Jan. 27 celebrity birthdays
See which famous people are celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities from the past can be found at the end of this slide show. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE Celebrities born Jan. 26...
View ArticleEditorial: Ready for a ‘Reasonable Profits Board’?
Those who cannot remember the 1970s are condemned to repeat them. Even if you're too young to remember the Disco Decade, you've doubtless seen pictures of cars lined up waiting to pump scarce gas at...
View ArticleIrvine events, Jan. 27 to Feb. 23
BIG DRUM/SMALL WORLDIrvine's Barclay Theatre will host a public jazz concert by the Metta Quintet on Friday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets for the performance cost $17 or $12 if bought in groups of four...
View ArticleRichard Ralston: The ‘1 percent’ really to be feared
There is a great threat to medical care in America from a small group of our fellow citizens. They are not the top 1 percent of the wealthy, but a group of elitists and their allies who see government...
View ArticleOrange police blotter, Jan. 15 to 22
NORTH ORANGEFriday, Jan. 20Drunken driving. 2100 block N. Glassell Street. Reported at 2:15 a.m.Wednesday, Jan. 18Disorderly conduct. 300 block E. Woodvale Avenue. Reported at 1:51 p.m.Tuesday, Jan....
View ArticleDeroy Murdock: Photo IDs can protect elections, let dead rest
Liberals love to laugh off voter fraud. It's "a made-up problem invented by GOP operatives," Robert Koehler, a self-termed "peace journalist," snickered in the Jan. 5 Huffington Post. Regarding ballot...
View ArticleDebra Saunders: Obama’s game plan: Do nothing
Toward the end of his State of the Union speech, President Barack Obama observed that Washington politicians should learn from the example of the U.S. military: "When you're marching into battle, you...
View Article10 most outrageous celebrity stories of the week
We've changed the title of this week's celebrity slide show in the hopes that you'll like it more. But it's still much the same as last week's: a rip-roaring, side-splitting, super-high-quality...
View ArticleThomas Sowell: Cultures vary in ability to create wealth
Different histories, geography, demography and cultures have left various groups, races, nations and civilizations with radically different abilities to create wealth. In centuries past, the majority...
View ArticleMorning letters: Newport Mesa conviction an example to all
YORBA LINDA, Jim Tracy: The story about Jeffrey Hubbard being convicted on felony charges for misappropriation of funds is a perfect example of how California is going down the pension black hole...
View ArticleLansner: O.C. economic recovery heats up
The Great Angst – the extended fretful period since the Great Recession ended – has run its course in Orange County. How can I say that we're now in full-fledged recovery mode? Well, upbeat economic...
View ArticleBenjamin Domenech: Obama’s new shame police
President Barack Obama promised he'd bring the cost of insurance premiums for families down by $2,500 by the end of his first term. If he wants to keep that promise, he's got his work cut out for him...
View ArticleWho are the top girls basketball players in Irvine?
Round one is in the books and it's almost time for the second round of the Pacific Coast League girls season to begin. Woodridge hosts University in a key game Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. There were a...
View ArticleWant a $100,000 job?
Last year was a good year to be working in tech with salaries jumping 2% overall led by the Silicon Valley, where pay averaged $104,195, reports Dice, the technology and engineering jobs website. It's...
View ArticlePhotoshop y'all? The many faces of Paula Deen
Controversial "butter queen''/diabetes drug spokeswoman Paula Deen looks dramatically different on her magazine covers than in some news photos. Click through this slide show for more. Everyone is...
View ArticleUni stuns Woodbridge; ends Warriors' big winning streak
University's girls basketball team snapped Woodbridge's 28-game league winning streak, defeating the Warriors, 54-53, Thursday night in overtime in a Pacific Coast League game at Woodbridge. Woodbridge...
View ArticleCrocs dangerous to kids, O.C. lawsuit claims
A Westminster couple is suing Colorado shoemaker Crocs Inc., claiming their 4-year-old daughter lost her little toe while wearing the soft clogs in an escalator accident at the Westminster Mall. Allon...
View ArticleRep. Sanchez reaches across the aisle
There were some ceremonial bipartisan displays at the State of the Union, but few were as playful as that shared by Reps. Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana, and Michael Grimm, R-NY. The assassination...
View ArticleMom tips: 8 ideas for a working-mom wardrobe
Working moms need to find a way to look professional five days a week, and that isn't always easy to do when you've got spit-up in your hair and chicken nuggets in your purse. Especially if you've been...
View ArticleAngels, Duck, stars bowl for autism
Local sports stars and celebrities will be hitting the lanes for the first "Stars & Strikes" bowling tournament on Sunday in Tustin to raise funds for children with autism. Click on the photos to...
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