Your Shots: Residents share scenes of San Juan Capistrano
Here's how San Juan Capistrano looks through the camera lenses of some local residents. If you have a photo that represents San Juan, please email it to rvardon@ocregister.com.
View ArticleWilliam Shipman: Americans shocked into serfdom
The debate on entitlement reform is just the latest chapter in the epic shift of responsibility from the individual to the collective that has taken place over the past 80 years. The first chapter was...
View ArticleTustin police blotter, Dec. 18 to 24
NORTH TUSTIN DEC. 24 3:39 p.m. Abandoned vehicle, 12700 block Newport AvenueDEC. 2310:26 p.m. Shots heard – no suspect information, 17900 block Bigelow ParkDEC. 2211:52 a.m. Suspicious vehicle,...
View ArticlePower goes out at AMC in Tustin
Nearly two dozen movie screenings had to be cancelled on Christmas Day when the electricity at AMC Theaters at the District went out between 5:30 and 8 p.m., a spokesperson for the theater...
View ArticlePlacentia police blotter: Dec. 24 to 30
DEC. 2410:11 a.m. Non-injury traffic crash, E. Bastanchury Road and Valencia Avenue. A black Mercedes crashed into a wall on Bastanchury east of Valencia. No injuries reported.11:23 a.m. Illegal...
View ArticleKatz and Muro: Time to look beyond D.C. for economic fixes
Washington faces a daunting post-election overhang of substantial economic, fiscal and governance problems. Reform must begin now. Yet from where will the impetus for progress come? In a different era,...
View ArticleIrvine is ready for its close up
Irvine played host to a good deal of production companies in 2012, so the next time you watch TV, try playing spot-the-freeway, or runway, or housewife.Here's the breakdown, according to the city of...
View ArticleElizabeth Goitein: Start limiting government secrecy
A little-known presidential advisory committee recently issued recommendations for transforming the way government officials classify national security information. The goal is to rein in the growing...
View ArticleLetters: Responsibility for retirement pays dividends
ORANGE, Richard Callahan: New Year’s Eve has passed, and the celebrations are history, resolutions made and, perhaps, already broken. Now is the time to get serious and evaluate your financial...
View ArticleJan. 1 celebrity birthdays
These people of the present and past were born on this date: Actor Ty Hardin ("Bronco," "Riptide") is 83. Actor Frank Langella ("Frost/Nixon," "Dracula") is 75. Singer-guitarist Country Joe McDonald of...
View ArticleThe 10 worst movies of 2012
Are you giddy yet? The New York and Los Angeles film critics have spoken. The Screen Actors Guild has spoken. The Broadcast Film Critics Association has spoken. The American Film Institute has spoken....
View ArticleResilient Stanford claims improbable Rose Bowl victory
PASADENA – Stanford nickel back Usua Amanam lingered for a few extra moments amid the blanket of red, white and green confetti that covered much of the Rose Bowl turf Tuesday night. Minutes earlier the...
View ArticleWhen is it right to move a child from their school?
Q. I have an 8-year-old daughter in third grade attending a small school with about 250 students. She scored in the 97th percentile on the Intellectual Gifted Test back in April of this year. However,...
View ArticleUtt's legacy lives on in Tustin
Utt was a significant name in Tustin for almost 100 years after Lysander Utt brought his wife, Arvilla, and son, Charles Edward, age 8, by prairie schooner to Tustin from the backwoods of Sacramento in...
View ArticleToday's cartoons: Obama's the designated drunk driver
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View ArticleSteve Bucci: A mountain of a man
General Norman Schwarzkopf, the man who led U.S. troops during the first Gulf War in 1991, died at 78, Dec. 27. Schwarzkopf was living in Tampa, Florida, the location of his last military assignment:...
View ArticleReal estate transactions, Tustin
FORECLOSED HOMES Home type: Condo/Coop, Address: 15500 Williams St Unit A24, 92780; Beds: 3, Baths: 2; Sq ft: 1620; Last sale price: $168,000Home type: Condo/Coop, Address: 43 Westwind Dr, 92782,...
View ArticleRancho ushers in the new year
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – Hundreds of people gathered at Rancho Santa Margarita's Civic Plaza for the 12th annual "Celebrating Family & Friends" Annual Community New Year's Eve...
View ArticleRamen Jinya: That giant slurping sound
It's rare that I find a chain restaurant where I want to become a regular, but Ramen Jinya is not your average chain. Each location is unique, not just in design but also the menu, so it never really...
View ArticlePhilly's Best promises East Coast taste
Whether it's the wall-sized photo of a Philadelphia landscape or the brand names not seen in many grocery stores west of the Mississippi, walking into the Philly's Best restaurant in Irvine can make a...
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