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Martin Henderson (Editor) February 26, 2013 at 12:52 am
Scott Raftery was a delight to work with. He did not insulate himself in a press box, but would meet…Read More the people and athletes he worked for. He was also a pro, and really "got it." At one of his first softball finals as an administrator, a coach from El Modena acted like a jerk, totally didn't get the "Pursuing victory with honor" mantra of the CIF; as I recall the incident, Raftery fired off a letter to inform him and his principal that if he didn't clean up his act, he wouldn't be allowed back. The Southern Section office lost a champion.
Brenda February 25, 2013 at 03:30 pm
RIP Mr. Rafferty. Far to young to loose you and we must work harder to find a cure for cancer.
CDM Sports Lover February 23, 2013 at 06:22 pm
Alleged ? Really, lets stop with the political correctness....He flat out murdered them in cold…Read More blood. He is no hero, he was a coward and deserved the ending that he reaped in the mountains...Respect those who were his victims including police officers and innocent people who were the victims of this sociopath. Thanks
Silence Dogood February 23, 2013 at 07:18 pm
OMG, OMG, I just figured it out! It's so obvious! The incredibly thin-skinned bully JustUs is…Read More actually the incredibly thin-skinned bully Sarah Palin! Welcome to the Patch Governor!
AMERIKANISCH January 20, 2013 at 04:15 pm
Nixon was actually very liberal.
Affirmative action and bussing minorities to "white"…Read More schools happened under Nixon's administration. Also, Nixon ended the Vietnam War- not soon enough, of course, but it was LBJ who escalated it to huge proportions. Of course, since he had a "D" by his name, he gets a free pass from this rather partisan and myopic crowd.
Nixon is the Republican that liberals love to hate, but in truth he was rather liberal himself.
Ginelle Dexter January 22, 2013 at 01:27 am
Yeah, and you all in the OC think Moorlach walks on water. He's of the same mold as Raabe. How…Read More much of the county's money did he waste on lawyers trying to fight a lost cause against the Sheriff Dept?
Said my peice...I'm out of here.
JustUs January 22, 2013 at 01:02 am
I don't care if you were bonded with him at the hip at birth, Ginelle. Citron failed miserable at…Read More his fiduciary obligation to the citizens of Orange County and should have done 5 years or more in state prison for his crimes. A man doesn't pled guilty to 6 felonies unless he has done something terribly wrong. And he was in charge of the public treasure, whether you like it not. Trying to pass off Citron's failings on another human being is totally wrong and a grave insult to the Orange County taxpayers. I understand that you probably had an emotional bond with Citron. We didn't and don't. All we know is that he hurt many people with his hairbrained investment schemes and should NEVER have been in a position of so much financial trust and responsibility. On top of that, he was very weird IMO.
joan schmid January 4, 2013 at 04:05 pm
A short, but special remembrance of Buddy Belshe. Buddy and his family, Gene and Johnnie Belshe…Read More were family friends from the early 1950's. My former husband Don Preston, who passed away this past August, and myself, Joanie Nunan Preston Schmid, and Don's younger sister Linda Preston Raines all belonged to the Huntington Beach Swim Club back then. We worked out at the Huntington Beach Plunge just north of the pier on the beach in a salt water plunge!!!! The Belshe's were our coaches, and Buddy and Don were the same age, and competed as friends together all over Southern California. We all enjoyed a wonderful time as
teen agers back then, and those are certainly days to cherish and long remember.
Buddy is now with his beloved folks Gene and Johnnie, and they all will bring smiles to faces when we fondly remember them. Lovingly, Joanie, Monrose Colorado
Sue Westfall December 23, 2012 at 08:38 pm
If you didn't know Don you should not comment. He was a kind and generous man - was he perfect...no,…Read More no one is. He took responsibility for his mistakes and paid dearly for them. He was always kind, loving and generous to our family and he had a rye sense of humor - we will miss him. May he rest in peace.
jeanne flippin December 21, 2012 at 09:31 pm
well ok ok... I didn;'t respect Haidl, seem him interviewed about that son of his and he was an…Read More enabler, no doubt about it. But hey, the man is dead, nobody should rejoice in another man's death, just my opinion
jeanne flippin December 21, 2012 at 09:30 pm
well ok ok... I didn;'t respect Haidl, seem him interviewed about that son of his and he was an…Read More enabler, no doubt about it. But hey, the man is dead, nobody should rejoice in another man's death, just my opinion
Robert Curtis May 4, 2013 at 04:12 pm
I rarely see any arguments that are very strong to support the sex offender registry or these kind…Read More of laws. I believe it's because of the facts and common (not so common) sense. It's hard for a position to stand when the argument is based on what-if possibilities and emotions when reason and facts are in total opposition. TRUTH
Dan Avery December 20, 2012 at 03:07 pm
Actually, Chris, where I was going isn't where you think. What our society does with anything it…Read More doesn't understand is simply lock it up, or try to make it disappear. We are talking about sick individuals who have always been with us since the day we crawled out of the slime. We still don't have a clue as to what drives them. And we should. Understanding something like this wouldn't be that hard if we put our collective minds to the task and applied some common decent humanity as we studied the problem.
