The Philharmonic Society of Orange County will stage a full season of concerts by visiting musicians and orchestras during its 2022-23 season. Among the season’s highlights announced Tuesday, April 5, are the return of iconic cellist Yo-Yo Ma at the Segerstrom Center and violinist Midori, marking the 40th anniversary of her debut performing with the…
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Doug Hurley says it was no big deal when he and fellow astronaut Bob Behnken were told that a documentary film crew would be shadowing their 2020 flight to the International Space Station. After all, Hurley had piloted the final flight of the space shuttle Atlantis in 2011 with nonstop coverage of the end of…
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About three years ago, as the technology was advancing and law enforcement (figuratively) salivating over it, we took a stand against using facial-recognition programs on police body cameras in California. The bill in the Legislature we were supporting, Assembly Bill 1215 co-sponsored by Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, prohibited police agencies “from installing, activating, or…
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Last week, the House of Representatives voted 220-204 to approve the MORE Act, which would end the federal prohibition of marijuana. While the bill certainly isn’t perfect, it’s preferable to prohibition, which is why it’s unfortunate that only one California Republican member of Congress, Rep. Tom McClintock, voted in support. For decades, the United…
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The South Florida Sun Sentinel continues its 10-part series looking at the top prospects in the upcoming NFL draft (April 28-30) with the running backs. This year’s class of tailbacks may not have a first-round pick, which is fine because the Miami Dolphins don’t have a selection in the first — or the second, for…
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Don’t expect the Miami Dolphins’ running game to remain a weakness in 2022. After ranking among the bottom four NFL teams in rushing yards per attempt each of the past three seasons, new coach Mike McDaniel is here to change that. McDaniel comes from the San Francisco 49ers where, between his one season as offensive…
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The weather conditions will make it feel more like football season than opening day for baseball at Wrigley Field Thursday when the Chicago Cubs host the Milwaukee Brewers. The forecast “As is often the case with early-season baseball games, the forecast for Thursday doesn’t look particularly picnic-worthy,” Brett Borchardt, meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s…
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When the Ravens first moved to Baltimore in 1996, the lifeline of the organization was the annual NFL draft because the team didn’t have enough cash to land the best players in free agency. Sixteen years later, that philosophy hasn’t changed. With the draft three weeks away, the Ravens held their annual predraft luncheon at…
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Q: Ira, will the Heat get a banner for finishing first in the East? — Billy. A: No, and it is just another way the NBA has marginalized its regular season. The team that advances to the NBA Finals is considered the conference champion, as is the case with the Heat’s 2020 Eastern Conference banner…
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With the NFL draft only three weeks away, Brad Biggs takes a spin through the weekly Chicago Bears mailbag. I was struck by Matt Eberflus’ statement that he wanted to play the nickel defense 85% of the time. It seems to me if you are going to do that, you need to be reasonably confident…
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