Editorial: Spending is the real fiscal cliff
We're generally skeptical of those who blame the problems of Washington on "gridlock," that all-purpose bogeyman. Americans should recognize a nation where sweeping policy changes are difficult to...
View ArticleEditorial: A reform reboot for Costa Mesa
Despite Costa Mesa voters' rejection of plans to change the legal status of the city, Councilman Jim Righeimer is optimistic that the City of the Arts is ready for reform. Mr. Righeimer, elected mayor...
View ArticleGenesis for a bishop: Kevin Vann takes over as diocese leader
Incoming Orange County Catholic Bishop Kevin Vann will do just about anything to pastor his people. Last August, Vann paid a visit to a burgeoning parish in a suburb of Fort Worth, Texas, where he has...
View ArticleAfter 68 years, Uncle Laverne comes home
LAGUNA WOODS – In fifth grade, when all her girlfriends chose to play flute for the school band, Mellissia Christensen chose trombone. Trombone! "Girls didn't play trombone when I was a girl," she...
View ArticleBirding in Arizona
I'm stumbling around, no flashlight, hoping no low-hanging branch puts an eye out before I get a good look at the owl. I know he's there. We all do. The stealthy raptor had momentarily revealed itself...
View ArticleMorning letters: Mixing sexes would weaken combat units
CHINO HILLS, Ralph Kenealy: Regarding the push to place female Marines into ground combat units, I've listened to and read many arguments respecting the proposal, but I have not heard or read one word...
View ArticleDec. 9 celebrity birthdays
These people of the present and past were born on this date: Actor Kirk Douglas is 96. Actress Dina Merrill ("Operation Petticoat," "Butterfield 8") is 87. Actor Dick Van Patten ("Eight is Enough") is...
View ArticleYachts parade through Villa Park streets
Villa Park's Great Dry Land Yacht Parade set sail Sunday evening. This was the 15th year for the land-locked caravan of boats. The theme was "On Golden Seas." The City of Villa Park is also celebrating...
View ArticleVacant building suffers fire damage in Orange
ORANGE – Forty-five firefighters worked to put out a fire in an abandoned building Saturday. Officials said the former Second Harvest Food Bank warehouse, 426 W. Almond Ave., was up in flames when...
View ArticleRedskins prepared if backup plan is needed
Anyone who watched Michigan State football recently realizes how much the Spartans struggled this past season without three-year starting quarterback Kirk Cousins. Except in that context, we hadn't...
View ArticleGarbage, Gwen & Gavin rock first half of KROQ bash
Can a six-hour, 11-band bacchanal boast across-the-board A-game performances, a Gwen Stefani surprise and the tautest hour from Linkin Park in a long while yet still not add up to a thoroughly...
View Article'Skyfall,' 'Guardians' duel for box-office win
James Bond is in a box-office photo finish with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny over what looks to be the last slow weekend of the holidays. According to studio estimates Sunday, Sony's Bond tale...
View ArticleDodgers' latest spending binge lands Korean lefty
The Dodgers' top bid of approximately $25.7 million won them the right to negotiate with Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin for 30 days.They got every bit of their money's worth, taking negotiations down...
View ArticleSinger Jenni Rivera's plane crashes in Mexico
The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera was found in northern Mexico on Sunday and there were no survivors, authorities said. Transportation...
View ArticleClippers' bench provides spark in victory
LOS ANGELES – Near the end of the Clippers' 102-83 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday afternoon at Staples Center, Chris Paul put his arm around Eric Bledsoe. Bledsoe and his comrades from the...
View ArticleIWN Gary Raya Classic begins Monday
The 31st annual Irvine World News Gary Raya Classic presented by the Orange County Register begins Monday at gymnasiums in Irvine at at Tustin High and El Dorado High. The boys basketball tournament...
View ArticleWhicker: Loss gives Pacquaio escape route to retire
How hurt was Manny Pacquiao? Freddie Roach did not know. The sixth round ended with Pacquiao prone, under the ropes, as still as if shot. He was still fuzzy when he rolled over and opened his eyes, and...
View ArticleKaepernick finds his comfort zone against Miami
SAN FRANCISCO – Candlestick Park was bathed in sunshine on an unseasonably warm December Sunday, but Jared Odrick was frozen. On a do-or-die third-down play late in the fourth quarter, the Miami...
View ArticleLakers give Utah little resistance in loss
LOS ANGELES – Whereas former Lakers coach Mike Brown and the rest of the basketball world would say a great defense will always give you a chance to win, Mike D'Antoni's Lakers tried Sunday night to...
View ArticleThey're still winners, even in a losing season
I'm sitting here looking at my son's first varsity sports letter, which he received at his high school football banquet last night. It's funny how a simple scrap of fabric can make you all...
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