Mom-recommended products are the best products
Now that I'm a mom, I understand why marketers love targeting the mom demographic. If we use a product and like it, you can guarantee we're going to let other moms know - especially us new moms. It...
View ArticleAngels give Down syndrome man a chance
The first face many fans see as they stream into the Team Store during games at Angel Stadium this season is smiling, often giggling, infectiously warm and inviting. It belongs to Trevor Hendershot,...
View ArticleToday’s cartoons: Hillary Clinton’s Secret Service boogie
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View ArticleGet free national park apps for your iPhone or Android
In honor of the upcoming National Park Week, when all national parks will be free to visit from April 21 to April 29, 2012, for a limited time you can download some groovy free national park apps that...
View ArticleRancid, Reverend Horton Heat top next Hootenanny bill
Technically, the 20th anniversary of Bay Area punks Rancid was last year, two decades after the release of the quartet's debut EP, Give 'Em the Boot. But that isn't stopping Goldenvoice from...
View ArticleRita Rudner returns to Laguna Playhouse next year
The Laguna Playhouse 2012-13 season, announced today, includes the return of some familiar theatrical franchises and faces, including the Wonderettes, four men in plaid, Rita Rudner, and a hectoring...
View ArticleAdministrator who disqualified gay teen reinstated
FULLERTON – The Fullerton Union High School assistant principal who was removed from the campus after he disqualified a gay student from the school's Mr. Fullerton pageant will return to his job on...
View ArticleAfternoon letters: writing tips, assembly line editing
Letters Editor Betty Talbert writes:An assembly line works because each person is a specialist at the task they do and quality is the expected result. When each specialist does his or her part as a...
View ArticleWoman testifies of torture by former deputy
SANTA ANA – While her bloodied boyfriend lay naked and moaning in the break room of an Irvine office, a woman pleaded with a former Los Angeles sheriff's deputy to stop his attack for the sake of his...
View ArticleWho will leave ‘Dancing With The Stars’?
It was Latin Week on "Dancing With The Stars" on Monday, and our celebrities did their best sambas, salsas and Argentine tangos, and now return to find out which of their number will be next to fall...
View ArticleBrides-to-be who use feeding tubes are making this mom MAD
Feeding tubes as a way to lose weight before your wedding? Seriously? I watched the Good Morning America segment yesterday and felt sick to my stomach. It wasn't the way the doctor inserted the tube...
View ArticleMaxwell to play four albums in two nights at Staples
There have been plenty of full-album tours and one-off shows in recent years, but never something quite like this: R&B star Maxwell will play not one, not two, but all four of his albums in...
View ArticleSlideshow: Still more Coachella highlights
We're a long way from being done with the 13th annual Coachella festival. Less than 24 hours since returning to O.C., we're still sorting through our best pics to share with you. As the second half...
View ArticleSeal Beach shooting: New custody battle over boy
The boy at the heart of the custody battle that triggered Orange County's deadliest mass slaying is once again in a tug-of-war between relatives. This time, the dispute over the 8-year-old is between...
View ArticleRescued dog gives life-saving blood
LAKE FOREST – A gray and white pit bull quietly lay in the arms of a veterinary technician while a large needle drained nearly half a liter of blood from his jugular vein. His blood donation took about...
View ArticleAngels Hot Corner: Fans from Tuesday's game
Slideshow: Check out the Angels fans as they arrive at Angel Stadiuim on Tuesday night for the Angels' game against the Oakland A's.
View ArticleToll roads CEO made $301,304
The head of the Transportation Corridor Agencies, which runs Orange County's toll roads, made 50 percent more money in 2010 than the head of Caltrans, which runs all of California's highways, according...
View ArticleApril 18 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 ArticleDrummond: Schools part of housing question
One of many issues raised by residents – especially those with current and future school-age children – concerning the construction of low-cost, multi-family housing units is the impact on enrollment...
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