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October 9, 2007
Dennis the Not-Very-Menacing
Ohio Congressman and looooong shot Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is coming to Republican-dominated Orange County later this month to rally some funds for his cause. During his visit he is expected to speak briefly and then, well, collect money. Here are some things Kucinich migh ... More >>
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December 17, 2007
So you think your day was bad?
An 84 year-old man in Laguna Woods was using a walker and fell over; then, while he was being treated by a firefighter, he was hit by a car, the LA Times reports. The man suffered broken bones, asphalt abrasions, and burns. He was listed as being in critical condition Sunday night. The firefighter ... More >>
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February 16, 2009
29 Things Seniors Must Deal With If They Get Their Pot Dispensary
Paloma Esquivel has a touching story in the LA Times about Laguna Woods seniors still awaiting their City Council-approved medicinal marijuana dispensary, which would be the only one in Orange County. Scratch that: the only legal one in Orange County.Perhaps the delay can be blamed on the time it is ... More >>
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March 5, 2009
It's a Quick Read 7
Orange County Register: Danger on Mexican streets will force captains and crews in the annual Newport Beach to Ensenada yacht race to remain on their ships. But who'll get ripped off by the Hussong's mariachis? . . . I went to a Laguna Woods Village board meeting and a UFC Smackdown broke ... More >>
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November 29, 2007
Beasts of Burnin'
An outlaw animal-rights group targets a local bank branch in its war on animal testing
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October 19, 2006
Brenda Ross
The Laguna Woods City Councilwoman shares some of her favorite things
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October 20, 2005
Laguna Woods
The Laguna Woods City Councilwoman shares some of her favorite things
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August 18, 2005
Diary of a Mad County
Aug. 10 - Aug. 16
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November 11, 2004
Eight Days
Aug. 10 - Aug. 16
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February 5, 2004
Juke Making Me Crazy!
Cruising Huntington for someone to say hi to
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January 15, 2004
Letters
Cruising Huntington for someone to say hi to
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December 25, 2003
Letters
Cruising Huntington for someone to say hi to
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December 18, 2003
Municide
How Laguna Woods killed itself
Columns
December 4, 2003
Letters
How Laguna Woods killed itself
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March 6, 2003
Just added to the Up in Smoke Tour: Great White!
How Laguna Woods killed itself
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October 24, 2002
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How Laguna Woods killed itself
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August 1, 2002
The Sap Spills Like Blood
A lot of pruning goes on at Leisure World, and its not just the residents
Columns
September 27, 2001
Letters
A lot of pruning goes on at Leisure World, and its not just the residents
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September 27, 2001
Laguna Woods
The city no one really knows
Columns
March 22, 2001
We Love to See You Smile From a Tree
The city no one really knows
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January 20, 2000
Beautiful Lake Wilson
One of four stops on a tour of South County toxic hot spots
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September 9, 1999
Lets Call It Theft
El Toro Airport Watch No. 117
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July 1, 1999
Summer Eats
Part Two
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April 23, 2009
It's a Quick Read 38: Missing Wednesday Edition
It'd be great if there was some great reporting assignment in a far-off jungle with an unreliable wireless connection that caused IaQR from appearing yesterday. The truth is, the author forgot to write it. And, judging by the avalanche of response from disappointed readers--an avalanche that surely ... More >>
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May 26, 2009
