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View ArticleController unveils website for tracking public pay
Want to know how much your city is paying its cops and clerks? And how their pay compares with a neighboring city? The answer is a mouse click away. State Controller John Chiang posted a new website,...
View ArticleNow casting: Nanny Jo Frost TLC show
Terrible at time-outs? Can't figure out how to tame your teens? Our favorite nanny, Jo Frost, is back - and she's ready to give you some guidance. Teaming up with TLC and the producers of "The Biggest...
View ArticleCalifornia cap and trade: Let the bidding begin
California is soon to launch a bold attempt at climate-change reversal: a "cap-and-trade" program allowing businesses to buy and sell credits for emission of the most notorious greenhouse gas, carbon...
View ArticleLetters: Reduced government is still a worthy goal
LAGUNA HILLS, Stan Haugh: The Republican Party isn’t dead. It still stands for a positive way to run government. The Republicans must stand by their philosophy to reduce the size of government, lower...
View ArticleFryer: Chargers' Rivers looks desperate
Taking a tour of the sports world, here and there ... •The Chargers made what at the time was the logical choice back in early 2006, when they decided to keep quarterback Philip Rivers and say goodbye...
View ArticleNov. 13 celebrity birthdays
Actress Madeleine Sherwood ("The Flying Nun") is 90. Former TV journalist and foreign correspondent Peter Arnett is 78. Producer-director-actor Garry Marshall ("Pretty Woman," "Happy Days") is 78....
View ArticleDing: Lakers left Phil Jackson feeling misled
Phil Jackson got that fantastically awkward midnight wake-up call from Mitch Kupchak – and got the news that the job Jackson absolutely thought was his to lose had already been won by Mike D'Antoni. So...
View ArticleDropkick Murphys storm the Observatory
Few bands roar with the ferociousness of Dropkick Murphys. For just under 90 minutes Monday night, the Boston band rocked the Observatory with an intense power that fueled action in the pit and...
View Article18th annual Persimmon Party held in Orange
The Pitcher Park Community Foundation's 18th annual Pitcher Park Persimmon Party was held Sunday at Cambridge Street and Almond Avenue. Residents enjoyed cookbooks, exhibits, baked goods, a fire...
View ArticleUCLA gets boost from another Neuheisel
LOS ANGELES – As UCLA's scout team quarterback this season, freshman Jerry Neuheisel has taken a special pride in being a chameleon of sorts. Unlike the other quarterbacks on the Bruins' roster,...
View ArticleT'Wolves win opener; face Laguna Beach next
Northwood's football team was clicking on all cylinders for its opening round CIF Southern Division playoff opener with Rancho Alamitos. The Timberwolves won, 41-13, Friday night at Irvine Stadium to...
View ArticleFootball and election coverage power NBC viewership
NBC had last week's most-watched program, "Sunday Night Football," and the most-watched election coverage, but CBS was the most-watched network, despite the preemption of television's two most-watched...
View ArticleWhicker: Cabrera over Trout for MVP is the right call
This is not an argument about two different visions for the future of our country. This is not the Big Bang vs. intelligent design vs. evolution. This is a case of two very different, very...
View ArticleDodgers fill out 2013 coaching staff
The Dodgers announced their full 2013 major-league coaching staff and it is beefed up in more ways than just the addition of Mark McGwire as hitting coach. The Dodgers will go with a two-man approach...
View ArticleUSC receiver Lee a man for (almost) all seasons
LOS ANGELES – The Marqise Lee checklist goes as follows. Receiver and kickoff returner? Yes. Defensive back? "No way.'' Single back in the Wildcat? Sure, why not? Heisman Trophy finalist? We'll see....
View ArticleFailure to commit on the spot might have cost Jackson
EL SEGUNDO – Phil Jackson is not about hypothetical situations, so for him to go back and wonder what would have happened had he decided immediately Saturday that he wanted to coach the Lakers again is...
View ArticleWarriors top Westminster; host Katella next
Woodbridge's football team is one step from reaching the CIF Southern Division semifinal round.The Warriors are moving on to the second round Friday night at 7 against Katella with the winner moving on...
View ArticleMiller: Sky-diving teammate pushes Chapman women's soccer to new heights
ORANGE – She's an accomplished soccer player, one of the best on the women's team at Chapman University. So, naturally, Val Sobol is very good at diving. Sorry, couldn't resist making the easy,...
View ArticleBryant's 28 points, play-calling not enough to sink Spurs
LOS ANGELES – Mike D'Antoni is coming to town Wednesday, will be introduced as the new Lakers coach Thursday and hasn't ruled out making his coaching debut against his old Phoenix Suns team Friday. To...
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