Make your own ice pack
My athletic children are always bashing or twisting something, so those commercially produced ice packs get costly really fast--and a bag of ice is hard and crunchy on tender tissues. Try this...
View ArticleWilliam Kristol: The long and winding Rebublican road
We moderns like our roads direct, our destinations clear, our paths planned, our routes rational. But we delude ourselves. We presume to know in advance what cannot be known. We bask in the conceit of...
View ArticleMeghashyam Mali: Poll finds Santorum surging in Gingrich home state
A new poll shows GOP hopeful Rick Santorum surging in rival Newt Gingrich's home state of Georgia, threatening the former House speaker’s strategy of focusing on southern states to win the nomination....
View ArticleEric Russell: Romney wins Maine, says GOP chairman
PORTLAND, Maine — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney narrowly edged Texas Congressman Ron Paul in Maine’s nonbinding GOP presidential preference poll on Saturday, ending a string of defeats for the...
View ArticleSeal Beach home prices fell 23% in crash
How did real estate in Seal Beach fare in the housing bubble's crash? We asked DataQuick to compare homebuying trends for 2002 to 2006 -- the boom -- and 2007 to 2011 -- the bust -- for The Register....
View ArticleAutism and the adult child: Honoring the needs of every generation
One month from today, my son Andrew will celebrate his 10th birthday. He’ll have a bounce house, a giant cake, and plenty of friends on hand to help him blow out the candles and mark his first decade...
View ArticleO.C. basketball: CIF playoff pairings revealed
OCVarsity has the CIF-Southern Section playoff pairings for boys and girls basketball. Check out the pairings for each division, and we'll follow up with analysis of each division, breakdowns of O.C....
View ArticleAfternoon letters: It's a new day for marriage law in the U.S.
ORANGE, John Mace: The recent 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on gay marriage will do little to bridge the social divide caused by this issue. The divide is too great to be soothed by forcing...
View ArticleSearch done in connection with 2010 slaying
SAN DIEGO – A team of Orange County Sheriff's Department search and rescue personnel including cadaver dogs, a sheriff's mounted unit and a sheriff's team of mountain bikers canvassed a several-mile...
View ArticleIndia.Arie, Javier Colon light up the Roots' pre-Grammy jam
In the wake of Whitney Houston's death Saturday afternoon, all my expectations about the Roots' annual pre-Grammys Jam Session -- held for its eighth edition at House of Blues Sunset Strip the night...
View ArticleFeb. 13 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 Celebrities...
View ArticleSports Illustrated swimsuit covers: 1964-2011
Sports Illustrated magazine rolled out its first swimsuit issue in 1964. In anticipation of the Feb. 14 release of the 2012 edition, click on the photo for a look back at past covers.
View ArticleGrammys 2012: Jennifer Hudson, Glen Campbell and other highs (and lows)
Overall it wasn’t even close to the almost uniformly excellent 2011 telecast – but it’s three standout moments were more memorable than just about anything I can recall from the past decade of Grammy...
View ArticleBehind the scenes on the Lakers’ 6-game trip
Mike Brown came away regretting his ejection costing the Lakers a possible victory in Utah. Kobe Bryant definitely had a rough road in the final minutes of the blown game in Philadelphia. Andrew Bynum...
View ArticleReaders wonder about traffic-light mysteries
Q. I leave for work around 5:30 a.m., taking Nutwood Avenue east to get to the freeway in Fullerton. But for some unknown reason, the traffic light at Folino Drive/Langsdorf Drive will mysteriously...
View ArticleFamily events in OC this week (Feb. 13-16)
Here is a selection of kid-friendly things to do and family-friendly events in and around Orange County this week. Please check with the venues for updated times and prices. Do you want to tell us...
View ArticleMorning letters: America slides further away from its roots
ALISO VIEJO, Charles Kelly: As an American and as a history teacher, I find myself very concerned about the direction America is heading. Our leaders, senators, congressional representatives, U.S....
View ArticleAfterWork: Tilted Kilt in Long Beach
Rules are rules. And chief among my AfterWork rules is the one about featuring only Orange County bars and restaurants in this column. That's because we're all about Orange County people. While I have...
View Article2 people hurt, pets die in townhouse fire
IRVINE – Two people were hospitalized after a fire broke out in a two-unit townhome Sunday night, authorities said. The two suffered from minor smoke inhalation after the fire burned in the 80 block of...
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