Afternoon letters: Give teachers the credit they deserve
ANAHEIM, Alice Thompson: To be considered for permanent employment, the minimum requirement is a BA or BS with high grades plus 30 units, and two years of exemplary experience. You must pass a state...
View ArticleMan wanted in 2009 killing arrested in Washington
A man wanted in connection with the strangling of a man two years ago is behind bars after police in Washington stopped him for a fight inside a bar. Santa Ana police officials had been searching for...
View ArticleReaders hoping for JWA flights to Mexico
Update: Air Tran, the airline owned by Southwest, announced Nov. 13 that it will begin non-stops service to Cabo San Lucas from John Wayne Airport sometime next year. Story by my colleague, Mary Ann...
View ArticleAfterWork: Starfish in Laguna Beach
Nancy Wilhelm and I were destined to meet. She opened a restaurant that caters to people unwinding after work, and I write a column about people unwinding after work. Her restaurant is called Starfish....
View ArticleNov. 8 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 ArticleNew albums: ‘Now 40,’ Noel Gallagher, Beatles, Rush and more
Now Oasis fans can finally decide: Which Gallagher brother has put out the better album? Back in March, vocalist Liam and the remnants of the Britpop mainstay soldiered on as Beady Eye, garnering...
View ArticleClassical recordings: New and noteworthy
Tuesday is the day of the week when new classical music recordings are released -- hundreds of them. But with classical record stores going the way of dinosaurs and centrists, it can be tough to find a...
View ArticleNo. 20: Duggar family expecting again
Quicker than you can say "diapers," the Arkansas family made famous by its enormous brood is cooking up one more. The Duggar family announced Tuesday on the "Today" show they are having baby No. 20....
View ArticleOlympia Dukakis is talented, but she can’t save trite ‘Vigil’
"Vigil," a sour-hearted two-hander by Canadian playwright Morris Panych, is one of those scripts that are entirely at the mercy of casting. Grace, a lonely, dying old woman, says barely a word...
View ArticleBrighten up cold days with color, bold combos
It's been a tad cold, and although here in Orange County we're as likely to see 80 degrees on Thanksgiving and Christmas as we are 40, there will still be days when dreary and cold rules. Lighten up...
View ArticleNBA players say they won't accept Stern's offer
NEW YORK — NBA players made it clear Tuesday: No deal. No fear of Commissioner David Stern's ultimatum, either. “The current offer on the table from the NBA is one that we cannot accept,” players'...
View ArticleHefner talks about Lohan's nude pictorial
Hugh Hefner and his smoking jacket are speaking out about Lindsay Lohan’s nude pictorial in an upcoming issue of Playboy, the magazine people read for the articles.“It's a classic tribute, inspired by...
View ArticleRapper Heavy D dies at 44
Heavy D, the New York rapper who scored platinum success in the '90s as leader of the group Heavy D & the Boyz, died Tuesday afternoon after being rushed to a Los Angeles hospital. No cause has...
View ArticleCS Fullerton has reasons to be optimistic
For Bob Burton, optimism comes in short bursts and 6-foot-9 forwards. With six returning players and three eligible transfers, the Cal State Fullerton coach was counting up the number of victories the...
View ArticleFind out who left ‘Dancing With The Stars’
The Final Five on "Dancing With The Stars" got trimmed to a Final Four on Tuesday night, setting up next week as the battle to make the finale. So who went home out of the quintet of Hope Solo, J.R....
View ArticleFrazier was equal partner in boxing's greatest show
It would be nice to write about Joe Frazier without also mentioning Muhammad Ali but, see, you can't. Without Ali, Frazier would have been a respected heavyweight champion who couldn't beat George...
View ArticleThis is chance for Ducks to fix things
ANAHEIM – The time is now, right now. Right now — with 11 of their next 13 at Honda Center. Right now — with those two road games being only a one-hour flight (Phoenix) and one-hour drive (L.A.) away....
View ArticleTOP 10: Counting down the best water polo games of the year
It's been quite a year for boys water polo teams in Irvine. There were some exciting matches in the Pacific Coast League and in the non-league.. As a review, we've compiled the top 10 games of the...
View ArticleOrange home selling for $215,000
Houses available: 274 (25 REOs, 69 short sales)Median list prices:92865: $440,00092866: $509,90092867: $575,00092868: $379,90092869: $599,900Lowest: $215,000 for 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 404 square feet,...
View ArticleMayor’s Thanksgiving Breakfast in the works
The Tustin Community Foundation's 15th annual Mayor's Thanksgiving Breakfast is being held from 7 to 9 a.m. on Nov. 17 at the Salvation Army Tustin Ranch Church, 10200 Pioneer Road.Entertainment will...
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