Trevor Burrus: Fed funds cripple PBS
The case for defunding public broadcasting is very simple. First, public broadcasting does not need federal money. Before the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, noncommercial broadcasting thrived....
View ArticleStar Parker: To fix economy, repair values
With the first presidential debate and the only vice-presidential debate behind us, it seems pretty clear that so-called "social issues" are not going to get much attention in this year's presidential...
View ArticleSokol: The perfect message for 'one of those days'
Fifty minutes into the drive to a weekend soccer tournament, my son asked me to toss his cleats back to him. I eased my foot off the gas as the windshield wipers beat across the windshield. "I don't...
View ArticleParent group raises funds to support school programs
The Beechwood Foundation, a nonprofit run by parent volunteers, has raised $131,000 to be used to fund programs at Beechwood Elementary School.The amount, raised in the foundation's fall fundraiser...
View ArticleJames Sherk: What really caused the unemployment drop?
The news that new Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims dropped sharply to 339,000 last week has raised eyebrows – and aroused suspicion the Department of Labor had massaged the numbers. In truth, there...
View ArticleEditorial: Malala and the mullah
Malala Yousufzai, a 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl, is being treated in the United Kingdom for a gunshot wound to the head. She was targeted a week ago by the Taliban for bravely promoting girls'...
View ArticleEditorial: California biased against out-of-state gas?
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals was to hear arguments today in San Francisco in a legal challenge to a California regulation that imposes a low-carbon standard for...
View ArticleCharles Kesler: Obama succeeds at shifting national debate leftward
When the Republican National Committee recently released an audio clip featuring a young Barack Obama declaring 14 years ago, "I actually believe in redistribution," the mainstream media rolled their...
View ArticleBump in local inventory last week
Encouraging numbers last week. The number of homes for sale, or inventory, increased. It wasn't a very large increase, but in comparison to past weeks where we had been dropping in inventory it was...
View ArticleToday at the Disneyland Resort, Tues., Oct. 16
Disneyland hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Disney California Adventure hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Attraction/restaurant closures: Indiana Jones Adventure, Storybook Land Canal Boats, Casey Jr. Circus Train....
View ArticleMorning letters: Everyone can encourage and create jobs
ORANGE, Carol Bonnma: I understand that government policy can encourage businesses to hire new employees. However, as homeowners, we have also created jobs over the years. Among those are hiring a...
View ArticleOpinion's one-stop 2012 Election resource
The Register’s Opinion & Commentary team has created this one-stop resource page to help you with your voting decisions, Nov. 6. Below are links to our candidate endorsements in local races, our...
View ArticleOct. 16 celebrity birthdays
Actress Angela Lansbury is 87. Author Günter Grass ("The Tin Drum") is 85. Actress Ann Guilbert ("The Dick Van Dyke Show," "The Nanny") is 84. Actress Eileen Ryan ("Magnolia," "Zodiac Killer") is 84....
View ArticleO.C. singer adjusts to new role on 'X Factor'
Dinah Jane Hansen burst onto "The X Factor" with such a strong audience and sweet personality that the 15-year-old from Santa Ana seemed to many – including the judges on the show – a certainty to...
View Article'Rocky Horror' in Santa Ana still working out its kinks
With its horror/sci-fi film trappings, funny/weird characters dressed in bizarre costumes and its general emphasis on the strange, "The Rocky Horror Show" is tailor-made for the Halloween season....
View ArticleNotable deaths of 2012
See personalities from the worlds of entertainment, sports, politics, business, literature and world affairs who departed this year. Related: Celebrities we lost in 2011 Celebrities we lost in 2010...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: The debate after the debate
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View ArticleBoy, 14, identified in fatal gang shooting
ANAHEIM – Authorities on Wednesday identified a 14-year-old boy killed during an apparent gang-related shooting as Jose Perez.Anaheim police Tuesday night received multiple calls from residents...
View ArticleFullerton looking for ways to refund $7.4 million
FULLERTON – The City Council on Tuesday night directed city staff to craft options on how to refund residents and business owners $7.4 million in overcharges on their water bills. Households are...
View ArticleIs Knott's $60 Haunt maze worth it?
BUENA PARK – There's a definite hint of glee in Jeff Tucker's voice when he talks about how many people have been in tears when they left Trapped, the new premium maze at Knott's Berry Farm's Halloween...
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