Chase Bank hiring 115 in O.C.
Chase Bank opened a second branch in Newport Beach Saturday, Aug. 6, part of a major expansion in Orange County that will create 115 jobs at six new branches and offices, a company spokesman said. The...
View ArticleAfterWork: Las Brisas in Laguna Beach
Here's my favorite "location, location, location" story. Righteous Brother Bill Medley opened a nightclub called Medley's on Brookhurst Street in Fountain Valley. It was a great rock 'n' roll club, but...
View ArticleMeet Emma Stone: Movie star
In case you weren't paying attention, this has been, according to Vanity Fair magazine, the "Red-Hot Summer of Emma Stone." That headline was accompanied by a sexy bikini shot of the 22-year-old...
View ArticleKansas, Blue Oyster Cult worse for wear at Pacific
Steve Walsh of Kansas was singing “all we are is dust in the wind” – and the thinking here was his band is getting there faster than most. Kansas has not aged as well as some classic-rock bands that...
View ArticleGetty offers photographic views of Cuba
Cuba. Just the name of the Caribbean island nation evokes mystery, mistrust and curiosity in the mind of the average American. Though it's a small country compared to the United States, there's a lot...
View ArticleCartoons Gallery: 55 Wall Street cartoons
Cartoons and photos on the stock market rollercoaster, the credit downgrade, the sagging economy and more
View ArticleTour home of Bell's indicted ex-city manager
Here are interior shots of the Huntington Beach home owned by former Bell city manager Robert Rizzo, who is under indictment on assorted public corruption charges. The house, at 1935 Lake Street, just...
View ArticleHot Shots from O.C. team's huge Little League victory
Slide show: Check out the photos from Ocean View Little League's victory Saturday that earned the Huntington Beach team a spot in the Little League World Series. If you're using a mobile device, click...
View ArticleMorning letters: No serious attempt to curb spending
-LAGUNA NIGUEL, Bob Long: I listened to the president’s response to the credit-rating downgrade, hoping to hear inspirational leadership and an action plan on how to turn around the economy and...
View ArticleAug. 14 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 BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE...
View ArticleThe Decemberists at their most playful in L.A.
If I had to choose one word to describe the Decemberists’ Greek Theatre show Friday night, it would be “frolicsome.” But it has come to my attention that Register management frowns upon single-word...
View ArticleCountry fans get wild at Go Fest in Irvine
For country-lovin' concert-goers who like to party, Go Country 105's annual Go Fest was the place to be Saturday night. Irvine's Verizon Wireless Amphitheater doubled as a favorite watering hole for a...
View ArticleState secrets
Critics of California's in-home supportive services program believe there may be scores of people like Joowan Kim. In February, Kim pled guilty to fraud and is serving three years probation for...
View ArticlePeggy Noonan: Apres le Deluge, What?
The riots in Britain left some Americans shaken. In the affluence of the past 40 years, and with the rise of the jumbo jet, we became a nation of travelers. We have been to England, visited a lot of...
View ArticleMother acknowledges resentment of special needs child
It comes to me in the middle of the night. I wake up drowsy and disturbed. I have been waiting for days for this clarity to come, and it happens upon me smack in the middle of much-needed deep sleep....
View ArticleLos Angeles Times: GOP race could become Perry vs. Romney
Texas Gov. Rick Perry's entry into presidential politics could quickly turn the Republican race into a two-man contest as he and front-runner Mitt Romney compete for the party's big donors and...
View ArticleViser & Jan: Bachmann, Paul soar in Iowa straw poll
AMES, Iowa - Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota won the Republican straw poll here last night, giving her campaign a significant boost while severely clouding the future of her home-state...
View ArticleMaureen Dowd: Power to the corporation!
I saw Mitt Romney’s hair move. No really, I did. We were standing amid the soybean and corn fields in rural Iowa and a breeze lifted some of his salt-and-pepper mane out of its Brylcreem perfection....
View ArticleHillary Chabot: Massachusetts Mitt will need to cowboy up vs. tough-talkin’...
GREENLAND, N.H. — Pistol-packing Texas Gov. Rick Perry — who boasts imposing job-creation credentials, powerhouse fund-raising clout and instant appeal to the GOP’s conservative base — looms large as...
View ArticlePeter Wehner: Speeches reveal Obama's emotional state
I’ve developed an interest in President Obama’s speeches not because they are eloquent or uplifting — they are neither — but because of what they reveal about his emotional state of mind. And Mr....
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