April 30 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slide show. SEE CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS...
View ArticleSuzanne Somers teams with O.C. iPhone app for naps
Suzanne Somers, actress, best-selling author and product promoter extraordinaire, has agreed to put her name on a phone app produced by a Seal Beach company. The Suzanne Somers Nap26 app is a nondrug...
View ArticleTiny offices are hot real estate
The commercial real estate market has been hit hard by the economic downturn, and the slump is changing how the industry operates. SuiteSearch North America, a startup from Irvine, has created an...
View ArticleToday’s cartoons: Pakistanis see no evil
Also: A sea change in U.S.-Pakistan relations; Downsizing classes the old school way
View ArticleLakers dead? Mavs win Game 2 in blowout
Always the favorites, unwaveringly confident for so long ... the Lakers now will have to show they have some underdog fight. The two-time defending NBA champion Lakers lost again at home to the Dallas...
View ArticlePowell building used for senior center gets facelift
PLACENTIA – The Placentia Senior Center received a facelift recently, while still retaining the historic charm of the 84-year-old E. T. Powell building in which it's housed.The building on Bradford...
View ArticlePac-12 lands richest NCAA TV deal
The Pac-12's record-setting television deal with Fox and ESPN has leveled the playing field in a multi-billion dollar arms race with the SEC and Big Ten in which the conference had been in danger of...
View ArticleJohn Quigley: U.S. should end aid to Pakistan
Pakistan is a major beneficiary of U.S. aid. Since 2002, we have given Pakistan more than $18 billion. It now appears that Osama bin Laden was living for at least five years in a specially built...
View ArticleItems sought to help Canyon Hills library
Friends of Canyon Hills Library is looking for any unwanted books, board games, puzzles, DVDs, audio books, CDs and vinyl records for its used book corner at Canyon Hills Library. The nonprofit...
View ArticleEthier-less Dodgers pounded by the Cubs
LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers didn't do much to reward the announced crowd of 28,419 that showed up early for Wednesday afternoon's game, as their Andre Ethier-less lineup stalled in a 5-1 loss to the...
View ArticleEditorial: Same games, new players in redistricting
It was a corrupt system that allowed back-room politicking to redraw every 10 years California's boundaries for congressional, legislative and other districts. Legislators redrew lines to ensure...
View ArticleEditorial: A property-rights fight in San Juan
San Juan Capistrano's contentious and long-running battle over development of a 153.8 privately owned acres just off the 5 freeway will come to a head in a June 7 special election. The debate over the...
View ArticleEd Royce: Osama’s views live on in Pakistan
The greatest attack against America, on Sept. 11, 2001, ushered in a decade of troubles. Two wars abroad, costly and inconvenient new security measures at home, fiscal woes. Killing the man most...
View ArticleCaution: Wildlife more visible this time of year
FULLERTON – Residents living near hiking trails, parks and wildlife environments might experience more visits from coyotes and other creatures this time of year.That's because spring and summer are...
View ArticleBogdan Kipling: U.S. should not end aid to Pakistan
Osama bin Laden is dead. Long live the American-Pakistani alliance! Mine may not be the flavor of the week opinion in liberal circles, let alone among those Republicans and Democrats looking to...
View ArticleBeckman High Ed Fund holds fundraiser
The Beckman High School Education Fund Committee is holding its fifth annual fundraiser from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 13 at the home of Sarah and Eric VanderHeyden. The event will feature guest...
View ArticleSubaru Forester is a friend from the start
When the Subaru Forester arrived for a weeklong test-drive, I admit I had some doubts. Could the 170-horsepower four cylinder adequately power this all-wheel-drive compact SUV? And what's with the...
View ArticleMay 5 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slide show. SEE CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS...
View ArticleDoes ‘Thor’ bring the hammer down?
"Thor," the first summer comic book blockbuster out of the gate, has a lot of that winking wit we've come to expect from our post-'Spider Man" Marvel movies. It has a hunky, self-mocking young star,...
View Article‘Well’ blurs the line between art and life
Anyone familiar with playwright and artist Lisa Kron knows that her plays are based on autobiographical material and that she prefers the term "theatrical exploration" over the word "play." One look at...
View Article