18 favorite franchises to own
Before you make a major purchase, you probably ask someone who has bought that item about their experiences and satisfaction - or lack of it. That's what a new report from Franchise Business Review...
View ArticleTax tips: When to pay the 'Nanny Tax'
Raphael Tulino is the spokesman for the IRS in the Orange County/San Diego area, and he's volunteered to answer your tax questions ... Q. If I decide to hire a babysitter to look after our four young...
View ArticleWeek in photos: March 18 to 24
SLIDE SHOW: Click the photo above for some of the best photos from around Orange County and the world.
View ArticleBetter economy? Summer camps could benefit
Over the past five years, summer camps have been through a tug of war brought on by the battered economy. They saw a dip in attendance and the programs they could offer, coupled with more requests for...
View ArticleWeather roundup: Rain brings accidents, power outages
Orange County was hammered with rain on Sunday night but residents can expect to see sunny skies on Monday. The National Weather Service reported up to a quarter of an inch of rain was dumped on the...
View ArticleBeckman boys lacrosse team earns top 10 ranking
Beckman's boys lacrosse team has been making some noise in the first few weeks of the season under first year coach Seth Mahler. The Patriots were ranked No. 10 last week in the poll by Orange County...
View ArticleLakers’ 102-96 loss to Memphis was grisly
LOS ANGELES – Maybe it was the lateness of the hour that caused the Lakers to sleepwalk through much of their game against Memphis. Tipoff was an hour later than usual for a Sunday game here. Whatever...
View ArticleHike cigarette tax $1 a pack for cancer research?
We will refrain from painful puns like "smokers are fuming mad" and "cigar aficionados are burning up," and just tell you that millions of dollars are pouring into California over the latest plan to...
View ArticleRobert Samuelson: Health law impacts system, not health
As the Supreme Court hears arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) -- Obamacare, as many call it -- the justices will probably share at least one assumption: that their...
View ArticleMarch 26 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 slideshow. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE Celebrities...
View ArticleToday’s cartoons: Obamacare gets the GOP drill
Also: Obama's Etch A Sketch moment; Republican gaffes
View ArticleDan Walters: License bill hurts competition
There are valid reasons why California should license practitioners in some professions -- mostly because if they are incompetent, people could be seriously injured or die. Not that licensing is a...
View ArticleWho will be the Republican vice-president nominee?
Mitt Romney, who will visit Orange County on Tuesday for a private fund-raiser, has taken a substantial delegate lead in the fight for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. So in keeping with...
View ArticleMusings on psychics, religion and online dating
I know there are folks — psychics — who see into the future. Or claim to have second sight. Or even try to duck this "gift from God."As a society, we've canonized, martyred, vilified, ignored, laughed...
View ArticleMorning letters: 'Fact check' missed the mark on oil drilling
TUSTIN, W.A. Sauvageot: The Associated Press “Fact check” article [News, March 22] is almost meaningless, as it fails to distinguish between development drilling and exploration drilling, and confuses...
View ArticleHuntington Beach woman crowned Ms. Senior O.C.
MISSION VIEJO – Ginni Gordon of Huntington Beach is Ms. Senior Orange County 2012. Gordon was crowned on Saturday in Mission Viejo during a two-hour pageant in which she performed a Polynesian dance...
View ArticleSex and the burough of Brooklyn
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” A little bit of ‘Sex’ in Brooklyn: Sarah Jessica Parker sets real estate sights on the Heights — New York Daily News...
View ArticleReal 'Mad Women' on office sex and sexism
Was there really that much sex at work? And three-martini lunches with more boozing right in the office? Was the sexism as blatant? As AMC-TV's critically acclaimed hit "Mad Men" heads into its 5th...
View ArticlePhotos: Bowling with the Clippers
Chris Paul didn't come to the Clippers for the personalized bowling balls, but it was a nice perk. Paul and the rest of his teammates spent Sunday at the Keystone Lanes in Norwalk, bowling with Clipper...
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