Morning letters: Note to state: Your money tree isn't real
IRVINE, Tim Thompson: The Dan Walters column is insightful [“Correctness dumbs down education, California Focus, April 16]. Our Democratic, progressive, state Legislature and its leader Gov. Jerry...
View Article35 short sales on the market in Orange
Houses available: 156 (5 REOs, 35 short sales)Median list prices:92865: $450,00092866: $539,00092867: $649,90092868: $374,90092869: $599,000Lowest: $259,900 for 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,100 square feet,...
View ArticleVictor Davis Hanson: All the president’s gaffes
Administration meltdowns are hardly novel. In almost every presidency there comes a moment when sheer chaos takes hold, whether self-induced or as a result of an outside crisis. Vietnam had effectively...
View ArticleTustin High sports center opens Thursday
A dedication ceremony is being held next week for a new sports pavilion and pool at Tustin High School. The ceremony coincides with the school's open house, themed "Light Up The Night." The ceremony...
View ArticleEditorial: California Legislative Analyst says no to high-speed rail
Yet another analysis concludes it is unwise for taxpayers to pay for California's multi-billion dollar high-speed rail project. Actually, unwise is a gross understatement. "Highly speculative," are the...
View ArticleJon Coupal: Lowering the bar on ‘millionaire’
Thanks to Jerry Brown, we're all millionaires now. The governor has joined forces with the California Federation of Teachers, a powerful public-employee union, to back voter passage in November of what...
View ArticleIrvine calendar: Garage sale, art show and more
WOODBRIDGE GARAGE SALEA garage sale, electronic recycling event and bake sale will be held on Saturday, April 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Woodbridge High School.The public is encouraged to donate items...
View ArticleDisney stars congratulate young readers
Congratulations to the students at Rio Vista Elementary School in Anaheim. They successfully reached their reading goals and in-coming PTA President Reuben Skipper hosted an event to motivate and...
View ArticleApril 19 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 ArticleEditorial: CISPA another flawed Internet bill
In January, Internet users rose up and defeated the so-called Stop Online Privacy Act, H.R. 3261. Joined by Google, Wikipedia and other Internet companies, people across America protested to their...
View ArticleDan Walters: Gov. Brown reverts to unsavory form
Two years ago, when California Gov. Jerry Brown was trying to reclaim the governorship he had left 28 years earlier, he often said that his age, maturity and lack of political ambition would allow him...
View ArticleLetters to the editor
WE NEED ANSWERS ON MASS TRANSIT Read your article on "City joins call to derail high-speed train project" (April 5). Perhaps this isn't the right project to back, but I think all levels of government...
View ArticleBuyer found for $60 million apartment
Real estate news and views from around the globe that make you go, “Really?” Manhattan’s $60 Million Apartment Will Be The Most Expensive Co-op Sale Ever — Forbes How Star Wars’ George Lucas Lost Out...
View ArticleSan Juan Earth Day celebration today
San Juan Capistrano will host its 11th annual Earth Day Fair on Thursday with one of the largest environmental events in south Orange County. The fair, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Community Center...
View ArticleObama, Romney both have high unfavorable ratings
Republicans have been saying for months that many voters will be inspired to vote for Mitt Romney because they dislike Barack Obama so much. But a collection of major polls shows both have high...
View ArticleGet free Dodgers tickets if you buy gasoline
Got Dodger Blue fever? Or just want to catch a Los Angeles Dodgers game at Dodger Stadium? If you fill up your gas tank at least four times (10 gallons each time) at any 76 gas station, between now and...
View ArticleIs slow job growth O.C.'s new normal?
Orange County is expected to add about 20,500 jobs this year, a moderate pace of growth that is slightly higher than first forecast by Cal State Fullerton last October. However, the increase — about...
View ArticleQuality is worth the cost at The Ranch
The location of The Ranch Restaurant & Saloon might throw you off. It occupies the bottom floor of the rather modern looking, six-story Extron Electronics international headquarters at the business...
View ArticleSurprising elimination on 'American Idol' on Thursday
The Top 7 on "American Idol" got trimmed to a tidy half dozen on Thursday when a week after judges used their save to keep Jessica Sanchez around voters cast ballots that left one singer on the bus...
View ArticleSlideshow: 100 artists who haven’t played Coachella but should
The list of artists big, small and in between who have appeared at the 13 annual Coachella festivals now runs at least a thousand deep. Yet every time another weekend in Indio ends, the speculation...
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