Koltnow: Who will win at the Oscars?
Handicapping the Oscars is not an exact science. It's more of a parlor game, played by amateurs trying to win their office pools, and by professionals trying to convince you that they have inside...
View ArticleFeb. 22 celebrity birthdays
These people of the present and past were born on this date: Announcer Don Pardo ("Saturday Night Live," "Jeopardy") is 95. Actor Paul Dooley ("Huge," "Runaway Bride") is 85. Actor and voice actor...
View ArticleDing: What would Jerry Buss do with Dwight Howard?
EL SEGUNDO – The Lakers are playing two games right now. One is to save this season. The other is to save future seasons – when they hope to have the third-best player in the NBA. Yes, that still can...
View ArticleScioscia: Opening day split-squad is "absurd"
The Angels are getting ready to begin the Cactus League schedule on Saturday, with two games. They'll have a game at home against the Cubs and on the road against the Giants in Scottsdale. How does...
View ArticleLHP Mitch Stetter slowly working back from injury
Left-hander Mitch Stetter, who was in the mix for the last spot in the bullpen, was expected to throw today for the first time in three and a half weeks after being sidelined with a bulging disc in his...
View ArticleO.C. gas prices post near-record 1-month spike
Gas prices here and across Southern California have posted one of the steepest one-month jumps on record and now rival the notoriously high prices of Hawaii, according to the Automobile Club of...
View ArticleChapman University to receive $10 million endowment
ORANGE – Christine and Lon Cross visited Chapman University for the first time recently and were taken by the campus' beauty, the friendliness of faculty and staff, and students' devotion to learning....
View ArticleThis priest blesses, then rides, the waves
HUNTINGTON BEACH – The story goes that in 2011 a holy man saved the "Gathering of the Tribes" longboard contest at Trestles beach. The day was cloudy and breezy. The waves small. Then an elderly man in...
View ArticleJoel Kotkin: Should Jerry Brown take a victory lap?
"Memento Mori" – "Remember your mortality" – was whispered into the ears of Roman generals as they celebrated their great military triumphs. Someone should be whispering something similar in the ear of...
View ArticleGeorge Will: The crippling mental suffering of solitary
WASHINGTON – "Zero Dark Thirty," a nominee for the Oscar as Best Picture, reignited debate about whether the waterboarding of terrorism suspects was torture. This practice, which ended in 2003, was...
View ArticleGallery: 80 sequester and economy cartoons
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View ArticleFisher: Hazardous-waste centers full of treasures
Not to be immodest here, but I have an uncanny ability to sniff out things that are cheap or free. My dog, Buddy, can smell bacon cooking from five miles away. Calm down, don't get excited, there's no...
View ArticleBolivian carnival set for Feb. 23 in Garden Grove
GARDEN GROVE – Members of the Bolivian community are holding a carnaval celebration – Carnaval Boliviano Internacional Crema Camba USA - a fundraiser for a variety of efforts.The event takes place from...
View ArticleSanta Ana library to offer sessions on driver impairment
SANTA ANA - The Santa Ana Public Library will offer a workshop on myths associated with impaired driving. The free workshop, presented by non-profit Community Services Programs-Project PATH, will be...
View ArticleBankers push school bonds for C.A.S.H.
Bankers, lawyers, architects and companies hoping to profit from school construction are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars this week to court public education officials at a three-day gathering...
View ArticleSanta Ana POA offers night of laughs, for a cause
SANTA ANA - A night of comedy will raise funds for the widows and orphans fund of the Santa Ana Police Officers Association. The event features Rufus Leroy Tanksley Jr., seven other personalities, a...
View ArticleDrunken man passes out in drive-through lane, starts chase
STANTON – Orange County Sheriff's deputies chased a drunken man Saturday morning after he passed out in a fast-food restaurant drive-through lane and rammed a patrol car trying to escape, authorities...
View ArticlePanthers lacrosse attacks NCAA Division III
Success is nothing new for the Chapman women's lacrosse program. In fact, in its five years of existence, the Panthers have done nothing but defy the odds. As one of the youngest programs at Chapman,...
View ArticleIs Seth MacFarlane the right 'guy' for the Oscars?
Seth MacFarlane got up early one day last month to announce this year's Oscar nominees, and within 10 minutes the host of the upcoming 85th annual Academy Awards managed to crack jokes about lazy film...
View ArticleWine glass centerpieces easy, elegant
How easy is this? A quick wine glass centerpiece for your luncheon or other small-table get-together. Before: wine glass, fresh-picked flower from the garden, votive candle. After: Place flower inside...
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