John R. Graham: Obamacare mandate much like status quo
The legal wrangling over President Barack Obama's health care law is heating up. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta recently announced that it would expedite its consideration of one...
View ArticleCompost give-away for CR&R customers
CR&R and the city of Tustin are distributing two free 30-pound compost sample bags of processed green waste to single-family residential customers. The compost is pre-packaged and will be...
View ArticleCartoon Gallery: Budget battle cartoons
60 hilarious cartoons on the never-ending budget fight, the deficit, the debt and taxes in the U.S. and California.
View ArticleApril 16 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 CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS...
View ArticleLetters blog: When college is a 'right,' taxpayers are wronged
MISSION VIEJO, Darrell R. Schmidt: Atlas must have just Shrugged. Cal State Fullerton student Kristina Van Hoogmoed says, “It’s harder to take money away from people when they are yelling about it”...
View ArticleLetters blog: Investigate Olive Tree Initiative
IRVINE, Jeff Heller: In a letter to The Orange County Register, April 9 [“UCI Olive Tree Initiative seeks Mideast Peace,” Letters, April 9], Larry Kugelman and Professor David Snow presented their...
View ArticleStudent study: iPods can trigger ear-ringing
FULLERTON – If you use headphones to listen to music and don't follow usage guidelines, you're almost twice as likely to develop a medical condition called tinnitus, or ringing of the ears. That's the...
View ArticleKobe sacrificed the season to be ready now
EL SEGUNDO – It's like Kobe Bryant picking which daughter he loves more. Or whether he'd rather ingest bad Mexican food or a charred version of his beloved T-bone steak. Or if he's more ready to let go...
View ArticleWill fashion banish plastic shopping bags?
As the debate over plastic shopping bags continues, two local entrepreneurs are making a pitch that reusable bags can be fashionable as well as environmentally friendly. LOVE Reusable Bags are the...
View ArticleCEO: O.C. home market to be 'choppy'
Century 21 Award, with home brokerage offices throughout Southern California, was recently named the top seller in the franchise chain's U.S. network. We checked in with Century 21 Award CEO David...
View ArticleHuntington Beach pictures: Where in the World? New Orleans
Check out all the cool places your Huntington Beach neighbors have traveled to. Click on the headline or photo to open the file. To participate in this feature, take a photo with the Huntington Beach...
View ArticleCalifornia's misguided efforts to make schools earthquake-safe
A new series by our colleagues up at California Watch eviscerates the state's ham-handed efforts to ensure that public schools are earthquake-safe. CW's Corey G. Johnson spent months examining how...
View ArticleDoc: Chicken pox could be 'disaster' for Lakers
Dr. Michael Cater is not only a pediatrician, he's a huge Lakers fan going all the way back to Jerry West's rookie season in 1960-61. So he might be a little melodramatic when it comes to the defending...
View ArticleWas high-roller's house worth $2.9 million?
Was the price on the Newport Coast home of subprime high-roller Daniel Sadek set too high at the foreclosure auction? A real estate agent who specializes in luxury foreclosures thinks it was. See...
View ArticleSan Clemente beaches may get more fire rings, more rules
People visiting San Clemente's beaches this summer may find more fire rings and barbecues available, along with a restriction on what they can dump into a fire ring. On Tuesday, city staff will ask the...
View ArticleWill Ducks' Ryan be in trouble with the NHL?
ANAHEIM — No one mentioned the incident in either locker room and neither coach brought it up during his respective press conference afterward but there appears to be footage emerging of Ducks winger...
View ArticleH.B. could front $222,900 cost for Vans skate park report
City Council members will consider fronting $222,900 for an environmental review of a proposed three-acre Vans skate park. The "world class" skate park proposed near Center Avenue and Gothard Street...
View ArticleFree National Park Week starts today
It's National Park Week, and that mean you can visit one of our fabulous national parks and monuments for free April 16-24, 2011! It's spring break time, right? So head on out and have some fun. And,...
View ArticlePrix views: Seen Friday at the Long Beach Grand Prix
This weekend's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach kicked off Friday with great weather, great fun and great racing. Check out the slideshow to see more. The Grand Prix continues Saturday and Sunday. For...
View ArticleFree and cheap things to do today
Wow, what a great day it is out there! I know you want to get outside and have some fun, right? Here's my list of cheap and free things to do. But why spend money? Here's my list of cheap and free...
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