Are these the Top 30 American Idols ever?
We ask that question like we aren't sure these are the Top 30 singers ever to appear on "American Idol," which is silly because it's our list. Of course they are! And what a lovely way to kick off the...
View ArticleDrummond: Food, drinks helping Black Gold’s bottom line
In a fast-changing economy, forecasts of financial trends, including predictions of future revenues and expenses for municipal-owned operations, can be chancy, but city officials who keep an eye on the...
View ArticleChapman University to mark 40th anniversary of Watergate
Chapman University will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Watergate break-ins and investigation with two days of events open to the public on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 26 and 27 in the Chapman...
View ArticleThomas Sowell: The ignored disparity
With all the talk about "disparities" in innumerable contexts, there is one very important disparity that gets remarkably little attention – disparities in the ability to create wealth. People who are...
View ArticleTeachers missed pension gravy train
We’ve been talking about the $2 billion thatCalifornia’s cities and counties paid to cover their employees‘ required contributions to retirement accounts lately (billions that, as originally...
View ArticleWalter Williams: Obama's ‘You’re on your own’ nonsense
Last week, President Barack Obama, at a Capital Hilton fundraising event, told the crowd, "We can't go back to this brand of you're-on-your-own economics." Throughout my professional career as an...
View ArticleMorning letters: The quest to leverage political power
-ORANGE, Sandra A. Besser: “Yes, all Hispanic voices must be heard” [Letters, Jan. 16], but letter-writer Stephanie Born totally misses the real point. It's not that Glenn Llopis of Hispanic Voice...
View ArticleEditorial: Garden Grove’s overtime tab grows
As more data becomes available about public employee compensation, it's becoming common to find city workers earning more, sometimes far more, than typical residents of the communities where they work....
View ArticleJan. 18 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slide show. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE...
View ArticleTibor Machan: Just about everybody is ‘greedy’
A famous public intellectual, the British-born physicist, mathematician and Princeton professor Freeman Dyson, flatly asserts in a recent essay that "social justice demands equality. Fair reward for...
View ArticleCooking: Trends in produce are a delicious treat
When fashion watchers talk about trends, they mean hemlines and necklines. But foodies follow trends too ... and so much more deliciously! Finger limes, organic red quinoa, Trinidad scorpion chili...
View ArticleIs it the flu or just a cold?
First of Two Parts Do you have a cold or the flu? Flu season is upon us in full force and, unfortunately, your chances of being exposed to the miseries are greater than you think. Three of four (75...
View ArticleUni boys win an ugly PCL game over Northwood, 33-32
It definitely wasn't a thing of beauty but University's boys basketball team pulled out a 33-32 Pacific Coast League victory over Northwood Tuesday night in front of a sparse crowed at Uni. The Trojans...
View ArticleWith coach out again, Warriors take over first place
Woodbridge's girls basketball team, with its head coach Dave Yates sitting out his second game, took over sole possession of first place in the Pacific Coast League Tuesday night. The Warriors defeated...
View ArticleOuch! 900,000 fail to file 2010 state taxes
Did you file your 2010 state income taxes? The state Franchise Tax Board says more than 900,000 of you didn't. That year was really hard during the recession with thousands of people — many of those...
View ArticleCalling all sibling pranksters: I need your help!!
I am up against a full fledged prank-star, in the form of my younger brother, Brandon. Somehow his wife, two kids, and full-time job are not enough to keep him busy, so as of recent he has taken to the...
View ArticleKate Beckinsale: 'I am a feisty woman'
There are two Kate Beckinsales. There is the Oxford University-educated, Russian literature-reading, short story-writing British actress from romantic roles in "Serendipity," "The Aviator" and "Pearl...
View ArticleJan. 19 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slide show. See some of the people celebrating birthdays...
View Article‘Prelude to a Kiss’ in Fullerton tests true love’s mettle
For its current season, Fullerton's Maverick Theater has created an Orange County-centric lineup that includes "Frost/Nixon" (President Richard Nixon's "Western White House" was in San Clemente), "The...
View ArticleRanking the best/worst Angels uniforms
It was 10 years ago this month that the Angels rolled out yet another uniform change. They have been in the red ever since. The first 40 years of the franchise’s history featured more than a few...
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