The New York Times Heads To Laguna Woods For Insights On Aging
Laguna Woods is famous for many things: elderly people, elderly people and elderly people. So when the nation's best newspaper sends a reporter to the tiny OC city, chances are, the story that comes out is going to be about youth baseball.Just kidding. It's going to be about elderly people.An articl ... More >>
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June 15, 2009
Rev. Wiley Drake Leads List of OC's July 4 Teabaggers
Just call him Rev. TeabaggerThe Rev. Wiley Drake, last heard from praying for President Barack Obama's death, leads the list of Orange Countains who have stepped up to lead the "Official Tax Day TEA Party" in their communities on July 4.TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already, by the way. Besides the co ... More >>
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December 6, 2007
Silent Shout
Women in Black
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July 6, 2009
Anacrime, Stabba Ana, Guadalahabra and Other Wonderful OC City Slurs
I've been doing book signings across the region recently (shout-outs to the Buena Park Public Library, the Long Beach Car Show, Long Beach Rotary Club, and the Patrick Henry Democratic Club OC chapter!), and nothing is better than fielding questions from the audience. In Buena Park, we started talki ... More >>
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July 17, 2009
Grandma Holding May Bring Lasting Peace to Laguna Woods
Things can get mighty testy in Laguna Woods, the town formerly known as Leisure World in polite corners and Seizure World in less polite ones. A recent Residents Voice meeting in Clubhouse Five deginerated into a physical assault, according to one United Mutual Board of Directors candidate. It bring ... More >>
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August 6, 2009
Scrabble Tournament
Neighborhood Cup
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October 19, 2009
Aging to End in Manhattan Beach
Call it an anti-death panel. We just received a press release saying that the world's top aging scientists will converge on Manhattan Beach from November 13 through 15 to figure out how to put off that whole getting-old-and-dying thing.The scientists, supposedly, will "predict the end of aging by ... More >>
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December 9, 2009
Crime Time: Is Tobias Fünke the "Blue Note Bandit"?
It's the Weekly's weekly crime round-up--now with more blatant Arrested Development imagery.Could Tobias Fünke be the "Blue Note Bandit" (Wednesday) or the man making "blown" offers (Thursday)?TUESDAY, DEC. 1Nice Racks! After pulling over a silver 2004 Acura TL four-door at Newport Boulevard and ... More >>
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February 12, 2010
Deputies Hunt for Drunken Drivers in South County Tonight
Anaheim is not the only Orange County town launching DUI saturation patrols tonight.
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May 3, 2010
Ethan Emanuel Rosenfeld's Trial in 82-Year-Old Mother's Murder by Strangulation Begins
Opening statements begin this morning in the Santa Ana trial of a 52-year-old Laguna Woods man accused of strangling and murdering his 82-year-old widowed mother at the Leisure World home they shared.The trial will be held in two phases because Ethan Emanuel Rosenfeld has entered pleas of "not gu ... More >>
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May 13, 2010
UPDATED: Son Convicted of Strangling 82-Year-Old Mom at Leisure World
They do call it "Heaven's waiting room"... : ( Originally posted May 5, 2010 at 3:24 p.m. Updated May 13 at 6:55 p.m.See bottom of post for new info.Let's just be glad this didn't come down on Mother's Day. Today, a 52-year-old Ethan Emanuel Rosenfeld was convicted of strangling his 82-yea ... More >>
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July 9, 2010
What's the Cost for Police Service in Your City?
At the most recent meeting of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Sheriff Sandra Hutchens got the five supes to approve $77 million in annual police service contracts with 11 cities throughout the county.That amount represents a slight increase (primarily due to deputy benefits) over the last ... More >>
Food
July 22, 2010
Mother's Market Explains It All
Baffled by soyrizo and seitan? Not anymore!
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September 28, 2010
Joe Biden and Barbara Boxer Sittin' in a Laguna Beach Tree . . .
