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No Exclamation Point NecessaryThe Informant! gets cute with massive corporate scandal and blows the storyAs evidenced by The Informant! itNs a hell of a tricky thing turning real-life pulp into floss sugar. The story of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) biochemist-exec-turned-crooked-federal-snitch Mark Whitacre is a tragicomedy. Journalist Kurt Eichenwald spent five…
Cupcakes. Bright colors. Fabulous jewelry and hair accessories. Have I gotten your attention? I'm talking about Shari Bonnin, a city of Orange crafter that's been doin' what she do for almost 10 years now. The crafter behind Bonnin Designs is more than happy to give you a piece of her mind, and in today's…
Newsweek's got some unwelcome news out today for new parents: Their babies are racist.And it's probably the parents' fault…
Who Killed Tootsie?And should her bereaved owner get paid for emotional distress? Veterinarians and the pet industry sure hope the answer to the question is ‘noN The earliest known depictions of the breed of dog known today as the Maltese date back to some 500 years before Christ. These dogsN…
The Wiching HourOCNs only outpost of the Which Wich chain should have Subway and Quiznos quaking in their toastersMy first summer job as a teen was at an ice-cream-and-sandwich shop in Fullerton. They didnNt let me handle the deep fryer or the burger grill. And, apparently, my arms were too…
Finally, it's time to pull the tags off your new gear, gas up your ride, turn the key and see what all the fuss is about.But, remember, baby steps. Before you crank back the throttle and start singing “Born to Be Wild” in your head, get used to the bike…
Ganged UpThe activist who fought the Orange gang injunction feels targeted by police after a traffic stop results in two of her kids being fingerprinted for allegedly being with a gang memberOn the hot Saturday of July 11, Yvonne Elizondo was the guest of honor at a pool party and…
Reopening the ‘Chest of HorrorsNThe infamous OC videotaped-sex-with-toddlers case has an unlikely siblingTrials occasionally give birth to bizarre sideshows. Take the case of Sheila Sikat, who lured young, female relatives—including a 4-year-old niece—to her Rancho Santa Margarita home under the guise of baby-sitting. In reality, Sikat and her husband, David…
Yes, I know about the fresh corn and the hummus, not to mention the sausages, but these five things were new to me when I visited on Saturday. The results were mixed, but it's always useful to expand the horizons. Pluots. There's a stand featuring nothing but this fruit (give…
More ComplicationsThe SEC files suit against the lender for the owner of several OC hospitals, while another lawsuit reveals a strange hospital-porn connectionThe bizarre saga that for years has engulfed a local hospital company and a whistleblower who claims he was framed on gun charges is now getting even stranger…
A sheriff's helicopter was chugging over Cleveland National Forest, about 15 miles off Ortega Highway, three years and one month ago when the pilot spotted a vast marijuana field. Deputies on the ground later confirmed–and cut down–about 1,000 young plants that had been thriving thanks to an elaborate irrigation system…
Anyone who has attended a city-run meeting in Irvine has heard elected officials, especially City Councilman and Orange County Great Park Corporation chairman Larry Agran, boast about overseeing “America's safest city.”Likewise, anyone who complains about the shady, back-room, ethically challenged way the city of Irvine is run, or the plastic,…