Tax tips: Long-term care insurance
Raphael Tulino is the spokesman for the IRS in the Orange County/San Diego area, and he's volunteered to answer your tax questions ... Q. I wanted to know if long-term care insurance is deductible on...
View ArticleWeek in photos: Feb. 19 to 25
SLIDE SHOW: Click the photo above for some of the best photos from around Orange County and the world.
View ArticleWhat you might have missed on the Mom Blog
There have been some heated and hilarious conversations this week on the Mom Blog. Blogger Jo Ashline has posted about everything from autism to Victoria Beckham, getting people both angry and amused....
View ArticleSpark of Innovation: Greg Powell, president/CEO, Valicore Technologies
Editor's note: Some of the best jobs require skills in math, science, technology and engineering, but local business leaders and educators are concerned that there will not be enough students...
View ArticleYorba Linda homebuying speeds up 20%
Is homebuying in Yorba Linda keep up with the speed of an Orange County home market running at its fastest since 2005 -- by one measure, at least? Well, the housing market in Yorba Linda sped up 20% in...
View ArticleOCVarsity Hot Shots: Saturday's playoff photos
Slideshow: Check out all of OCVarsity's photos from the girls water polo championship games and the girls basketball playoff games Saturday.
View ArticleHeart rocks Front & Center show in Anaheim
Because the annual Front & Center shows held at Honda Center serve as a benefit for Cal State Fullerton's President's Scholars Program, they really are two events in one. Saturday's first half at...
View ArticleDucks Faceoffs: Fans from Sunday's game
Slideshow: Check out the Ducks fans as they arrive at the Honda Center to watch the Ducks play the Chicago Blackhawks Sunday night.
View ArticleOscars red carpet arrivals
"The Artist" won five Academy Awards on Sunday including best picture, becoming the first silent film to triumph at Hollywood's highest honors since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago. Among...
View ArticleOfficer, transient injured after altercation in Fullerton
FULLERTON – After police were called for a suspected home burglary, an officer and a man were both injured after an altercation between the two, police said. Just before noon, a resident suspected a...
View ArticleOscar fashions 2012: Who did you love?
While we were plopped on the couch in cozy loungewear and sipping champagne, the stars were applying the last coat of movie star lipstick and making sure their body tape didn't sag as they made their...
View ArticleFeb. 27 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 ArticleMorning letters: Longer school year won't improve educational quality
HUNTINGTON BEACH, R.K. Nimmons: I am a teacher. I am employed by the Orange County Department of Education. I respectfully disagree with my boss, Superintendent William Habermehl [“Education chief...
View ArticlePay more to renew car registration in person?
To reduce congestion at DMV offices, Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed to cutting $5 off the vehicle registration fees of Californians who renew their registrations through the mail, Internet, phone —...
View ArticleWhat a week for Rodney King and Hugh Hefner
The world is a violent place, and This Week in History stands out for two incidents in particular that riveted our attention to the television screen in an era before the Internet. Both involved...
View ArticleDoes the IRS owe you $600?
It may be the 2011 tax season but the IRS is still looking for 122,500 Californians who have not claimed $112 million in tax refunds because they didn't file 2008 income taxes. The average California...
View ArticleDetroit Bar no cover charge tonight
Do you like live music? Do you hate cover charges? If so, then then check out the Monday resident music "Nomi Abadi" playing every Monday in February 2012, including tonight, at the Detroit Bar in...
View ArticleRobert Samuelson: Class war will surrender to character
In 1924, the sociologist couple Robert and Helen Lynd arrived in a small Midwestern city they called Middletown (it was Muncie, Ind.) to study and survey the place. Their classic 550-page "Middletown"...
View ArticleMichael Barone: Romney, Santorum represent different white Americas
If you were listening reasonably carefully to last Wednesday's Republican presidential candidate debate, you heard Rick Santorum say, "Charles Murray just wrote a book about this." The question was...
View ArticleWinners of Little Miss Matched socks and tween books announced
Congratulations to Prize #1 winner Tracey Emmons Valencia and Prize #2 winner meghannandalex2 of OC Moms giveaway of a set of three LittleMissMatched knee socks and tween books. OC Moms hopes your...
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