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Three years after James Fleming, the former superintendent of Capistrano Unified School District, was indicted for allegedly creating an “enemies” list of parents and students and then lying about it, a state appeals court has let him off the hook. All of the ex-administrator's actions were legal and justified, and the Orange County District …
In Tom Coburn's just-released “Wastebook 2010,” an 85-page tirade on what the U.S. senator believes are the year's 100 most outrageous uses of tax dollars, UC Irvine's $3 million research of World of Warcraft and other games comes in at No. 6. “Most people have to work for a living,” the report states. “Others get to play video …
Toyota's agreement to pay a record $32.4 million to settle U.S. Department of Transportation investigations into the giant automaker's handling of two recalls does nothing to resolve civil lawsuits brought by the Orange County District Attorney's Office and the families of those killed or injured in crashes tied to sudden acceleration of Toyota vehicles. …
This week's Orange County Interwebs Horror Show goes from city to city to see what is being said about them on the Interwebs. Mayors, chambers of commerce officials and visitors and convention bureaucrats may want to skip this one. (Especially in Fullerton, Santa Ana, Mission Viejo, Huntington Beach, San Juan Capistrano and our neighbor …
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Bill O'Reilly, Mike Huckabee and other Fox News blowhards yammer on and on about the “War on Christmas” waged by progressives who choke baby Jeebus in the cradle with their “happy holidays” chatter. Some dare call this fear mongering or lefty smearing, but those patriots are right: There is a War on Christmas, at …
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Click here to see the slideshow! The Vandals December 18th, 2010 House of Blues Anaheim Only a band as beloved and stellar as The Vandals can throw an annual Christmas formal in support of their 1996 album Oi to the World!. The pouring rain didn't keep the punks away; the House of Blues in Anaheim …
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Even though Laguna Beach is no longer the hippie bohemia of acid runners and the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, even though the billionaires have gentrified out the millionaires from the seaside town, Laguna dining has still relatively kept the chains at bay, especially in the non-fast-food scene. But that might be changing, if the coming …
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] As for classic punk in general, who needs one word when all that's really needed is one letter: X. The stalwart band is now well into its fourth decade of seeing what can be done with a combination of sharp playing, sharper singing and not putting up with mediocrity; the “Xmas with X” may …
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Marijuana graduated from being just a garden variety intoxicant in the Kottonmouth Kings' world a long-ass time ago. Instead, the self-ordained “rip-hop” outfit from Placentia have spent their decade-plus-long career exalting the plant as if it were some kind of transcendental manna made to be constantly worshiped. Their undying adoration for weed has spawned a …
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Update, December 17, 2:46 p.m.: Irvine Police announce a DUI checkpoint for Saturday night (weather permitting). Details on next page. Update, December 17, 12:11 p.m.: Two more DUI checkpoints will be held tonight, in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach. The Seal Beach operation runs from 6 tonight to 3 a.m. Saturday at Pacific Coast …
For Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, the musical philosophy “less is more” guides PHILM, his newly formed metal power trio. For him, the downsizing goes right to his storied drum kit, which he has scaled down to a four-piece set for the band. Joining Lombardo in the ambitious project are just two other musicians; WAR bassist …
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The Wicca Cookbook: Recipes, Ritual, and Lore was originally released in 2000 but was rereleased this year as a second edition. The authors are Jamie Martinez Wood and Tara Seefeldt, and Wood's bio in the back says she “leads workshops, lectures, and retreats on manifesting the Divine and and magick into everyday living.” Okay! But …
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