. . . F-U-N-D-R-A-I-S-I-N-G. Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer are coming to Laguna Beach Friday for a high-priced fundraiser for Boxer's reelection campaign. The Democrats supply the star power at an afternoon luncheon and reception at the home of Sarah and Joe Kiani. Entry is ... More >>
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October 8, 2010
[UPDATED:] Manh Ban Nguyen, OC Homicide No. 46: 94-Year-Old Allegedly Beaten to Death by 81-Year-Old Roommate in Nursing Home
UPDATE: Suspect enters not guilty plea (after the break) . . .Recovering from hip surgery, William McDougall apparently could not take Manh Ban Nguyen's singing in Vietnamese any longer. So, late Friday night, he allegedly took a metal bar from the closet used for hanging clothes and repeatedly b ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
Carly Fiorina Goes From a Hospital Bed to a Retirement Village
Fresh from a hospital bed, where she was being treated for an infection tied to her reconstructive breast surgery after cancer, Carly Fiorina brings her U.S. Senate campaign to Laguna Woods this afternoon.The Republican nominee for the seat held by Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer is scheduled to ap ... More >>
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November 23, 2010
William Leo McDougall, 81-Year-Old Accused of Murdering 94-Year-Old Rehab Roommate, Due in Court Today
William Leo McDougall, the 81-year-old Laguna Woods man accused of becoming angry over his rehabilitation center roommate's singing and killing the 94-year-old with a metal closet rod, is due to be arraigned in Orange County Superior Court this morning after the county Grand ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Long-Stalled In-N-Out Opens Friday in Costa Mesa
Edwin GoeiYou may have not realized it, but there was a long hard slog to get the In-N-Out that replaces Kaplan's Deli off the Harbor exit of the 405 approved through the proper authorities. It opens on Friday.As the Daily Pilot reports, "The approval process was lengthy, requiring both the ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
[UPDATED] Norma Ruth Casini, Live-in Caretaker, Accused of Stealing $610,000 From 85-Year-Old for Trips, New Teeth, Laser Eye Work, Dog Whisperer
UPDATE, FEB. 22, 5:33 P.M.: Prosecutors today charged Leno Casini in the caregiver theft case that has already led to charges against the 56-year-old Laguna Niguel resident's wife. The husband is now charged with two felony counts each of accessory after the fact and receiving stolen property an ... More >>
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March 23, 2011
Will Eating Sea Kelp Save Us From Radiation?
The officials have assured us we're fine, a very safe distance from the radiation that's still emitting from the disaster-hit nuclear plant in Japan, but that hasn't stopped folks around here from taking extra precautions. People are flocking to local health food markets such as Mother's and Wh ... More >>
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June 13, 2011
It's 4:20: Do you know where your Grandma and Gramps Are?
The Associated Press has a fascinating story about a group of senior citizen stoners who live in Orange County's biggest retirement community, Laguna Woods. Apparently, 150 residents tried to form their own medical marijuana collective, but were stymied by the Golden Rain Foundation, a volunteer ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Leisure World Seal Beach Forgot to Pay Taxes
Yesterday, I blogged about a group of Laguna Woods seniors who formed their own medical marijuana collective. They're just a bunch of regular folks who, in complete defiance of ageist stereotypes, are now happily hitting the bong courtesy of cannabis grown at a pair of secret greenhouses.The reas ... More >>
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June 21, 2011
Comedy Central's Colbert Report On Laguna Woods Marijuana Controversy
The story of the Laguna Woods senior citizens who established a medical marijuana collective apparently has legs. First reported by the Associated Press and later picked up by numerous television and print outlets including our Navel Gazing blog, the story has finally earned its place in history ... More >>
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July 29, 2011
[UPDATED with Hunting Season Open:] Coyotes Knock Down Woman, Snatch Her Yorkie
UPDATE, JULY 29, 8:01 P.M.: To butcher they lyrics sung by the late, great Warren Zevon, "Send hunters, guns and money--hah! Dad get me out of this."Following Tuesday morning's attack that knocked down a 64-year-old Laguna Woods woman and ended the life of her 12-year-old Yorkie, the City Council ... More >>
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December 2, 2011
Roving DUI Patrols Hit Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel and Laguna Woods Tonight
The Orange County Sheriff's Department holds DUI roving patrols tonight in Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel and Laguna Woods.Deputies will target areas that have a high incidence of DUI-related arrests and collisions, according to a department release.
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January 20, 2012
Buena Park Holds Checkpoint and the Sheriff Has DUI Patrols in South County Tonight
Buena Park holds a sobriety checkpoint tonight, while roving patrol for drunken drivers will be conducted in Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel and Aliso Viejo.The checkpoint runs from 7 p.m. through 2 a.m. Saturday in the 8000 block of La Palma Avenue.
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