Each runner had their own pace, their own stride and their own reasons for hitting the pavement. Thousands of runners joined the OC Marathon, some showing up at dawn to do the full 26.2 miles, others opting for the shorter half marathon. Christine Mayfield of Placentia finishes a symbolic and heart-felt run at the Hoag…
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Three people were hospitalized after a shooting at a Yorba Linda park on Sunday, May 4. Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department responded to the shooting at Featherly Regional Park. The investigation is ongoing and officials at 3:18 p.m. urged the public to avoid the area. Officials couldn’t immediately confirm the victims’ conditions or…
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ANAHEIM — In hopes of being in a golden state after a long stay in California, the promising stretch has opened more bust than boom for the Angels. If a sunny disposition was what the Angels were looking for while on familiar turf, the just-completed weekend was instead dreary with clouds, light rain and soggy…
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Book cover screen shot When my last day finally comes — hopefully, not until I’m 105 or so — I want to be in full control of my own death. I do not want my last minutes on this agonizingly beautiful planet to be lost in a paralyzing morphine haze, devoid of food and water,…
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President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office have not exactly gone to plan. So many of the policies coming out of the White House should strike one as absurdities that are either blatantly illegal or obviously won’t work. That hasn’t stopped Trump from trying and, where most can simply reflect for a moment to…
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A federal judge has determined that two San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies were not culpable in the death of a suicidal schizophrenic woman who died after she suffocated herself at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. In a ruling Nov. 25 that was disclosed last week by the Sheriff’s Department, U.S. District Court…
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To whoever is taking the Sunday newspaper from my driveway about once a month, we need to talk. I am home with a frightful flu, and it was raining today, so I dragged my weak self out of my new comfy bed, threw an old rain coat over my robe and trekked across the wet…
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The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, May 4, 2025. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get…
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Something is wrong when Democrats are getting excited about promoting abundance while the Republican president is telling parents they don’t really need to be buying so many toys for their kids. “Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know?,” said President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting this past week.…
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You probably know that next Sunday is Mother’s Day in our country, and it’s the perfect time to celebrate that special woman in your life. And, no, you don’t have to spend a fortune and stand in line for an hour to take her out for brunch. Here are some ideas to have a beautiful…
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