Editorial: Don’t throw the e-book at Apple
The last thing America needs right now is for the U.S. government to take pot shots at the world's most prosperous and admired company, Apple Inc. But that's what's happening. Even after the death last...
View ArticleWalter Williams: Today's Americans too compliant
Last month, at a Raeford, N.C., elementary school, a teacher confiscated the lunch of a 5-year-old girl because it didn't meet U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines and therefore was deemed...
View ArticleEditorial: Gas up, Obama down, Chu backs off
Soaring gasoline prices have dragged down President Barack Obama's poll ratings, and now his energy secretary says he no longer wants prices to reach the even-higher European levels. In 2008, before...
View ArticleNo more waiting for the doctor
Imagine never having to read another issue of Highlights (September, 1998!) magazine while waiting for the doctor to see you. Well, that day has come. The doctor can now come to you.Steven Richardson...
View ArticleGaede: Brea golfer showing success in college
BREA Brea's Hannah Basalone is a college-ranked NCAA golfer, but without being the product of a golf club or a junior golf academy. Hannah is the product of the two small public golf courses in Brea....
View ArticleLoris & Tubb: Obama's non-solution for high gas prices
Gas prices and the approval of President Obama's management of the issue are heading in opposite directions. As the price at the pump continues to climb, his approval rating for handling gas prices is...
View ArticleIrvine calendar: March 15 to 25
HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIRPretend City Children's Museum will host the third annual Good To Go From Head to Toe Family Fun and Wellness Fair on Saturday, March 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.The event will...
View ArticleDan Walters: School financing picture cloudy
Educating 6 million kids is not only the largest single piece of California's budget, but its most popular one -- which explains why it always drives the Capitol's annual budget ritual. The school...
View ArticlePowell & Lowry: GOP needs to go offense
It's roughly half time in the primary season, and the GOP ought to start playing like a winning team, suspending negative attack ads against Republican rivals and taking an offensive position against...
View ArticleCalPERS bites (less than) half the bullet?
America’s largest public pension system has decided to swallow its bitter pill in pieces — likely spread over two years, in fact — to make the treatment hurt a bit less. We told you that critics have...
View ArticleTimothy Spangler: Don’t Messi around with top talent
"Is Lionel Messi a human being?" This is the philosophical question that the global sporting community is wrestling with this month. For the uninitiated, Lionel Messi plays soccer for Barcelona FC, and...
View ArticleNight work planned on Placentia Avenue bridge
PLACENTIA – Up to 20 days of night construction work on the Placentia Avenue undercrossing project begins at 9 p.m. Sunday. Night construction will be south of the property wall along the railroad...
View ArticleMarch 15 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 slide show. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE...
View ArticleTustin news briefs, week of March 15
Free sushi and discounts on MondayGenji Sushi – which provides Japanese cuisine to 143 Whole Foods Markets on the East Coast and in San Francisco – will arrive at Whole Foods Market Jamboree location...
View ArticleVictorian tea to be held by Ebell Club
Ebell Club will present a Victorian High Tea, reminiscent of the era of England's Queen Victoria, at 1 p.m. Saturday at its clubhouse, 226 N. Helena St. Members will decorate and host tables for...
View ArticleNicholas Wishek: Noble ideal of public education has gone badly astray
The public school system today is broken, perhaps beyond repair. Too few honest observers would debate this but, if there were any doubt about the sorry state of public education, a recent story from...
View ArticleThe 10 juiciest celebrity feuds of 2012
When stars get into tiffs, the claws usually come out via Twitter, but not always. Click on the collage to read about the 10 snarkiest celebrity feuds of the year, so far.
View Article‘Casablanca’ score revived by Pacific Symphony
Max Steiner's film score for "Casablanca" was given its due by conductor Richard Kaufman and the Pacific Symphony on Thursday night when they performed it live while the film was screened in Segerstrom...
View ArticleA day trip on the Mother Road
"Now you go through St. Looey, Joplin, Missouri, and Oklahoma City is mighty pretty. You see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico, Flagstaff, Arizona. Don't forget Winona, Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino."...
View ArticleGeorge Clooney arrested at embassy protest
One thing we like about George Clooney, besides his eyebrows, is that he’s Old School. The actor was arrested at a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington D.C. on Friday. On purpose. It’s...
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