Angels set to introduce Hamilton as talk turns to potential next moves
The Angels are throwing a party Saturday, but the guest of honor's name wasn't on the invitation. Josh Hamilton will be introduced at an 11:30 a.m. press conference, although an Angels news release...
View ArticleLetters: Cultural shift encourages shootings
IRVINE, Roger Hawkes: It seems there are mass shootings, school shootings or workplace shootings weekly somewhere in America, if not daily. The reasons are many and perplexing, but I believe I know why...
View ArticleGreat Park artist heads home
For six months, Andre Woodward has been re-creating the Great Park's delicate balance between urban environments and the natural world.Using manmade and natural materials, the artist-in-residence and...
View ArticleDec. 15 celebrity birthdays
These people of the present and past were born on this date: Actor-comedian Tim Conway is 79. Jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri is 76. Singer Cindy Birdsong of the Supremes is 73. Football Hall of Famer Nick...
View ArticleCompanies back in the holiday party mood
The past few years have been lean at Freight Management Inc. in Anaheim. The logistics company struggled to avoid layoffs during the recession, cutting wages, reducing hours and drastically scaling...
View ArticleMake something botanical for gifts
If you're missing your garden, with the wintry, wet weather and half your plants dormant, there is still plenty to play with outside. And here's a good excuse to use those Hunter boots you paid so much...
View ArticleWorldly treasures offer diverse shopping
Take a detour off the beaten path of holiday shopping districts. See how ethnic shops can surprise you. Their often-handmade items come with intriguing backgrounds, which add to the mystique of being...
View ArticleOCVarsity Hot Shots: Friday's basketball games
Slideshow: Click through the slideshow to see action and fan photos from boys and girls basketball games on Friday.
View ArticleConnecticut shooting includes 20 children
NEWTOWN, CONN. – A man opened fire Friday inside the Connecticut elementary school where his mother worked as a teacher, killing 26 people, including 20 children, as youngsters cowered in their...
View ArticleChampionship schedule, results and pictures of IWN Gary Raya Classic
The schedule is set for the final day of the 31st annual Irvine World News Gary Raya Classic Saturday in Irvine. The 19-team boys basketball tournament is sponsored by Orange County Register. No. 2...
View ArticleThe black hole of Christmas gifts
A few Christmases ago, I opened the box of potential gifts I keep in my closet and pulled out a beautiful, ornate hair bow that I knew my friend would love. I'd received it years before, but it...
View ArticleNew Bowers exhibit highlights costumes in cinema
Johnny Depp is known worldwide as the raucous, fun-loving, treasure-hunting pirate Jack Sparrow in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise. But he would be nothing in that role without the costume....
View ArticleGift bikes for kids give holiday cheer a higher gear
Children who attend programs at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Capistrano Valley got early holiday gifts Saturday when the Dana Point Community Cycling Foundation, sponsor of the annual Dana Point Grand...
View ArticleWeintraub: Californians are optimistic but wary
Californians are suddenly feeling good about themselves. And their state. The economy is showing signs of life, employment is rising, and the state budget – and the schools – are in better shape...
View ArticleThomas Sowell: Good books for Christmas
During the holidays, a shopping mall can be more like a shopping maul. One way to avoid that scene is to give books as Christmas gifts, since books can be bought online, painlessly. A book that fits in...
View ArticleOverseas buyers take house shopping sprees
Century 21 agent Kim Chang was waiting at John Wayne Airport when her clients, a couple from Taiwan, stepped off the plane. She had just three days to help them find a home for their college-age...
View ArticleMark Landsbaum: Santa lugs a mixed gift bag this season
'Tis the season. Yours truly will be away from the keyboard until after Christmas, so you get your gifts a little early this year. To be honest, Santa lugs a mixed bag this holiday season, including...
View ArticleJoseph Perkins: CEQA stunts economic growth
This past Halloween, a coalition of community activist groups and environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against Orange County's Board of Supervisors, contending that its unanimous approval of a...
View ArticleJohnson: Hit and run makes the blood boil
How do they sleep at night? It is a question that must be asked. I have asked it so many times in print that I have lost count. How do you run over a 7-year-old girl not once, but twice, and simply...
View ArticleJohn Hrabe: Technology will end politics as we know it
Margaret Thatcher wrote of her first meeting with Ronald Reagan, "Above all, I knew that I was talking to someone who instinctively felt and thought as I did." Together, the pair won the Cold War. They...
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