All-city MVP: Kaprielian took Beckman to the top
Beckman junior James Kaprielian wanted to make this a special season for him and the Patriot seniors. He certainly did. Kaprielian, the MVP of the Irvine World News all-city team, was the Patriots' man...
View ArticleSouthern California radio guide for June 2011
Adult contemporary: KOST/103.5 FM, KTWV/94.7 FMAdult hits: 'JACK' KCBS/93.1 FM. KJLL/92.7 FM (Playlist 92.7)Adult standards: KSPA/1510 AM.Alternative: KROQ/106.7 FM, KYSR/98.7 FMAsian: KYPA/1230 AM,...
View ArticleVictor Davis Hanson: Stop feeding fat farmers
The Department of Agriculture no longer serves as a lifeline to millions of struggling homestead farmers. Instead, it is a vast, self-perpetuating postmodern bureaucracy with an amorphous budget of...
View ArticleSavory Mediterranean meatballs put the hot in cool
Ross Pangilinan, executive chef at Leatherby's Café Rouge in Costa Mesa, recently shared all the tricks for making appetizer-style lamb meatballs, as well as the delectable cucumber sauce that...
View ArticleJane Russo: School’s out but learning continues
Ever since Mark Twain penned "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," Americans have viewed childhood and summertime as idyllic days filled with creativity and adventure, an escape from the work and regimen of...
View ArticleEditorial: Wal-Mart not off hook for sex-bias claims
She helped start a law journal dedicated to women's rights, launched the ACLU's Women's Rights Project in the 1970's, and literally wrote the first casebook on sex discrimination. Yet, to read some...
View ArticleEditorial: New Caltrans slumlord scandal
Here's a situation that can only happen in government. The California Department of Transportation, Caltrans, used the power of eminent domain to acquire thousands of homes and other properties for...
View ArticleWhich stars are joining Hollywood’s top club?
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the full and fancy name for the organization that awards the Oscars for the best achievements in movie-making each year, and to be invited to join the...
View ArticleReally? N.Y. foreclosures to take 62 years to clear
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” BRUTAL BACKLOG: It would take 62 years to clear all the foreclosures in the state of New York at the current pace. New...
View ArticlePhil Hendrie gets real about radio
Phil Hendrie is known for his creative use of fictional characters on his programs – but when it comes to talking about the state of the radio industry, he is all reality. "There are so many land mines...
View ArticleMichael Bay: Losing Megan Fox was a ‘small speed bump’
Director Michael Bay would like to apologize for "Transformers: Revenge on the Fallen." Although the second film in the movie franchise made more than $830 million at the box office, it was critically...
View ArticleJune 23 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 ArticleLetters Blog: Make your Fourth of July declaration
Letters Editor Betty Talbert writes: It's time to celebrate our shared American heritage this July 4. Barbecues, fireworks John Phillip Sousa Marches and, of course, a little thoughtful reflection in...
View ArticlePrivate jet firm moves to O.C, to add 70 jobs
JetSuite, a charter jet firm, has moved its headquarters to Orange County, with plans to double its workforce to 140 over the next year, the company 's chief executive said Wednesday. Its grand...
View ArticleWho has highest-paid city clerk in O.C.?
We’ll tell you in a minute. But first, let’s clarify exactly what a city clerk does. We steal from William Bennett Munro’s 1934 textbook on municipal administration: “The clerk’s work is not...
View ArticleLos Alamitos homes: Prices up, purchases down
Real estate for sale in Los Alamitos appeared mixed last month. For calendar month May -- latest DataQuick stats … 12 Los Alamitos residences sold vs. 15 deals closed in the matching period a year ago...
View Article$8M buys restaurant, hotel, penthouse
New to the market in the heart of San Clemente is a rather interesting mixed-use property with two sources of investment and residential living space for a reduced value. It's also located in a prime...
View Article$11 billion in state service cuts apply July 1
Millions of Californians will see smaller aid checks, fewer services and higher costs as painful budget cuts ripple across every corner of the state in the coming weeks. The steep reductions were...
View ArticleSan Clemente exhibit reels in memories of sportfishing
Most people who stroll the 1,200-foot-long San Clemente Pier have no clue that for four decades the wooden structure had its own fishing fleet and was alive daily with anglers from all over Southern...
View ArticleLakers: Identifying their 2nd-round targets
Devin Ebanks and Derrick Caracter, the Lakers' two second-round picks a year ago, made the team. Ebanks and perhaps even Caracter will be with the team next season despite nonguaranteed contracts. That...
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