet Your Involvement Editor
Homepage Top Story
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Publisher Norberto Santana Jr. writes about the innovative position at Voice of OC, Involvement Editor, as well as the amazing longtime Orange County good government activist, Theresa Sears, who has grown the Voice of OC Opinion section since 2015.
‘Anonymous’ $50,000 Donation to County Sparks Debate Over Public’s Right to Know
County Government
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An “anonymous” $50,000 donation to the county to improve an archery range at Mile Square Park is sparking debate over whether government agencies should keep donors’ names secret and whether it could become a way for people with business before the county to secretly curry favor with the elected officials who make decisions.
Aitken: Table of Dignity For The Workers That Built Orange County
opinion
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OC Fair Board Member Ashleigh Aitken invites local residents to visit the fairgrounds on Friday and experience the first monument to workers in Orange County.
Santana: Plugging Into the New Reality
Countywide
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After getting beat by Republicans both nationally and locally, OC Democratic Chairman Henry Vandermeir says he’s done. Meanwhile, OC Republicans look to a Trump era with surprise and cheer.
Finally, A Place in OC Veterans Can Call Their Own
Countywide
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After decades of rebuffs by political leaders, Orange County’s military veterans will celebrate the opening of their own museum at the county fairgrounds on Veterans Day.
Berardino: Dedication of Heroes Hall Veterans Museum this Friday at OC Fairgrounds
Community Columnists
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The first museum honoring veterans in Orange County finds a home at the former Santa Ana Army Air Base (SAAAB) this Veterans Day Friday at the OC Fairgrounds with a public dedication at 1 p.m. during the annual Veterans & Labor, Partners in Service event.
Master-At-Arms Second Class Michael A. Monsoor, Medal of Honor: Navy Seal Dies While Saving His Comrades
Veterans Day 2016
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Without any hesitation and sacrificing his own life, Monsoor threw himself onto the grenade, smothering it to protect his teammates who were all lying together on a nearby rooftop.
Captain William E. Barber, Medal of Honor: Fought at Iwo Jima
Veterans Day 2016
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William Barber’s military career spanned four decades and three wars in Asia including Chosin Reservoir campaign of the Korean War.
Lance Corporal Kenneth L. Worley, Medal of Honor: Gave His Life for his Country
Veterans Day 2016
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Kenneth Worley died in Vietnam while protecting his fellow Marines by throwing himself on a grenade.