Rich Danker: Let California voters enact pension reform
As the public employee pension crisis has sounded alarms in California and around the rest of the country, reformers from various backgrounds have converged on a solution: switch from the...
View ArticleH.B. 5-bedrooms listed just under $5 million
House Market Update 92646 Available: 48 (2 REOs, 8 short sales). Lowest: $409,900 for 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 1,392 square feet, near Indianapolis and Newland. Median: $649,000 for 3 bedrooms, 3 baths,...
View ArticleFamily with disabled child finds peace through love, support
The Roman poet Virgil tells us "love conquers all." I wish. But when love is combined with the support of family and friends, the power of love is invincible. I suck in my breath as I approach a...
View ArticleMorning letters: Palestinians perpetuate Mideast hatred
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Barry Wasserman: Letter-writer Norm Ewers says Israel, in its ethnic-cleansing campaign designed to reduce the non-Jewish presence in Palestine to insignificance, has resulted in...
View Article‘Big Miracle’ is a whale of a family movie
The title isn't an exaggeration. It was something of a "Big Miracle," the way the plight of a family of gray whales, stranded under the Alaska ice, captivated the country and forced oil men and...
View ArticleNew Cinderella with not-so-ugly stepsisters comes to O.C.
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo is a young ballet company – it's been around only since 1985 – and it bears no connection to the famous but long-extinct Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo, where George Balanchine...
View ArticleYMCA Express spot to offer fitness activities
The Anaheim Family YMCA will have an open house at its newest facility from 4 to 8 p.m. today. The YMCA Express is at 2000 W. Ball Road, at the former Key Elementary School. Free and fun classes will...
View ArticleIrvine residents: Send us your vacation photos
Irvine residents are traveling across the globe, visiting locations such as Paris, Russia and Italy.Click on the slideshow to see their vacation photos. To participate, take a photo of yourself with...
View ArticleGaede: Teen artist captures education in poster
BREA Jean Chow is the $250 winner of the Brea Chamber of Commerce's Salute to Education poster contest, which was open to the entire district. In her artist statement, Jean describes what inspired her...
View ArticleFlavors sketched brightly at Saffron Grill
Saffron is a bright gold spice believed by some to have magical and medicinal properties, first used in ancient Persia. And it's still a popular addition to Middle Eastern dishes, even though it's the...
View ArticleGroup has fundraising in the bag
The eighth annual "PURSENALLY YOURS" fundraising event will be 11 a.m. March 24 in the East Room of the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, and the community is invited. The event, which is...
View ArticleEditorial: Pricing Obama’s State of the Union wish list
President Barack Obama outlined a litany of proposals in his State of the Union address that he said would have a positive economic impact on the United States. As expected, his approaches would...
View ArticleNew basketball, volleyball court added to Kraemer Park
A popular park in Placentia recently got some new upgrades for all to use.The city is holding a grand re-opening ceremony at 4 p.m. on Tuesday at the Kraemer Memorial Park to celebrate the improvements...
View ArticleEditorial: Climate data chills global-warming alarmism
The Earth's temperature hasn't increased significantly in about 15 years, which wouldn't be big news except global warming extremists had predicted temperatures would soar during that time because of...
View ArticleFamily Fun Fest coming Feb. 11
Fundraisers, galas, musicals and more are coming up!COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Covenant Christian School invites the community to a Family Fun Fest from 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 1855 N....
View ArticleCooking: Chocolate for every season
Paul Simon says there are 50 ways to leave your lover, but if Alice Medrich has anything to do with it, there's one sure-fire way to keep him...or her...and that's with chocolate! With Valentine's Day...
View ArticleFeb. 2 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 slideshow. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE...
View ArticleWoodbridge’s national letter of intent signing day in pictures
Three Woodbridge athletes made it official Wednesday, signing their national letters of intent in front of teammates, coaches and family members in a noon ceremony. Football player Kyle Kelley signed...
View ArticleGwyneth Paltrow is a laser fan
Gwyneth Paltrow says she dislikes Botox, but she does get laser treatments. See more on the actress and plastic surgery here. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow says in the new issue of Harper's Bazaar that she...
View ArticleO.C-L.A. 4th in U.S. for 2011 jobs
The Orange County-Los Angeles area ranked fourth in job growth among 372 metropolitan areas last year, reports the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. All told, the OC-LA area added 41,900 payroll jobs in...
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