Email Author NICK SCHOU

Awards

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 29, 2010

  "Don't Start a Riot"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 20, 2010

  "Will This Pot Case Get Weeded Out?"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 29, 2010

  "Crash First..."

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 19, 2010

  "Murder? Are You Crazy?"

• 2008 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published November 21, 2007

  "Just a Random Female"

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2008 Stories by NICK SCHOU

• Dumbest Register Story Everr

  published Jul 02, 2008

  According to folks we know who work there--see our OC Register Death Watch archive for all the depressing details--morale has never been lower at the Orange County Register. Last weekend, I bumped int... More >>

• Is California's Original Three-Striker Innocent of the Car Theft That Sent Him Away for Life?

  published July 3, 2008

  Dude, I Stole That Car! Is California's original three-striker innocent of the car theft that sent him away for life? One man... More >>

• Bumming on Empty

  published Jun 30, 2008

  If there's one thing that unites just about everyone in Orange County, it's probably not opposition to the War in Iraq or a sincere belief that our beaches are too clean. No, that one thing is this: g... More >>

• Gunga Din, Bring Copy!

  published Jun 19, 2008

  Sources we know who know sources at the Register say there's a rumor circulating around Grand Street, namely that the visionary wizards at Freedom Communications are about to embark on a new experimen... More >>

• Gay Marriage Portends Increase in Urine Sex, OC Reverend Reveals!

  published Jun 18, 2008

  Usually I like to pretend Wiley Drake is really on to something when I blog about his crazy shit, but this email, which sat in my junk folder and remains there (I cut and pasted from it) is outrageous... More >>

• DA's Office Says Alleged Jail Beating of Former Kiss Guitarist Referred to Sheriff's Department

  published June 19, 2008

  Smashes, Thrashes & Hits Sheriff's department probing alleged jail beating of former Kiss guitarist On... More >>

• Yearlong Viet Weekly Boycott Ends

  published Jun 18, 2008

  Our good friend Hao-Nhien Vu, a.k.a. the Bolsavik, the ex-Nguoi Viet Daily News managing editor who lost his job thanks to anti-commie protests, has another big scoop on his blog today. Apparently, pr... More >>

• OC Journalist Wins Appeal of Santa Barbara News-Press Lawsuit

  published Jun 16, 2008

  On Friday, the California Court of Appeal issued a ruling in the a libel lawsuit filed against Susan Paterno, director of Chapman University's journalism program, by Wendy McCaw the loony-tunes owner ... More >>

• At Frank Santos' Garden Grove Family Barbecue, the Police Brought the Pepper Spray and Handcuffs

  published June 5, 2008

  Party Crashers At this Garden Grove family barbecue, the police brought the pepper spray and handcuffs Frank... More >>

• Another Win for Nguyen

  published Jun 04, 2008

  Despite facing numerous lawsuits and an incredibly nasty public relations campaign by her Republican opponents in the past several months, Janet Nguyen sailed through yesterday's election to seal her ... More >>

• The Messiah Has Returned To Protect Us From Gays, says OC Pastor

  published May 22, 2008

  1,975 years after being nailed to a cross for our sins, Jesus Christ, son of God, our savior, the Messiah, Lamb and Nazarene, has just worked a miracle in Oregon. That's the good news being shared by... More >>

• The Anti-Commie Protests Against Viet Weekly and Nguoi Viet Limp Along in Little Saigon

  published May 22, 2008

  Red Herrings & Pinko Slips A year later, anti-commie media war clings to life in Little Saigon Nowadays, it's... More >>

• Supervisor Wannabe Promises to Combat OC Weekly's Evil Grip on County

  published May 14, 2008

  You're forgiven if you haven't already heard the good news about Donald Ritze. He's a helicopter pilot, avocado grower and member of the Orange County Bee Keepers Association who is running against Bi... More >>

• Reg Obit Writer Among Those to Leave Paper

  published Apr 29, 2008

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• OC Register Laying off Five Percent of Workforce

  published Apr 28, 2008

  It's never fun being right about this kind of thing, but apparently the OC Register is laying off 80 to 90 employees, according to a post today on the newspaper's website. Here's about half of the ... More >>

• Daily Pilot Goes Commercialr

  published Apr 22, 2008

  Yesterday, Tony Dodero, editor of the Daily Pilot, Orange County's favorite source of snapshots of Daily Pilot readers holding aloft issues of the Daily Pilot from various exotic locations, wrote a he... More >>

• Tony Rackauckas Hunting Commies in Little Saigonr

  published Apr 17, 2008

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• Theo Lacy Unmasked: Was Ex-Kiss Guitarist Mark St. John a Victim of Brutal Jailhouse Justice?

  published April 17, 2008

  Was ex-Kiss guitarist Mark St. John a victim of OC's brutal jailhouse justice? A month before roughly two dozen inmates at Theo Lacy... More >>

• Devil Dean Calls Obama "Bin Laden"

  published Apr 14, 2008

  Most people know Dean Singleton as the owner of the Denver-based MediaNews, Inc., a man who loves to buy newspapers like the L.A. Daily News and Long Beach Press-Telegram so that he can slash salaries... More >>

• OC Sheriff's officials call deputy in Jail Murder Probe "Lazy" and a "Bully"

  published Apr 07, 2008

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• Anti-Commie Agitator Arrested for Assault

  published Apr 04, 2008

  Bolsavik, the witty all-Viet-all-the-time blog, is reporting that Trong Doan (pictured), an anti-communist protester recently profiled by OC Weekly, has just been arrested for assault. Bolsavik is th... More >>

• Jared Petrovich Admits His Role In the Killing of John Chamberlain. But Why Did He Target the Guy?

  published April 3, 2008

  'I Lit the Fire' Jared Petrovich claims he was just following orders when his words sparked a fatal jailhouse... More >>

• OC Family Charging OK City Bombing Cover-Up Wins Lawsuit Against Uncle Sam!

  published Apr 02, 2008

  The family of an Orange County man who died under mysterious circumstances in an Oklahoma federal prison more than a decade ago has just won its lawsuit against the U.S. Justice Department. On March 3... More >>

• The Content-Sharing Deal Between the OC Register and MediaNews Hasn't Led to Cuts at the Reg (Yet)

  published March 20, 2008

  The Not-So-Secret Sharer The content-sharing deal between the Register and MediaNews hasn't led to cuts at the... More >>

• An Open Letter to DA Tony Rackauckas Regarding the Jailhouse Murder of John Chamberlain

  published March 13, 2008

  Tony, Just Admit It An open letter to  DA Rackauckas Hey, Tony: It was great meeting you last Friday... More >>