Park aims to lift area's fitness
It used to be just a patch of dirt, a wide spot in the Pacific Electric Bicycle Trail, a spot where on occasion you'd see a car being worked on. Now it's the Maple/Occidental Exercise Park, a tiny (.41...
View ArticleLetters: Benghazi scandal may well turn the election tide
ORANGE, Bill Prescott: Much was made (and continues to be made) about President Barack Obama’s role in taking out Osama bin Laden. In reality, his role was more like that of a participant in a big game...
View ArticleLakers off on the wrong foot
The Lakers didn't make liars of themselves. Standing around most of Tuesday night instead of going hard after their goals, the Lakers backed up all their preseason preaching that it'll take time for...
View ArticleOrange police calls: Oct. 23 to 29
NORTH ORANGESaturday, Oct. 27Assault. 300 block W. Lincoln Avenue. Reported at 11:37 a.m.Wednesday, Oct. 24Theft. 1200 block E. Cumberland Road. Reported at 8:43 a.m.Tuesday, Oct. 23Fraud. 2200 block...
View ArticleOrange calendar: Nov. 1 to 8
BOOK SIGNINGCommunity members are welcome to attend a book signing event for author and Orange resident Jenny R. Hughes, writer of a children's book called "The Journeys of Jeff and Jessie: Crazy...
View ArticleOct. 31 celebrity birthdays
Actress Lee Grant ("Shampoo," "The Landlord") is 85. Author Roger Kahn ("The Boys of Summer") is 85. Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins is 82. Former CBS anchorman Dan Rather is 81. Folk singer Tom...
View ArticleKoltnow: Readers weigh in on confusing movies
Judging by last weekend's box office, few people were confused about whether they should shell out good money for "Cloud Atlas," the three-hour movie that begs the question: "What?" The lavish...
View ArticleHot 92.3 FM to celebrate Art Laboe Hall of Fame induction
No one can talk about Los Angeles radio without paying tribute to Art Laboe. His six decades speak to his popularity as a radio personality and his business skills as the creator and packager of the...
View ArticleWhicker: Stumbling start spoils 82-0 season
LOS ANGELES – Gentlemen, start your over-reaction. Foreheads all over Lakerland plunged into tabletops when Mike Brown gave his ETA on when his club would attain championship form. "It'll probably be...
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 ArticlePennywise reunites, plans Palladium show
That sure didn't take very long. Three years after parting ways, veteran Hermosa Beach punk band Pennywise has mended fences with original vocalist Jim Lindberg, who split in 2009 claiming that "my...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: 'Hello? Benghazi calling ... hello?'
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View ArticleMiller: Clippers' Odom holds key to his success
LOS ANGELES – So the Lakers came out here Tuesday and, after one game, their fans were ready to kill the Princeton offense and do something even more permanent to Coach Mike Brown. Then Wednesday it...
View ArticleThe holiday season can be 'taxing' for homeowners
As we look forward to the festivities of the holiday season, the real estate market slides into a winter slow down. Buyers and sellers ask if waiting until spring wouldn't be advantageous. As always,...
View ArticleO.C. office makes Inc. 'coolest' list
Huntington Beach advertising agency Grupo Gallegos is on Inc.com's new list of the "world's 20 coolest offices." The business publication said it identified "some of the world's best designed and most...
View ArticleMichael Strain: It's OK to talk about the election
Watching cable news this morning I was confronted with an interesting reality: People didn't want to talk about the presidential election. Some anchors seemed to feel guilty when switching the subject...
View ArticleLisa Snell: Warring tax initiatives make case for Prop. 32
In mid-September, I debated the merits of Proposition 30 and 38 with civil rights attorney, Molly Munger, and California State University Fresno President, John Welty, at California State University...
View ArticleJames P. Smith: Immigration needs a hybrid fix
Neither President Obama, whose executive decision in June ended most deportations of children of illegal immigrants, nor Mitt Romney, who generally opposes amnesty for illegal immigrants, has focused...
View ArticleGetting to know Irvine Councilman Larry Agran
Last week, I sat down with Councilman Larry Agran at the outdoor seating area of the University Park Center. Once described as, "The most durable and effective local elected official in Orange County,"...
View ArticleEditorial: Revenue projections rosier than reality
With less than a week to go before the election, the numbers again aren't adding up for Gov. Jerry Brown's projections about the state budget. Data from his Department of Finance show the state is $379...
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