O.C. 'Twilight' fans: Tell us your stories
Seven years after the book "Twilight" debuted and launched a massively popular series of novels and films full of vampires and romance, the final installment in the movie series, "The Twilight Saga:...
View ArticleKid and family events this weekend in O.C. (Nov. 9-11)
Here is a selection of kid-friendly things to do and family-friendly events in and around Orange County this weekend. Please check with the venues for updated prices. Do you want to tell us about an...
View ArticleSEC says executives looted Irvine company
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday sued the former top executives and auditor of bankrupt Irvine-based Electronic Game Card Inc., alleging that they puffed up the stock and walked away...
View ArticleO.C. teacher named state's best
IRVINE – For Advanced Placement history teacher David Goldenberg, students learn best when they dominate the discussion. His classes at Beckman High School often break into long debates, with...
View ArticleWestminster's Tri Ta is nation's first Vietnamese American elected mayor
WESTMINSTER – First off, Tri Ta wants to be a good man. And a good citizen. A follower of Plato and other philosophers, Ta said he will bring these beliefs with him when he picks up a gavel next month....
View ArticleSun also rises on the rep of versatile Tempranillo
I was invited recently by Total Wine & More to taste anything that interested me. I thought about what's in my cellar, what I'm curious about, and decided on Tempranillo, a Spanish grape I've been...
View ArticleDebra Saunders: Election reflected who voters hated more
President Barack Obama's re-election puts Republicans on notice. No matter what we do, the media will portray us as extreme, venal, stupid or anti-woman – if not as individuals, then guilty by...
View ArticleCharles Krauthammer: The way forward
They lose and immediately the chorus begins. Republicans must change or die. A rump party of white America, it must adapt to evolving demographics or forever be the minority. The only part of this that...
View ArticleBill Watkins: California's population flat-lining
California has almost achieved zero population growth. According to the California Department of Finance, state population has stagnated at sub-1-percent rates for an unprecedented seven consecutive...
View ArticleToday at the Disneyland Resort, Fri., Nov. 9
Disneyland hours: 9 a.m. to midnight. Disney California Adventure hours: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Attraction/restaurant closures: Indiana Jones Adventure, Storybook Land Canal Boats, Casey Jr. Circus Train...
View ArticleKid-friendly app of the week: A Little Book About Feelings
There's only one word to describe A Little Book About Feelings: darling. I stumbled upon this week's kid-friendly app, by PicPocket Books, much like I do with many of the apps I fall in love with - by...
View ArticleFake dentist gets 5 years probation
A Buena Park man who illegally practiced dentistry was sentenced to five years probation and 30 days in jail Wednesday, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office. Esteban Campos, 47,...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: Bridging the fiscal cliff
Also: His majesty moves forward; Arranging the deck chairs
View ArticleVenezia: Society writers do more than fluff
A while back a political blogger – who didn't like me very much – thought he was dissing me by calling me nothing more than a "society writer." I was flattered. To be lumped into a category with great...
View ArticleLetters: One person one vote: End the Electoral College
GARDEN GROVE, Bret Colson: It’s time to abolish the Electoral College. Under our system, too many people’s voices are silenced in a nation this divided. I do not want Ohio or any of the other...
View ArticleBruins trying to avoid a Cougar trap
UCLA's visit to Washington State on Saturday night has loomed as a potential trap-game ever since the schedule was printed.It just looked ominous, sandwiched between home games against Arizona and...
View ArticleNov. 9 celebrity birthdays
Hall of Fame baseball manager Whitey Herzog is 81. Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson is 77. Former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham is 76. Pro golfer Tom Weiskopf is 70. Actor Charlie Robinson ("Night Court") is 67....
View ArticleVideo: Foothill gets past Laguna Hills
The Knights defeated the Hawks 17-7 in the first round of the Southwest playoffs. Video by Jonathan Khamis, for OCVarsity.com. Click here to view video.
View ArticleO.C. football: Thursday's game stories, photos and more
Check out all of OCVarsity's game stories, photos, videos and more from the high school football playoff games Thursday night. • OCVarsity Hot Shots: Thursday's playoff games • Foothill survives...
View ArticleLansner: Shoppers, ready for Black Thursday?
Our periodic tally of economic patterns looks at curious shopping habits. PLUS: Merchants expect only a half-decent holiday shopping season, so the jostling for customers begins. Thus, Black Friday...
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