Tustin Ranch kids raise funds to help horses
Friends in Tustin Ranch recently raised nearly $400 for the Red Bucket Equine Organization in Chino Hills. Funds will be used to rehabilitate abused and abandoned horses for adoption. Montana Tobler,...
View ArticleTustin police blotter, Aug. 28 to Sept. 3
TUSTINSEPT. 33:04 a.m. Assault, 1600 block Mitchell Avenue. A drunken female riding in a cab was reportedly assaulted by the cab's driver. The driver, a 45 year-old man, was later arrested by police....
View ArticleSept. 14 marks city of Tustin's birth
Sept. 14 marks the 85th anniversary of the election which resulted in Tustin's incorporation in 1927, a move that no one dreamed would result in the vibrant successful community Tustin is today.Less...
View ArticlePoor state test score could be a sign of a learning disability
Q. Your column a few weeks back on test scores was very helpful but I am still very upset by the report my child received as well. We also have not been told he was struggling. His scores were also...
View ArticleOrange calendar: Sept. 13 to 20
INDIANA JONES MARATHONExclusively at AMC Theatres on Saturday, Sept. 15, the "Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures" marathon is heading back to the big screen starting at 10:30 a.m. Moviegoers can...
View ArticleGary Galles: At parties, political dirt trumps policy details
The negativity in American politics has escalated to where character assassination is the primary focus. Each side constantly tries to create scandals "starring" their opponents, which partisans...
View ArticleGaede: D'Vine experience opens in Brea
BREA BIZ NEWSThere is a new exciting restaurant that opened last month in the Brea Marketplace: D'Vine - A Mediterranean Experience. The restaurant opened at 955 East Birch St., previously the...
View ArticleEditorial: Prop. 40 (redistricting): Yes
Unlike, perhaps, most of the statewide measures appearing on the Nov. 6 ballot, Proposition 40 is an open-and-shut case – so much so that those who qualified the proposition for the ballot have changed...
View ArticleEditorial: Brown signs puny pension reform for California
Gov. Jerry Brown showed a lot of moxie last year when he vetoed the state budget the Legislature's Democratic majority put on his desk, declaring that it "continues big deficits for years to come and...
View ArticleDavid S. Addington: We're indebted to diplomats, ambassadors, military
The deaths in Benghazi, Libya, of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and others in the service of the United States provides a tragic reminder of the great sacrifices that U.S. diplomatic, military, and...
View ArticleDanielle Pletka: Libya: Call it what it is – terrorism
Attacks against America in Egypt and Libya aren't about free speech or the sanctity of the Prophet Muhammad; they're about terrorism and leadership – or lack thereof. Let's break this down: •Some idiot...
View ArticleToday at the Disneyland Resort, Thurs., Sept. 13
Disneyland hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Disney California Adventure hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Attraction/restaurant closures: Haunted Mansion, Indiana Jones Adventure, Storybook Land Canal Boats, Casey Jr....
View ArticleGrowing up a bit on the first day of school
The Friday before the first day of school plays out the same way every year in my neighborhood. A steady stream of sun-dressed moms drag their sweaty herds of offspring to our school at 3:55 p.m. The...
View ArticleWieber proves resilience at London Games
The big question facing the Fierce Five as they took the floor for the 2012 Olympic Games women's team all-around finals was how would Jordyn Wieber, the Michigan 17-year-old and 2011 World all-around...
View ArticleSept. 13 celebrity birthdays
Actress Barbara Bain (TV's "Mission: Impossible") is 81. Actress Eileen Fulton ("As the World Turns") is 79. Actor Joe E. Tata ("Beverly Hills, 90210," "The Rockford Files") is 76. Etiquette columnist...
View ArticleOrange school news: Study shows OUSD spending per student
According to Govistics, the average amount spent per student in a large school district was $12,309 in 2010. Orange Unified ranked 269 out of the 285 districts, with spending of $8,224 per student....
View ArticleHigh-end bedding retailer is right at home in Irvine
The non-descript building near MacArthur Boulevard and the 55 Freeway seems incongruous as the headquarters of high-end bedding and home accessories retailer Between The Sheets. The company's...
View ArticleDid you hear the news? Brian and Jill are now podcasting
Social media rules the day. When Brian Phelps and Jill Whelan began their new podcast, they didn't need a press release. They tweeted and promoted using social media. "It's been a whirlwind, with lots...
View ArticleBusiness survey ranks Calif. 47th in lawsuit climate
California's lawsuit climate is among the worst in the nation, according to a survey for the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, based on a survey of corporate attorneys. But the Consumer...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: That familiar toothy grin
Also: Burning the hand that feeds; Feeding the croc
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