Letters: Why same-sex marriage matters
LOS ANGELES, Shedrick Davis, western regional director, Lambda Legal Defense, Register file photo There are any number of reasons why marriage for same-sex couples matters. Corporate America...
View ArticleLetters: An Rx for creative, free-market, health-care changes
Rancho Palos Verdes, Munir Moon: Twenty-seven years ago, my oldest child had his first major surgery, when he was 1 MCT illustration month old. The operation was followed by seven more surgeries over...
View ArticleInvestors go all in on apartments
The 36-unit apartment complex, a rundown collection of drab fourplexes on Santa Ana's Walnut Street, wasn't much to look at. But James Colombo saw possibilities. "When I look at a property that's old,...
View ArticleA tax break for some job seekers
Raphael Tulino is the spokesman for the IRS in the Orange County/San Diego area, and he's volunteered to answer your tax questions. Q. Are there any tax deductions for job hunting? A. Yes, job hunting...
View ArticleMalkki is authoritative with L.A. Phil
In the span of two weeks this spring, a pair of women conductors took to the podiums of our big local orchestras. Mei-Ann Chen made a vital impression with the Pacific Symphony earlier this month in...
View ArticleBarbara Cook proves her talent is ageless
Any artist who's not only still employed but at the top of her game more than six decades into her career has something extraordinary to offer. Fans of Barbara Cook could make a convincing argument...
View ArticleDiamondbacks get walkoff win over Dodgers, 1-0
The Arizona Diamondbacks shut out the Dodgers for the second time in the three-game series, scoring a 1-0 walkoff win on Paul Goldschmidt's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday...
View ArticleScioscia: Pujols not 100 percent
The opening month of the season has gone much smoother for Angels' slugger Albert Pujols in his second season with the club but manager Mike Scioscia admitted Sunday that Pujols continues to be...
View ArticleArizona shuts down Dodgers' offense again
PHOENIX – Whether the roof is open or closed, the Arizona Diamondbacks have found a way to keep a lid on the Dodgers' offense at Chase Field. The Dodgers were shut out for the second time in the...
View ArticleVideo: Scoring issues now a concern for Ducks
[bc3]2301036272001[/bc3] ANAHEIM -- The Ducks have clinched a playoff spot but theyr'e not exactly rolling into the postseason. They've gone 5-7-1 since their come-from-behind home win over NHL-leading...
View ArticleHealth expo gets help from long distance
SANTA ANA – About 400 people seeking dental treatment at a free health fair were turned away Sunday because there weren't nearly enough dentists to see them. The need would have been far greater had...
View ArticleHomemade sausage adds cringe-free flavor to simple soup
We are, for the most part, not a picky family when it comes to food. Even the 3-year-old will take a chance and try just about anything. But of course no one likes everything when it comes to food. I...
View ArticleCoachella 2013: Fans soak it all in
Dancers enjoy the Do Lab during the first day. Photo: Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register As drones of wide-eyed Coachella patrons flooded through the gates on the first day of the kickoff weekend...
View ArticleCoachella 2013: Day 2 off to a much better start thanks to 2 Chainz, Allen...
Our crew collectively collapsed at about 4 a.m., after an hour crawl to get out of the parking lot followed by the usual crowded nightly Del Taco raid. (Options are slim in the middle of the night,...
View ArticleCoachella 2013: Blowin' in the Day 3 wind with Nick Cave, Vampire Weekend and...
Anthony Keidis kicks off the final main stage set. Photo: Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Reigster We were taking shelter from the whipping winds under one of the tents just next to the food stands,...
View ArticleDolphins take party wave with surfer
Who needs to go to SeaWorld when you have a show like this right in your back yard? Huntington Beach surfer and stand-up paddler Mona Webster was about to take a wave in Newport Beach on her stand-up...
View ArticleMickadeit: Trial begins in deadly 2010 crash
Doug Uselton's former classmates at Oxford Academy in Cypress are mostly scattered around the country now: Berkeley, Georgetown, NYU and other top schools. But their attention this week is back in...
View ArticleDeftones bassist Chi Cheng dies at 42
Deftones founding bassist at a 2006 show in Las Vegas. Photo: Ethan Miller, Getty Images (Note: Saturday evening, while many of our music writers were scurrying about Coachella, we were very sad to...
View ArticleEditorial: China bullet-train bailout a long shot
Gov. Jerry Brown is to be commended for his trip to China. He promoted exports from California to China. At $14 billion in 2012, such exports were the third-largest for our state, after exports to...
View ArticleShabazz Muhammad entering NBA Draft
UCLA freshman forward Shabazz Muhammad, who came to Westwood as arguably the nation's top recruit in 2012 and led the Bruins in scoring last season, will forego his remaining eligibility and enter the...
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