Today's cartoons: Obama chases 'Armageddon'
Also: Obama loses control of Sequester-stein!; Uncle Sam's got gas
View ArticleAn Rx for doctors' paperitis
Kareo Inc., an Irvine-based company that provides software for small medical practices, announced Wednesday that it has launched a new electronic program that will allow doctors to read and update...
View ArticleIn the Details
The perfect evening for lovers of fine wine began with a tasting of bottles from around the world, accompanied by notes from master sommelier Michael Jordan. More than 320 guests sipped and swirled...
View ArticleProcession begins for San Bernardino officer killed by Dorner
YUCAIPA – A throng of law enforcement officers has turned out Thursday morning for the funeral of a San Bernardino sheriff's detective killed in the final standoff with fugitive ex-police Officer...
View ArticleFIVE QUESTIONS WITH ... Esperanza boys tennis coach Patrick Young
Prior to last spring, Patrick Young had no coaching experience. Yet, after a major CIF rules violation left the boys tennis team at Esperanza High coach-less a week before its first league match,...
View Article3 people dead after Las Vegas shooting, crash
LAS VEGAS – Gunshots fired from a black Range Rover on the Las Vegas Strip early Thursday caused a Maserati to crash into a taxi, creating a fireball and killing three people as the SUV sped away,...
View ArticleShort sales usually better than foreclosures
Q. How do I know that I'll be approved for a short sale and is it that much better than a foreclosure? Mike in Brea A. Thank you for writing in. The first part of your question is something that I...
View ArticleHealth roundup: Shifting views on soda tax
Should California impose a tax on soda as a way to combat obesity? Your opinion might be influenced by who gets that money. A new survey conducted by the Field Poll for the nonprofit California...
View ArticleHigh School Baseball Preview: Fountain Valley
FOUNTAIN VALLEY BARONS Coach: Ron LaRuffa 2011-12 Overall Record: 15-11 2011-12 Sunset League: 5-10 (5th) Ron LaRuffa is privy to the fact that he'll be a coach for life. He enjoys a challenge and...
View ArticleCelebrity trainer warns: Don't be star-crossed
The world of celebrity trainers is competitive, and most seek out a niche. One of the biggest stars in the sub-industry is Tracy Anderson, based in New York. Her brand has flourished thanks to her...
View ArticleSlow sales means Izzy's Bagels' days may be numbered
Shelley Hughes, the owner of Izzy's Bagels in Fountain Valley, describes her shop as "the 'Cheers' of bagels."There is a group of women who come in every Tuesday, sit down and chat over coffee. A group...
View ArticleHow not to sweat the red carpet
There are three seasons in the life of a movie star: the creative process, when movies are shot and stitched together; the celebrity's actual life, which we get to peek into when they're photographed...
View Article2013 High School Baseball Preview: Huntington Beach
HUNTINGTON BEACH OILERSCoach: Benji Medure2011-12 Overall record: 20-9-12011-12 Sunset League: 8-7 (fourth)Last season was one of ups and downs for the Oilers.After beginning the season 8-0, Huntington...
View ArticleSoaring 'Oklahoma!' reaches for the stars
With "Oklahoma!," Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II elevated the American musical to an art form. They also created a classic of unquestioned durability: On any given day, at least two...
View ArticleLetters: Do your job, Mr. Obama: make spending cuts
Rossmoor, T. Murphy: It is unbelievable that President Barack Obama has the electorate believing that he never had anything to do with the sequester option [“Automatic federal spending cuts spark...
View ArticleKeri Russell returns reinvented
Keri Russell's "comeback year" has the feel of a reinvention, a re-branding of the dainty young lovely who burst on the scene with "Felicity" back in the last century. But as different as her flinty...
View ArticleFeb. 21 celebrity birthdays
These people of the present and past were born on this date: Actor Gary Lockwood ("2001: A Space Odyssey," "Splendor in the Grass") is 76. Record company executive David Geffen is 70. Former first...
View ArticleKoltnow: Imagine a world without Oscar
Imagine a world without the Oscars. Don't panic; I didn't say a world without oxygen. I didn't say a world without drinking water. I didn't even say a world without Splenda. All I'm suggesting is that...
View ArticleCordero finding his way back from injury and tragedy
TEMPE, Ariz. – A short walk from Tempe Diablo Stadium, at the Angels' minor league complex, there is a clubhouse full of 20- and 21-year-old kids with wide eyes, the blank slate of big league potential...
View ArticleDodgers set Cactus League pitching plans
With eight starting pitchers they intend to stretch out this spring, the Dodgers have some juggling to do in order to get all eight adequate game action. The early stages of that plan are tentatively...
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