In other words, the "Scarlet Letter" approach you keep pitching doesn't work, it has never worked, and it will never work because it's simplistic, hollow and cruel.
Dan Avery December 20, 2012 at 03:01 pm
Well said. Especially the last sentence. The DA's "sidekick," as you've called…Read More Councilwoman Schlicht is as simplistic as this law. If you live in Mission Viejo you really need to become acquainted with her by visiting http://protectmissionviejo.com. Oh look, they decorated the site for the holidays!
mocker November 24, 2012 at 06:30 pm
I am moved to tears by this mans passing. He portrayed a good guy, falling all over genie trying to…Read More control her next ill informed move yet never succeeding. Yet never giving up and never tiring of the girl he loved. I relate to that. He was able to portray a man who could live w/o controversy or enemies and yet have to hide so much from those who were looking a little to closely. On the other side was JR Ewing. A soap opera in prime time. ??...it single-handedly ended my watching network tv on a regular basis. As a young adult, I was able for the first time to make my own decision to break away from mind numbing network programming. Then came HBO and cable and I never went back. Only today with the very sad news of the death of Larry Hagman, was I finally informed who really shot JR. I already forgot or I would tell you. I hope his next mission with Major Healey is a good one. You don't find a jeanie like Barbara Eden every day. Luckily its a grand cosmos.
jodi walker November 24, 2012 at 03:17 pm
Me and my sister very much,Enjoyed watching dallas growing up.and enjoyed watching larry…Read More hagmann.play the part as j.r.Eweing
rob rutherford December 27, 2012 at 01:32 am
Heard on TV tonight Mitch passed away. Sitting here recovering from my own bike accident, wishing…Read More Mitch could have also made it. Thoughts go to family and their loss.
Noah Hellgren November 2, 2012 at 03:49 pm
I met Mitch at mayhem fest in 2011 and he is the biggest inspiration I have to this day. When I went…Read More to shake his hand and say it was an awesome show, he denied the handshake and gave a pound, so for now on I will on give people pounds.R.I.P. Mitch you will never be forgotten
Nora Aqqad November 2, 2012 at 10:16 am
Suicide silence was my favorite screamo band. i dont know how long it will take to heal but suicide…Read More silence stops here they better throw in a new lead singer that would define disrespect. Mitch Rest in Peace. We all love you
John Webb November 4, 2012 at 09:01 pm
A few years back it was DDT. The liberal environment people convinced forward thinkers like the…Read More ones backing Prop. 37 to come out against DDT. As usual the people who suffered the most were the ones least able to protect themselves. Many have died in third world countries because all the smart people came out against DDT. Now you have these same people going after GMO. Keep coming up with all these dangers and eventually you will make food a scarce item. Living in abundance is not an accident. If you outlaw everything that protects crops eventually we will reduce the abundanced we have. If people regect GMO foods, competitors will advertise they are GMO free and we don't pay for another government agency to save us. Trust yourself not the some bureaucrat.
Jasper, Prop. 32 is not backed by a business. Prop 32 stops big business and Unions.
met00 November 4, 2012 at 08:41 pm
"Every time we turn to the government to "protect us" we increase the cost of…Read More government and decrease the amount of liberty we have. "
read about New England Compounding Center and how NOT having government regulation can kill you. Oh, and if you want to know how they didn't get regulated... try reading on how they were successfully lobbying for even looser regulation.
"The company’s president and co-owner, Greg Coniglario, was also revealed to have hosted a fundraiser for Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA), one of 10 senators to sign a letter asking the FDA to loosen regulations on the drug compounding industry.
Raw Story (http://s.tt/1rS8s)"
Panglonymous November 4, 2012 at 06:45 pm
Capital!
For a little multimedia kick, maybe offer the option of a refrain like this:…Read More
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovum-GjYWKQ#t=2m28s
playing when the red report pops up. Could be quite amusing in the supermarket as the app catches on... :-)
Eileen Algaze October 23, 2012 at 04:06 am
"McGovern is the American Hotdog" -- the campaign slogan for a rally we held at Orange…Read More Coast College in 1972. There weren't many of us liberal Dems in Orange County back then (OC has come a long way). George McGovern and his presidential campaign inspired me, my family and friends to get politically active and assertively support Democratic candidates and issues. Thank you, Mr. McGovern. You will be missed. Peace.
Dan Avery October 22, 2012 at 12:48 am
By the way, I'm sorry you joined the world. We still need good people.
Dan Avery October 22, 2012 at 12:44 am
Jim,
Eugene McCarthy was also from Minnesota. But while Humphrey was merely a politician and, in…Read More the words of Hunter S. Thompson, a douche bag...McCarthy was a poet warrior.
Thompson had Hubert's number. We need more McCarthy's, especially today. Humphrey was a "nice" man who worked inside the system to do whatever good he could do. But as Met points out above, that's not really enough. We need the poet warriors who live near the edge in order to turn this ship in the proper direction.
