Email Author MATT COKER

Awards

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published February 4, 2010

  "Douchebag Does Sundance"

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2002 Stories by MATT COKER

• Diary of a Mad County

  published August 15, 2002

  MONDAY, July 29 TheDeal.com reports three bids in excess of $2 billion for Irvine-based Freedom Communications Inc., the... More >>

• Diary of a Mad County

  published August 8, 2002

  SATURDAY, July 20 Elvis Costello has left the building. Actually, the Aterballetto Dance Co.'s A Midsummer Night's Dream featuring music... More >>

• The Sap Spills Like Blood

  published August 1, 2002

  A lot of pruning goes on at Leisure World, and its not just the residents More >>

• Diary of a Mad County

  published August 1, 2002

  Illustration by Bob AulSATURDAY, July 13 There's enough tomfoolery these days to make you wanna chuck it all and move to the South Pacific or... More >>

• I Know Where You Lived Last Summer

  published July 25, 2002

  Woodbridge is still a scary place More >>

• Diary of a Mad County

  published July 25, 2002

  SUNDAY, July 7 Life is no picnic nor is life a beach at Picnic Beach after about 100 gallons of raw sewage spill into the ocean... More >>

• Diary of a Mad County

  published July 18, 2002

  SUNDAY, JUNE 30 Unfortunately for Anaheim Angels fans, outfielder Garret Anderson is named to the American League All-Star... More >>

• A Wing and a Prayer

  published July 11, 2002

  Will Wingnuts fly? More >>

• A Clockwork Orange

  published July 11, 2002

  Diary of a Mad County More >>

• Diary of a Mad County

  published July 4, 2002

  TUESDAY, June 18 Jubilation breaks out at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim as the Mighty Ducks believe they have signed their... More >>

• Diary of a Mad County

  published June 27, 2002

  SATURDAY, JUNE 8 Drunken drivers plow cars into trees, center dividers and, unfortunately, other cars. John... More >>

• Diary of a Mad County

  published June 20, 2002

  Illustration by Bob AulSUNDAY, JUNE 2The Bush administration issues a report that surprises everyone, agreeing with conventional... More >>

• Diary of a Mad County

  published June 13, 2002

  MONDAY, May 27Some Orange County residents in tattered remnants of long-ago wars salute Old Glory as it flaps over gravestones.... More >>

• Diary of a Mad County

  published June 6, 2002

  MONDAY, May 20 On the night veteran TV newsman Jerry Dunphy's family announces his death, KCAL/Channel 9, the... More >>

• Diary of a mad county

  published May 30, 2002

  MONDAY, May 13 As this week's items show, we've all reached the had-it-up-to-here point. An in-depth poll out today shows a majority... More >>

• Iron Barista

  published May 23, 2002

  Competitors test their beans More >>

• Diary of a mad county

  published May 23, 2002

  SATURDAY, May 4 Dr. Evil calls to inform us that his friends at TRW's Capistrano Test Site successfully tested a new [HOLD... More >>

• Diary of a Mad County

  published May 16, 2002

  SUNDAY, April 28 A buncha kids and their parents fly kites, make posters and race for free candy at the American Lung Association of... More >>

• Diary of a Mad County

  published May 9, 2002

  MONDAY, April 22 When ground was broken for the private 91 Express Lanesin July 1993, then-Governor Pete Wilson said the... More >>

• Diary of a Mad County

  published May 2, 2002

  SUNDAY, April 14 "Why so happy?" we ask a whistling-while-he-works janitor at The Block at Orange. "'Cause I'm a union man," he... More >>

• Diary of a mad county

  published April 25, 2002

  MONDAY, April 8 With the Anaheim Angels leading 2-0 over the Seattle Mariners—who last season tied with the 1906... More >>

• Diary of a Mad County

  published April 18, 2002

  Illustration by Bob AulMONDAY, April 1 Newport Beach police arrest actress Tawny Kitaen for allegedly slugging, kicking,... More >>

• 'Jesus, Remeber Me?'

  published April 11, 2002

  Homeless kids spend Good Friday in shadow of Santa Anas Glamour Slammer More >>

• Diary of a mad county

  published April 11, 2002

  Illustration by Bob AulSUNDAY, March 24 Back before Clockwork could tell time, the Whammo toy company hawked a fat-barreled... More >>

• Old Man, Take a Look at Yourself

  published April 4, 2002

  CSN&Y: The new radicalsonly old! More >>