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Newport Man Charged With Murder of Former Classmate

A Newport Beach man was charged with murder this week, authorities reported. Samuel Lincoln Woodward, 20, was charged Wednesday with one felony count of murder, with a sentencing enhancement of personal use of a knife, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office....
Posted On 19 Jan 2018
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Under Cover: Laughing in the Face of Death

Death, at one time or another, will come for all of us. Known as “The Great Equalizer,” there is no amount of money, fame, hoping, or pleading that can keep it at bay. The fact of the matter is that, sooner or later, each of us must meet our maker. So, the question becomes, do we...
Posted On 22 Jan 2016
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Where We Were in 1963

At certain moments we lock onto the details, ever after keeping them near the surface of memory. On November 22, 1963, I was an Army wife, living in Lawton, Oklahoma, about 200 miles north of Dallas, where President John F. Kennedy was touring. As the news that Kennedy had been...
Posted On 17 Nov 2013
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Friday Morning Report

A quick look at the things that made news this week in Newport Beach: – At a meeting on Tuesday the Federal Aviation Administration voted unanimously to send a letter of proposal to change the fl ight procedure for planes leaving John Wayne Airport in an effort to reduce...
Posted On 12 Apr 2013
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A ‘Whale’ of a Play at South Coast Rep

Charlie lives alone in a drab,  unkempt bachelor pad in a small northern Idaho town. He works as an online English professor to under-motivated college freshmen. He’s seriously overqualified for the job, but it pays well, and enables him to work from home. That’s a good thing,...
Posted On 22 Mar 2013
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More Random Observations

– California has spent $4 billion since 1978 in a futile effort to execute almost 700 death row inmates. Current hang-up is over the method of execution, lethal injection. – The killing spree of Chris Dorner suggests capital punishment isn’t much of a deterrent...
Posted On 24 Feb 2013
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Woman Found Dead After House Fire

A woman found dead inside a house in the 2200 block of Heather Lane after a fire on Wednesday has been identified as 90-year-old Mary Louise Phillips, according to police. Newport Beach Police Department spokeswoman Kathy Lowe confirmed Phillips’ identity and age, but the Orange...
Posted On 14 Nov 2012
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How I’m Voting on the Propositions

I have two rules when it comes to weighing the propositions on the California ballot. The first is to be very suspicious of the motives of people who sponsor these things and give them really tempting titles aimed at bleeding heart liberals such as myself or tax-hating...
Posted On 12 Oct 2012
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Peotter’s Proposition Picks, Part II

Since over 27,000 absentee ballots are going to Newport Beach voters this week, I thought I would give my voting recommendations for the propositions on the November ballot. In case you are a Newport Beach City Councilman, I do NOT purport to provide independent analysis of these...
Posted On 12 Oct 2012
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MOM’S VOICE: Ashes to Ashes

I’m sure I will have picketers in front of my house once this is published, and PETA may come knocking. However, I believe I acted in a loving and humane way, with only pure intentions. No one was harmed. Both dogs had already passed on to the greener pastures when the decision...
Posted On 28 Sep 2012
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Conquering the Half-Momathon

When I asked my husband if he wanted to have a third child, he said no. “Why on earth would you want another kid?” he asked. “We’re just starting to get our freedom back.” He had a point, I guess. Our two sons are healthy, happy and, best of all, in school all day. So maybe that...
Posted On 27 Apr 2012
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‘Hunger Games’ in Obama-ville

I watched the movie, “The Hunger Games,” last week with a little sadness.  The slogan of the games was “May the odds be ever in your favor.”  What a striking difference from “May God be with you” or “God bless you.” This started out the movie and left me with a hollow feeling...
Posted On 20 Apr 2012
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Newport’s ‘Drunk In Public’ Man Found Dead in Street

Mark David Allen, the Newport Beach man who had been arrested over 500 times for public intoxication, died early Wednesday morning, according to officials. David J. Sperling, a Newport Beach Police Department custody officer and the filmmaker that documented Allen’s life and his...
Posted On 01 Feb 2012
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