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  • Blogs

    November 15, 2006

    Fresh Perspective

    "Fresh perspective" and "new eyes" have been Bush administration buzzwords since the nomination of Robert Gates to be Secretary of Defense was announced. Whether the eyes of Mr. Gates-- which saw no evil when he was the Number 2 man at the CIA while the Reagan administration was busy undermining th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2007

    Sunday's Headlines & Surprises: iPhone Thumb Surgery?

    Picking themselves up with your bootstraps: The lobbyists at the Orange County Tourism Council believe they are entitled yet again to a public handout. And, once again, they're going to get it without even a minute of public debate. The board of supervisors placed on its Tuesday consent calender a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2007

    Tuesday's Headlines & Surprises: Rohrabacher Joins ACLU?

    Dana Adopts ACLUish Torture Position! At an Oct. 12 rally, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Skipped Vietnam Combat Duty) repeatedly blasted solitary prison confinement. “Long periods of solitary confinement are considered torture,” Rohrabacher said to a tiny Huntington Beach crowd that looked st ... More >>

  • Features

    February 22, 2001

    The Taxi Driver

    Dana Adopts ACLUish Torture Position! At an Oct. 12 rally, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Skipped Vietnam Combat Duty) repeatedly blasted solitary prison confinement. “Long periods of solitary confinement are considered torture,” Rohrabacher said to a tiny Huntington Beach crowd that looked st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Rohrabacher's 'Prayers Answered' with Bush's Clemency for Jailed Border Agents

    On the dark side for fans of equal justice, President Bush granted an 11th hour clemency for two ex-federal border agents who shot an unarmed Mexican drug dealer, destroyed evidence, covered up a crime scene and filed false reports about what happened. On the bright side, a senior White House offici ... More >>

  • News

    May 15, 2008

    The Weekly's Head Count of the 48 New Faces Who Want to Be Your Next Sheriff

    On the dark side for fans of equal justice, President Bush granted an 11th hour clemency for two ex-federal border agents who shot an unarmed Mexican drug dealer, destroyed evidence, covered up a crime scene and filed false reports about what happened. On the bright side, a senior White House offici ... More >>

  • Film

    August 3, 2006

    Film

    MOJADOS: THROUGH THE NIGHT

  • News

    May 17, 2007

    Dude, Where's My Pot?

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Film

    August 3, 2006

    Picks 'n' Pans

    Ten years after California legalized medical marijuana, OCs war on cannabis continues

  • Columns

    October 6, 2005

    So Board With the USA

    Seeking low wages and lax environmental laws, OC boardmakers reluctantly find themselves in Asia

  • Features

    May 20, 2004

    !Ay! !Mi Estomago!

    Seeking low wages and lax environmental laws, OC boardmakers reluctantly find themselves in Asia

  • Features

    April 22, 2004

    My Eight Marriages for the Mob

    Seeking low wages and lax environmental laws, OC boardmakers reluctantly find themselves in Asia

  • Columns

    September 12, 2002

    Letters

    Seeking low wages and lax environmental laws, OC boardmakers reluctantly find themselves in Asia

  • Columns

    September 12, 2002

    American Girl

    Seeking low wages and lax environmental laws, OC boardmakers reluctantly find themselves in Asia

  • Features

    January 7, 1999

    July-September

    Seeking low wages and lax environmental laws, OC boardmakers reluctantly find themselves in Asia

  • Film

    May 28, 2009

    [Special Screenings] 'Shaun of the Dead,' 'Reservoir Dogs,' 'Transformers,' More

    Seeking low wages and lax environmental laws, OC boardmakers reluctantly find themselves in Asia

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Crime Time: An Especially San Clemente/ Huntington Beach Edition

    It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--with an especially heavy emphasis on San Clemente and Huntington Beach. MONDAY, OCT. 5 He died for your remote. Who's the Patron Saint of Stupidity Again? A 50-inch Viso plasma TV was stolen out of the beer tent erected for the weekend F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    Crime Time: Rapers! Robbers! Wife Killer! Bad Cops! And a Real Bozo!

    It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--a day late and many dollars short of paying off the creditors who won't stop calling! Top photos courtesy of Huntington Beach Police Department A BOZO NO-NO: Here's the original suspect description Crime Time received for the Oct. ... More >>

  • News

    October 22, 2009

    Was Brotherhood Member Brenice Lee Smith a Felonious Monk?

    It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--a day late and many dollars short of paying off the creditors who won't stop calling! Top photos courtesy of Huntington Beach Police Department A BOZO NO-NO: Here's the original suspect description Crime Time received for the Oct. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Dude, Where's My VW Bus That Was Stolen 35 Years Ago? Oh, There It Is

    Courtesy of U.S. Border and Customs ProtectionFound it!​You never know what will turn up in a container at the Long Beach port. Sure, the vast majority are filled with legal products bound for store shelves all across this great land. But every so often inspectors will find smuggled guns, drugs, h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    How Many Anti-Illegals, Anti-Liberal Buzzwords Can Royce Work Into His Anti-Healthcare Rant?

    Rantin' Royce!​It's the home game sweeping the Republic: Count how many anti-liberal/anti-illegals/pro-hater buzzwords and references are in the latest email to supporters from Rep. Ed Royce (R-The White Side of Fullerton).The email (Punctuation, capitalizations and boldface intact) follows after ... More >>

  • News

    January 7, 2010

    Today, Medical Marijuana. Tomorrow, Legalize It!

    Rantin' Royce!​It's the home game sweeping the Republic: Count how many anti-liberal/anti-illegals/pro-hater buzzwords and references are in the latest email to supporters from Rep. Ed Royce (R-The White Side of Fullerton).The email (Punctuation, capitalizations and boldface intact) follows after ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Orange County Snowfall Averted

    ​Three separate busts over the past couple weeks in Orange County prevented cocaine authorities say was worth $20 million from reaching their destinations.

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