‘Threat of an IED being detonated aboard an aircraft is very real’
There were only 33 federal air marshals flying on America’scommercial jets when terrorists struck on 9/11. Thousands of cops-in-the-sky were hired in the tragedy’s wake, and the price tag for them is...
View ArticleIrvine police blotter, Feb. 14 to 20
CROSSROADS MONDAY, FEB. 20 5:59 p.m. Battery, 5333 Culver Drive. Two co-workers were reported as suspects in a case of battery involving serious bodily injury. The victim was reported as having sought...
View ArticleBOHS students building on win
Five students from Brea Olinda High School have been invited to display their carpentry skills at the state championships for SkillsUSA in San Diego this April.SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit...
View ArticleMichael Tanner: Why we're Europe already
With seemingly every day bringing more bad news from Europe, many are beginning to ask how much longer the United States has before our welfare state follows the European model into bankruptcy. The bad...
View ArticleVictor Davis Hanson: For Jeremy Lin, it's performance, not politics
Jeremy Lin is the New York Knicks basketball sensation whose so far brief but amazing performance on the court has set the world on fire in a mere month. Most NBA superstars are not 23-year-old...
View ArticleEditorial: Senate control could turn on Nevada race
Arguably, the most important U.S. Senate race this year is in Nevada, where incumbent Republican Dean Heller is fighting against intense Democratic opposition for the seat that could decide which party...
View Article‘Act of Valor’ shows real Navy SEALs in action
"Act of Valor" is an amped-up, action-packed adventure about the exploits of the Navy's "Sea, Air and Land" commando teams – the SEALs. It's a furiously macho saga scripted by the screenwriter of "300"...
View ArticleMorning letters: An embarrassing transformation for the U.S.
CORONA DEL MAR, Clyde Harkins: Our historic president squandered his chance to become the transformational leader he had claimed to be, and in the process has put the country in danger of becoming a...
View ArticleGuide: Orange County Restaurant Week
Sunday is the start of Orange County Restaurant Week — an annual event where diners can feast on gourmet meals at affordable prices over the course of seven days. This year, nearly 110 restaurants are...
View ArticleEditorial: Is lunacy Jerry Brown’s legacy?
Many people want to "put a dent in the universe," as the late Steve Jobs described his vocation. But few such people also have the capacity to put a huge dent in government finances. One who does is...
View ArticleFeb. 23 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 ArticleLarry Elder: Actor Samuel L. Jackson: Vote your race
What if actor Clint Eastwood gave an interview in which he explained why, in the 2008 presidential election, he voted for John McCain: "I voted for McCain because he was white. 'Cuz that's why other...
View ArticleYouth track meet in March for kids in Tustin
The city of Tustin is hosting the 2012 Youth Track Meet on Saturday, March 17 at Tustin High School, 1171 El Camino Real. Boys and girls born between 1997 and 2007 can participate in up to two events...
View ArticleJay Ambrose: Contraception plan shows Obama’s hypocrisy
President Barack Obama, in wrapping up a fact checker's paradise of a State of the Union speech, said he went along with old Abe Lincoln: "Government should do for people only what they cannot do...
View ArticleOn location with Oscar’s past
Since 1929, the best of Hollywood has been honored by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences for excellence in the industry. This year, for the 84th time, one standout film will be named...
View ArticleSeven city wrestlers place in CIF
The Irvine, Woodbridge, University and Beckman high wrestling teams each had at least one wrestler place at the CIF Coastal Division Individual Championships in Oxnard last weekend.Irvine, which came...
View ArticleGwynne Dyer: China’s supremacy need not mean war with U.S.
Just as Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived this month in the United States for a four-day visit, President Barack Obama told an audience of workers in Milwaukee: "Manufacturing is coming back!"...
View ArticleStinky co-workers office pet peeve
Co-workers, we hate to tell you this, but you stink — at least that's how a lot of your colleagues feel, according to a Yahoo Shine/Fitness magazine survey. Of 2,000 workers surveyed, body odor topped...
View ArticleSofa-sleeping Jeremy Lin has new homes
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” Knicks’ Lin renting furnished condo at W Hotel — N.Y. Post Coach Urban Meyer’s Florida home is for sale — Yahoo! Oscars...
View ArticleLindsay Lohan: 'Hard to believe she's 25!'
Was her hard-partying lifestyle the only thing aging Lindsay Lohan? Or has plastic surgery played a part?.Click here to see more The lights appear to be turning green for troubled actress Lindsay...
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