Yeah I know that was a mixed metaphor. But it's good to struggle with images no? :)
Brian Kurlan December 26, 2012 at 09:19 pm
Sarah Leaf is still missed every day! She was one of a kind and I love her.
Stacey Ellis September 21, 2012 at 01:49 pm
Andrea, Beautiful words from a beautiful friend! You have been such an amazing, loving friend. Sarah…Read More was a beam of light that will always be a part of us. Alison, Sonia thank you for being the best friend a girl could have. I am proud and lucky to have Sarah as a part of my life. We love you Sarah! Xoxo, Stacey
Brenna Marie September 21, 2012 at 02:01 am
Beautiful Sarah.....I can't even describe the sadness in my heart over this horrible tragedy. I…Read More just spoke with you a month ago. I can still hear the way you would say "yuuumm" after every personal meal plan you made for me. I took a walk into Trader Joe's this afternoon and was reminded of how you took me down each isle so patiently and helped me with my grocery list. Oh how persistent you were to make sure we stayed on our game. You will truly be missed but never forgotten. My prayers for peace and comfort to you and your family. Rest in peace sweet Sarah! oxox
Shannon Alford September 20, 2012 at 02:24 am
I only knew Sarah for a short time from "Shape-Up" but she was a delightful young lady.…Read More Much love goes out to her family and friends. She will be missed!!! Again, a life cut way too short!!!
Veronica Mares November 6, 2012 at 12:29 pm
I'm so sad to heard of Dr Campions passing, I was her patient since 1985, my self as well as my…Read More family will miss her , specially my younger son , since she brought him into this world and now he's 24. Dr. Kit we will miss you. The Mares Family
anita livingston October 5, 2012 at 06:23 pm
Anita Livingston
After being my doctor for only 7 years, she helped me respect my health and regain…Read More it, too,
after not caring for myself very well for a few years. My physical sense of well being that I have today is her legacy to me.
Thank you, Dr. Campion
Thank you, sweet family, for sharing her with us.
Francis September 20, 2012 at 07:11 pm
Dr. Campion was the best doctor! I will always remember her kindness, patience, and wisdom. I…Read More admired her so much and always looked forward to visiting with her. She took a real interest in her patients. She is also such a great role model for younger woman! I will never forget her.....I will miss her so much....I still can't believe she gone like a puff of wind...but her spirit remains in all of the kindness she left behind....I will never forget her!!!!
Kyra Jones September 17, 2012 at 01:57 pm
I knew Aaron when he was a kid, it breaks my heart that his life has been shortened. Riders please…Read More respect your machine, the minute you don't, the hearts of other around you will be broken too.
Kevin September 17, 2012 at 12:28 am
I am truly saddened, I knew Aaron and he was a very nice and likable young man. RIP Aaron.
Matt Gaffney August 27, 2012 at 02:55 pm
I was washing dishes at the Colony Kitchen with Tommy Littman. We kept ducking into the Crest Room,…Read More that's where the TV was. I remember standing there looking down the bar & seeing Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Margie Oehlert, Paul's Mom, was standing in front of me. A never to be forgotten experience.
Nancy Wride August 26, 2012 at 11:24 pm
Is this the Janet who used to write for the Press Telegram or in Long Beach?
Janet Whitcomb August 26, 2012 at 07:20 pm
I think everyone was on pins and needles the entire day. It was a relief to know Armstrong and…Read More Aldrin had landed. But then the second stage of anxiety began. When Armstrong left the capsule and said his famous words, the sense of relief was palpable throughout the nation . . . perhaps the world. Still, I don't believe anyone felt 100% secure until all three men were retrieved after splashdown and, once a period of quarantine was over, allowed to become (if you'll excuse my Warner Bros. cartoon jargon) earthlings again.
About a minute after Armstrong stepped out onto the moon, I went outside and stared up at it in wonderment. It was a warm night and the universe seemed especially accessible. I remember feeling only slightly jealous of those at Disneyland, who had the opportunity to watch the whole thing on a large screen set up in Tomorrowland.
Some time later I remember my mom reading a magazine and quoting the quote Charles mentions. She seemed to think it a justification for not exercising! But obviously Armstrong had to have been in tip-top shape to do all that he did.
R. J. Steelworth November 1, 2012 at 12:17 pm
This is why people need to vote no on 34. Keep the death penalty. Use it.
faith browning November 1, 2012 at 12:06 pm
who was her little friend that was with her when the kiddnapping happend?
Marc Schroeder July 23, 2012 at 12:27 pm
Hey Booboo, I don't want the Nameless one getting jealous and I don't swing that way so if you need…Read More to spice things up? Don't waste your time with me.
Freddie D. Merz May 4, 2012 at 03:54 pm
What a beautiful telling of a very interesting man. I so enjoyed reading about
Mr. Jones and his…Read More escapades. It must have been fun to know him and to witness his
accomplishments. Sandy's insight and wry humor is always a delight. Reading about some early history of Newport El and Ensign was an interesting read for me.
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