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By Matt Coker
Long Beach, Anaheim and Santa Ana best places in America to find a mate. Seriously? More >>

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11:36 am
Feb. 9, 2010
Wax On, Wax Off: Vans Store Opens in Costa Mesa
By Bradley Beylik
This past weekend saw the opening of the latest Vans store in Costa Mesa. More rainy weather threatened to put a damper on the celebration, but in the end, the sky remained just clear enoug... More >>

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10:58 am
Feb. 9, 2010
¡Ask a Mexican! YouTube Ediciõn: On How Non-Mexican Men Can Date Mexi Gals
By Gustavo Arellano
To tie it in to Orange County: if wabs really only wanted to marry within their race like so many Know Nothings insist, then whither the Californios marrying off their gals to the wasichu? ... More >>

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10:27 am
Feb. 9, 2010
Sting Nets Those Not Allowed to Drive Driving Away From Court
By Matt Coker
Three vehicles were impounded, three people were cited for driving with suspended or revoked licenses and one unlicensed driver was cited in a police sting outside Harbor Justice Center in Newpor... More >>

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9:48 am
Feb. 9, 2010
Israel's Ambassador to U.S. Comes to UCI. Amazingly, Only 12 Arrests Follow
By Matt Coker
UC Irvine hosted Israel's ambassador to the U.S. Monday and--surprisingly--his address was only interrupted 16 times and a mere 12 students were arrested. Campus officials must be thrilled. ... More >>

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8:00 am
Feb. 9, 2010
Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day
By Nick Schou
? Headline: ACLU Sues Costa Mesa Over Day Laborer IssueComment by dinspector: In Lake Forest we have 20 to 30 day labor [sic] that use the little donut shop as their facilities. They walk around t... More >>

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6:33 am
Feb. 9, 2010
Orange County Boasts 3 of the Top 10 Coolest Beach Houses For Sale
By Matt Coker
Top Ten Real Estate, which each week posts the top 10 real estate deals in the U.S., has branched out in light of the foul weather pummeling the rest of the country to compile what's promised t... More >>

Navel Gazing

5:21 pm
Feb. 8, 2010
Mother of Four Accused of Killing Baby Daughter, Fracturing Skull of Twin Boy
By Matt Coker
A Seal Beach mother of four was arrested today for allegedly killing her 22-month-old daughter by rupturing the girl's heart and fracturing the skull of the girl's twin brother. Needless to say, ... More >>

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4:23 pm
Feb. 8, 2010
Ousted MV Mayor Wants Recount, Considers Suing City, DA and RoV
By Spencer Kornhaber
?[Updated 4:54 p.m. with additional comment from the Registrar]Nearly 15,000 people voted in last Tuesday's election in Mission Viejo, but it was only 19 votes that separated the victorious "yes... More >>

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4:03 pm
Feb. 8, 2010
Playing Pool at Pub a Contact Sport
By Matt Coker
You're at a bar in the wee hours with your wife, playing pool with two other patrons, when the number of balls your side in dropping in the pockets isn't sitting right with the competition. See... More >>

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3:26 pm
Feb. 8, 2010
OC Congressman Hopes He's Found New Juice for His Anti-Immigrant LEAVE Act
By Matt Coker
Rep. Gary Miller (R-Diamond Bar), whose year-old bill making it harder for companies to hire illegal immigrant workers has floundered, has targeted a new congressional group to push his cause: ... More >>

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2:39 pm
Feb. 8, 2010
Long Beach, Anaheim and Santa Ana Best Places in America to Find a Mate. Seriously?
By Matt Coker
The Daily Beast examined America's 104 largest cities and determined the top three best places to find a mate are Long Beach, Anaheim and Santa Ana, in that order. ... More >>

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1:36 pm
Feb. 8, 2010
San Clemente Man's Ad Airs During Super Bowl
By Matt Coker
Matt Gahan did not realize his "Casual Fridays" ad for the job-listings website Careerbuilder.com had won a contest and airing during the Super Bowl until he saw it Sunday with about 30 people at... More >>

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1:19 pm
Feb. 8, 2010
Murtha and Rohrabacher Agreed on Afghanistan
By Matt Coker
With news of the death of Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), who in 1974 became the first combat veteran of the Vietnam War elected to Congress, it's fitting to look at his connection to the Orange Count... More >>

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11:55 am
Feb. 8, 2010
Crystal Cathedral Schuller Clan Used as Prime Example of Why Pastors Shouldn't Hire Family
By Gustavo Arellano
The sad decline of the Crystal Cathedral, one of the towering innovators in American Christianity during the 20th century, reached its possible nadir late last month, when founder Robert H. Schu... More >>

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9:00 am
Feb. 8, 2010
What You Missed: Christian Hosoi, Date A Derby Dame, TrashPretty
By Vickie Chang
John Gilhooley Christian Hosoi Super Bowl, what? We spent this weekend catching up with skate board legends, Rol... More >>

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8:16 am
Feb. 8, 2010
Policeman on the Line May Be No Policeman
By Matt Coker
That cop on the telephone saying he's raising money for cops may not be a cop. ... More >>

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8:00 am
Feb. 8, 2010
Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day
By Nick Schou
? Headline: Suspected OC Rapist Arrested in AustriaComment by biggie: Take a look at that most wanted list, makes you say hmmm....Editor's Note: Translation from passive-aggressive bigotry to Engl... More >>

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7:24 am
Feb. 8, 2010
Real Housewife Vicki Gunvalson is Such a Doll
By Matt Coker
Inventor Douglas Hines got a lot of ink, virtual and otherwise, when he unveiled his sex doll Roxxxy at last month's Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas. At least one Interwebsian believes Ro... More >>

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8:56 am
Feb. 7, 2010
ABC Sunday Talk Show Prediction: Chuck DeVore Wins GOP Senate Race
By R. Scott Moxley
Today on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" program, prominent conservative columnist George F. Will predicted that Irvine's Chuck DeVore will win the California Republican Party nomin... More >>

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4:53 pm
Feb. 6, 2010
The Liberal OC Sues Orange Juice! in Media Pissing Match of the Decade
By Gustavo Arellano
The best media war currently happening ain't the back-and-forth between the Weekly's drunk mick bosses and some crazy San Francisco publisher but that between two of my favorite local blogs: the... More >>

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