Brea resident ends year as KROQ's Miss Double D-cember
For Brea resident Christine Marie the past year has been filled with free concerts, comedy shows, lavish parties, trips and even the opportunity to hang out with rock stars and other celebrities – all...
View ArticleEditorial: California catches up to can kicked down road
In June when legislators and Gov. Jerry Brown were slapping each other on the back to celebrate balancing the state budget, many others recalled hearing similar boasts in previous years and were having...
View ArticleReally? Freddie Mac paid $1.6M to Gingrich
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, "Really?" Gingrich Said to Be Paid at Least $1.6 Million by Freddie Mac — Bloomberg Gingrich says Freddie Mac never paid him to lobby...
View ArticleNov. 17 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 ArticleMorning letters: Plastic surgery article steps over a line
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Christine Wanamaker: Regarding the 13-year-old who got a nose job, I admit the headline grabbed my attention and got me to read the article – so good job on that. Do I think a...
View ArticleToday’s cartoons: Occupy basement movement
Also: Supercommittee takes flight; Cleaning up Wall Street
View ArticleRoad-warrior 49ers beat Pitt
The Pittsburgh Panthers came into Wednesday night with a 151-12 record in Petersen Events Center, their home court. Make that 151-13. Long Beach State laid a no-doubt, 86-76 whipping on the Big East...
View ArticleO.C. football: Top 15 coaching performances of the regular season
Slide show: With the football playoffs about to begin, OCVarsity's Carlos Arias takes a look at the coaches who got the most out of their teams during the regular season. Some had to deal with...
View ArticleCracking Up: Room mom woes
I have a special request for all you mothers out there who are able to pass a clipboard without feeling the slightest urge to pick up the string-attached flower pen, to all you ninja moms who manage to...
View ArticleFinding the flavor in a free-range turkey
Free range turkey or traditional turkey? Has your family been confused about which way to go? I sure was! After discovering my son had terrible food allergies, Thanksgiving was the hardest meal for me...
View ArticleGulp up the best margarita in O.C.
Find out which restaurant's supercharged Cadillac margarita is made with 100-proof tequila. Top 3: Best Margarita in Orange County
View ArticleHouston Astros to join AL West in 2013
MILWAUKEE – Baseball owners have unanimously approved the sale of the Houston Astros from Drayton McLane to Jim Crane. The Astros will move from the NL Central to the AL West beginning in the 2013...
View ArticleCollege football picks: Week 12 predictions
USC won't be playing in the postseason this year, but the Trojans have a chance to ruin someone else's bowl plans. Saturday, when USC heads to Autzen Stadium to face the Oregon Ducks, the Trojans are...
View Article‘Twilight’ and other movies guys don’t get
Not all men are louts and brutes. Most of us have our sensitive side. And every one of us holds dear a film that would otherwise be tossed cruelly into the heap best-described (by some, not us) as...
View ArticleNewest ‘Twilight’ movie is a feast for fans
Let's get the bad stuff out of the way first: Taylor Lautner remains an unreliable, wildly uneven actor. The wolf pack – the five native Americans of Quilette descent who also happen to be lycanthropes...
View ArticleO.C. football: Top 15 things to look for in the playoffs
Slide show: After a fantastic regular season, O.C. football fans have to be excited for the playoffs that should go to another level in terms of excitement and intrigue. OCVarsity's Steve Fryer takes a...
View ArticleFamilies, friends rejoice as troops return to Los Alamitos
LOS ALAMITOS – The sun still hid beyond the horizon as families posed for photos with banners and local television reporters began filming their stand-ups on the airfield. More relatives filled a...
View ArticleJustin Bieber's accuser caught red-handed
TMZ reports that it has caught Mariah Yeater, the woman who claims Justin Bieber fathered her baby, red-handed. The website has come into possession of a series of text messages sent by Yeater to a...
View ArticleDodgers' Kershaw wins NL Cy Young Award
The feel-good moment of the off-season has arrived. Clayton Kershaw is the 2011 National League Cy Young Award winner. And it is absolutely the right choice. By now you know the numbers, the most...
View ArticleWhat a year in the PCL: Top 10 football games
It was quite a year for Pacific Coast League football with many games going down to the wire. In the final week, there were three more thrilling games which weren't decided until the final minute. In...
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