Paul Knappenberger: Carbon tax won't help global warming
A carbon tax will not achieve the goal of substantially mitigating global climate change. There is one, and only one, reason for instituting a carbon tax: to attempt to mitigate the impacts of climate...
View ArticleParent volunteers grade papers to help teachers
Q. In my daughter's school, parent volunteers correct student work and assign percentage grades and district performance levels. I am uncomfortable with this. I understand that it has been ruled that...
View ArticleNicole Maestas: Economy needs 'unretired'
For nearly all of the 20th century, employment of older workers decreased as increasing numbers retired. But since the mid-1990s, this trend has reversed. Employment among men at least 65 years of age,...
View ArticleLibations: A toast to something new
I don't know about you, but I long ago tired of rum and eggnog as my default holiday libation. Sure, you need to drink one just to let your body know the season has arrived, but really, how many of...
View ArticleKevin McCarthy: High-speed rail is no 'Field of Dreams'
Oftentimes, reality can mimic moments on the big screen. In one of my favorite movies "Field of Dreams," Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is working in his fields one day when he hears a voice telling him, "If...
View ArticleJay Ambrose: Illegal immigration issue solving itself
Sometimes it seems the tipping point has come and disaster is on its merry way, and then – what do you know? – things start taking care of themselves. Maybe there was some helpful shoving, and it could...
View ArticleGary Galles: 'Free' not as sweet as it sounds
For more than three-fourths of a century, domestic sugar producers have profited from quotas limiting sugar imports, boosting prices to Americans. As with all protectionism beneficiaries, the sugar...
View ArticleEditorial: Gloomy Doha climate conference
The two-week worldwide climate summit in Doha, Qatar, ended amid gloom last weekend, with only 37 of the 195 participating nations agreeing to extend the ineffectual Kyoto treaty to curb greenhouse gas...
View Article"Hobbit" debuts high-tech innovation
Some movie-goers revisiting Middle Earth to follow the adventure of a wee hobbit named Bilbo will be seeing twice as much this time.Peter Jackson created the follow up to his "Lord of the Rings"...
View ArticleTustin council honors scouts, city leaders
Tustin City Council members honored Cub Scouts and outgoing city leaders during their Nov. 20 meeting. Here's a look at some of the photos taken during the event.
View ArticleToday at the Disneyland Resort, Wed., Dec. 12
Disneyland hours: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.. Disney California Adventure hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Attraction/restaurant closures: None. Disneyland fireworks: 9:30 p.m. DCA's "World of Color": 8:15 p.m. Annual...
View ArticleLetters: Obamacare fees added to growing taxes
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Gary Arneson: Well, it has begun. Remember Sen. Nancy Pelosi spouting out that “we need to pass it to see what is in it” when referring to Obamacare? Today we see the beginnings of...
View ArticleSmashburger launches first two O.C. units
Orange County is saturated with better-burger concepts. Drive any major thoroughfare, and you'll see clusters of chains – Five Guys Burgers & Fries, The Habit Burger Grill, In-N-Out Burger. The...
View ArticleDec. 12 celebrity birthdays
Game-show host Bob Barker is 89. Former New York City mayor Ed Koch is 88. Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Pettit is 80. Singer Connie Francis is 75. Singer Dionne Warwick is 72. Singer-guitarist Dickey...
View ArticleChecking in at Stonehill Tavern
When I insist that someone at my table has to order the chicken, everyone gives me the stink eye. "The chicken? Really?" The Jidori bird is deep-fried whole and served for two, with macaroni and...
View ArticleMerage Jewish Community Center holds Hanukkah celebration
The Merage Jewish Community Center held a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday, Dec. 9. The event included a range of activities, from a community candle-lighting and dreidel games, to arts and crafts and...
View ArticleIWN Gary Raya Classic continues Wednesday night
The 31st annual Irvine World News Gary Raya Classic presented by Orange County Register continues Wednesday with a full schedule of games. University, El Dorado and Woodbridge have byes. There are also...
View ArticleBeckman robotics team tours shuttle
Students in Beckman High School's robotics program recently showed off their robot inventions and toured NASA's space shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center's Space Fest. "Getting to see...
View ArticleUCI-led study identifies ulcer bug
About 4.5 million people suffer from peptic ulcers, when stomach acid eats away at the lining of the esophagus, stomach or small intestine. Many ulcers are caused by a corkscrew-shaped bacterium called...
View ArticleSanchez sends holiday greetings from the fiscal cliff
As if the terrain isn’t precarious enough, Rep. Loretta Sanchez is sporting red pumps with three-inch heels as she dances along the fiscal cliff with her husband, Jack Einwechter. The Santa Ana...
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