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- San Clemente High School Locked Down Due to Bomb Threat
- Steven Andrews Guilty of Repeated Molest-y Acts with 13 y.o. Girl He Taught at Middle School
- Santa Ana Tap Water Takes the Gold
- Raul Ochoa and Eric Camacho Gonzalez Held for Robberies at OC Marijuana Accessory Shops
- Affliction Clothing Sells Tasteful T-shirts to Raise Funds for Seal Beach Massacre Memorial
- Orange Police Department Faces Brutality Lawsuit After Bizarre Shooting Incident
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- OC Political. Warning – Jubal sightings
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- A Bubbling Cauldron: Costa Mesa blog
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- OC Politics by Pedroza and friends
- Temp retirees hired by the OC Sheriff to process CCW applications
- Prop. 13 saved by naughty Democratic lawmakers?
- Irvine mayoral candidate touts family values but has a checkered past
- Michelle Steel earns an endorsement from a top conservative group
- Expulsion of Senator Wright further delayed
- Emanuel Patrascu Fundraiser Tomorrow
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obituary Archive
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Remembering Pete Seeger in Laguna Beach…
Posted on January 29, 2014 | 26 CommentsMy first wife’s family lived in Laguna Beach. Her parents had retired there, and her father died without ever being able to return to Puerto Nuevo in Rosarito and eat... -
Nelson Mandela, Prisoner #46664, Dies an Exalted and Free Man at Age 95
Posted on December 5, 2013 | 4 CommentsNelson Mandela died this evening, South African time. So much can be said about him that, at this moment, we will just refer you to the words of some of... -
Do you guys have any idea how great Lou Reed sometimes was?
Posted on October 27, 2013 | 12 Comments“Just a perfect day – you made me forget myself. I thought I was someone else – someone good.” I suppose I always felt, as a profoundly disturbed individual, that... -
Mother of all Gus Ayer Tributes.
Posted on February 16, 2013 | 56 Comments. Some men – many powerful men (mostly men) in Orange County must be secretly breathing a sigh of relief right now – I’m talking about corrupt men (and women)... -
Gus Ayer, Environmental Hero and Political Mastermind, Has Died
Posted on February 13, 2013 | 7 CommentsThis story is just breaking, a few minutes ago, on Facebook. Gus Ayer, former Mayor of Fountain Valley and a giant of Orange County progressive and environmental politics, has died. He... -
Did the Government Hound an Internet Freedom Fighter to his Death?
Posted on January 17, 2013 | 5 Comments. The Internet is an amazing technology that allows us to reach higher levels of communication and knowledge. A few months before becoming an amateur blogger, I had read a... -
Huell and Cry: Huell Howser, the Docent of ‘California’s Gold’, Has Died at 67
Posted on January 7, 2013 | 25 CommentsI think of Huell Howser often when working on Orange Juice Blog, because based on the search results we get from the Intertubes, interest in him rarely wanes for long.... -
Jenni Rivera fought for Women, Immigrants and LGBT Youth.
Posted on December 13, 2012 | 5 Comments. In Vern’s recent article entitled “What Next for Districting in Anaheim?” one of the commenters posted the following in response to Vern’s dismissive remark “Nobody remembers the name of... -
Lost at sea…….and a mariners prayer.
Posted on May 1, 2012 | 8 Comments. The Ensenada Sailboat race from Newport Harbor to Mexico is a classic in every regard. A bunch of friends get together, buy some trick t-shirts with the boat name... -
Celebrating Life…can be painful.
Posted on February 18, 2012 | 1 Comment. . . Whitney Houston will be placed in the ground today. An extremely talented, beautiful woman that could not withstand the scrutiny of an endless and mindless paparazzi based media, desperate... -
Remembering Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
Posted on December 16, 2011 | 13 Comments. . . As the 8-1/2 year murderous slog known as “Operation Iraqi Fiefdom” finally stumbles to a close, so does the life of one of its most strident liberal... -
![. [hit play for soundtrack] The Register reports that Army Ranger Sgt. Tyler N. Holtz, 22, died Saturday from wounds suffered during heavy fire with insurgents. At Mater Dei High...](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Tyler-Holtz1-115x115.jpg "Mater Dei lineman Tyler Holtz, 22, dead in Afghanistan.")
Mater Dei lineman Tyler Holtz, 22, dead in Afghanistan.
Posted on September 29, 2011 | 24 Comments. [hit play for soundtrack] The Register reports that Army Ranger Sgt. Tyler N. Holtz, 22, died Saturday from wounds suffered during heavy fire with insurgents. At Mater Dei High... -
WINEHOUSE, 1983-2011. RIP
Posted on July 23, 2011 | 15 Comments. . . “Teach Me Tonight,” 2005 (age 21) “Rehab,” 2009 The Final Disastrous Performance, in Belgrade Last Month -
Remembering RFK: Why Bobby Kennedy still matters.
Posted on June 6, 2011 | 4 Comments. . . I should begin with a disclaimer; as a teenager Robert F. Kennedy was my hero. I saw a documentary about him when I was sixteen and was...
