It’s not unusual for people who have lived compelling lives to hear: “You should write a book.” Laguna Woods resident Barbara Wolk, a retired Spanish and English as a Second Language teacher, did just that. Under the pen name Diana Kingsley, she wrote “Mother in Name Only.” Wolk will have a book signing Wednesday, Oct.…
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Richard Roundtree, the stage and screen actor best known for his performance as a tough-talking private eye in 1971’s “Shaft,” has died, according to multiple reports. He was 81. The news was confirmed by Roundtree’s manager Patrick McMinn in a statement to Variety. McMinn told the outlet that the actor died Tuesday afternoon after a short battle…
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LOS ANGELES — After the lopsided loss at Notre Dame a few weeks ago, after USC’s undefeated slate was washed away with the morning rain in South Bend, Indiana, Lincoln Riley had a reminder for the public: his program was still undefeated in Pac-12 Conference play. After falling to Utah on Saturday night, after USC’s…
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA — Corbin Carroll ducked late into the Arizona Diamondbacks’ clubhouse with his uniform pants stained in dirt – two stolen bases will get a player dirty – but was otherwise clean when he was spotted by the rest of his bubbly-bathed teammates. “Have yourself a Game 7!” jubilant…
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By NICOLE KRAFT The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ducks started their first extended road trip of the season in an ideal way – with their first road win. Frank Vatrano scored on a breakaway 2:40 into overtime and Lukas Dostal stopped 34 shots as the Ducks snapped a three-game skid, rallying to beat…
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LOS ANGELES — Although they let their opponents get off the mat at times, the Kings ultimately pinned the Arizona Coyotes, 6-3, in a seesaw affair on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. It was the Kings’ first home victory of the season (in four tries) and it put them on the right side of a…
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HUNTINGTON BEACH — The Huntington Beach girls volleyball team came away with a 25-23, 25-22, 25-22 victory over Los Alamitos in the second round of play the CIF SS Division 1 playoffs on Tuesday at Huntington Beach High School. The match was more of a battle between the two Surf League rivals than a 3-0…
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SANTA ANA — After taking the first set of the match, things were looking up for the Mater Dei girls volleyball team. Suddenly the Monarchs found themselves down by two points late in the second set but were able to comeback and take the set and eventually the match with a 25-10, 26-24, 25-20 victory…
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I have got to find my hearing aids. They’re missing, not lost. The difference is that I have a better chance of finding them if they’re just missing. Lost … they might forever stay lost. You know, like the Lost Boys in Peter Pan, they might be banished to Neverland. My hearing aids will probably…
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Booms and explosions could be heard across Orange County on Saturday night after a large cache of fireworks were lit off in an industrial area in Santa Ana. The pyrotechnic blasts were illegal, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi said. The fireworks, which Santa Ana police said were set off in the vicinity of…
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