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A Pause for Reflection
There is a lot going on around us with the closing of the elections on Tuesday and the dirty politics that have encumbered the folks here in Our Town Tustin. I know that Veterans Day is still a few...
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Lindburgh & Silent Mike Strike Back at the Evil Empire
Yes, we have our own little saga of vengeance and skullduggery right here in our town Tustin. It is a twisted plot by the fiendish overlords of Wicoxia to squelch the privacy and rights of Tustinia...
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SARAH Feeds the Tustin Homeless
Darth Vader asked me to post this. SARAH, that’s the Spiritual And Religious Alliance for Hope, sent out their most recent newsletter. There is a blurb about helping out at the Thanksgiving Feast for...
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Dinosaurs are Popular in Tustin
I got a note from Jenny Grich of the Tustin Public Schools Foundation. As you know, they put on the Annual Dinosaur Dash that has become part of the tapestry of life here in Tustin. Participation rates...
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Sheriff Hutchens: “I Have Breast Cancer”
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department released a press statement yesterday afternoon following a press conference where Sheriff Sandra Hutchens announced she has breast cancer. On November 9, I was...
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Sexual Predator Laws Fall Like Dominoes
Who wouldn’t want to protect their kids to the utmost when it comes to shielding them from sexual predators? Well, don’t count on the plethora of predator-in-the-park/library/school ordinances that...
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Irvine Blogger Finds Life Extreme in a Tustin Bootcamp
Our Town Tustin’s good friend, Dan Chmielewski, sent this along to us – ed. I have a confession of sorts. I’ve been spending a lot of time in Tustin since March. Most mornings between 5:10 and 6:40...
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Tragedy Followed by the Blame Game
Columbine, Colorado. Santee, California. West Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania. Newtown, Connecticut. The list is much bigger, of course. From a news blog at ABC, I count 14 school shootings since 1997. That...
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Senator Daniel Inouye Dead at 88
Nine term Senate leader, Daniel Inouye has passed away at the age of 88. Senator Inouye was the second longest serving senator in U.S. history, serving since 1963. In 2009, he became chairman of the...
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Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays and a Prosperous NewYear
Mele Kalikimaka ame Hauoli Makahiki Hou! Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr! Milad Majid! Feliz Navidad! Merry Keshmish! Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah! Heughliche Winachten un ‘n moi Nijaar!...
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A California Icon Passes
My heart broke this afternoon when I received a news update from the Sacramento Bee saying that television icon, Huell Howser, passed away yesterday, reportedly from a long term illness. Howser was 67...
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A Place to Call Home
The Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the purchase of a building, on Tuesday, to be used as a year round shelter for the county’s homeless. The $3 million dollar purchase is...
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Foothill High School to Host Annual Knights Dinner Theater
Knights on the Radio February 12-16, 2013 Tickets on Sale January 28th or buy on-line (Yes, this is a shameless and blatant advertisement for a program my daughter will be in – ed.) If you are a...
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Are Guns Really the Problem?
There is an intersting article on The Liberal OC regarding the publishing of CCW permit holders in Orange County. Now, before you push this article aside and run to the Lib, let me tell you they only...
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Police Seek Victims In Misconduct Case
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying possible victims of sex crimes committed by an individual at a local retail store in the District. PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
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Another Nail In The Coffin?
If you are one of the dwindling customer base that still pays to have the Orange County Register delivered to your door, you have already heard the news. If you are, like me, a non-paying pariah that...
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Crashed
We had planned to get our latest missive out tonight but, as luck would have it, our desktop crashed. Then, both my daughter’s and wife’s netbooks crashed. I’m working on repairs and, hopefully, will...
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The Ressurection (sort of)
The other day, we were riding down El Camino Real when we noticed construction workers walking around Jabberwocky… well, sort of. There wasn’t much of it to walk around since, sometime in the recent...
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A Thoughtful Memorial Day
I have a childhood friend, John W. Cook, whose name will be emblazoned forever on a granite wall in Washington, D.C. John was the best friend of my oldest brother and they were thick as thieves growing...
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Orange County Peace Officer Memorial Dedication Set For This Morning
(We realized we made a mistake on the time of day. Sorry for the incovenience-ed.) We received this press release on the May 29th dedication of the new Peace Officer Memorial at the Sheriffs Academy in...
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