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Some OC surfers in; others out at Cold Water Classic

06 Nov 2009 16:25:27 PST

Written by Laylan Connelly, staff writer
Today had mixed results for Orange County surfers at the O’Neill Cold Water Classic event being held in Santa Cruz. It’s not over for Orange County surfers - Huntington Beach’s Shaun Ward will be up early when the contest resumes, which is looking good for tomorrow morning.

Original story at OC Beach .

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OC surfers going strong at O’Neill Cold Water Classic

04 Nov 2009 13:58:43 PST

Written by Laylan Connelly, staff writer
The juniors went at it today, with Newport local and one of OC’s top young surfers Andrew Doheny winning his heat with a score of 13.37. In the first round of junior’s events, Newport’s Chase Wilson advanced with a score of 12.00, but in that same heat Taylor Thorne, of Newport, was knocked out a...

Original story at OC Beach .

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OC Supes Wasting Time – AGAIN!

28 Oct 2009 08:18:46 PDT

Written by Chris Prevatt
Yesterday’s Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting proved to be another example of why people who hate the idea of government should not be in a position to run government. The meeting started off with one hell of a laugh. 4th District Supervisor Chris Norby was supposed to lead the Boar...

Original story at The Liberal OC .

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Restore Equality 2010: Plans OC Organizing Town Hall

05 Oct 2009 08:22:06 PDT

Written by Chris Prevatt
This is our opportunity to have a voice in the upcoming campaign to win marriage back in California. We hope you will join us. Orange County has been allotted 3 Regional Representative positions, dividing the county into 3 regions;

Original story at The Liberal OC .

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What does Mischa Barton think about an O.C. reunion?

24 Sep 2009 20:08:28 PDT

Written by Cheril Vernon
Mischa played Marissa Cooper, who died in a car accident in season 3 when Ryan’s (Benjamin McKenzie, Southland) vehicle was pushed off the road by her jealous ex-boyfriend Kevin Volchok (Cam Gigandet, Twilight). Post from: Mischa News

Original story at Mischa .

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Mad Men Returns!

14 Aug 2009 08:08:34 PDT

When a series only produces 13 episodes each year, waiting for the new season to begin can be unusually cruel for fans. It's been almost 10 months since the explosive season 2 finale of Mad Men, and as season 3 begins, viewers will find that much has changed both personally and professionall...

Original story at About.com TV Dramas .

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The O.C. news and blogs - November 08, 2009

08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit The O.C. news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Harbour Surf Day honors Seal Beach shaper -- by Laylan Connelly, staff writer from OC Beach Blog
• A Short History of the Orange County Sheriff's Department -- by rkburris.nospam@nospam.ocsd.org (John) from John
• Sign ups start for Ultimate Boarder contest -- by Laylan Connelly, staff writer from OC Beach Blog
• The Office: Double Date - Review -- from TV Fodder
• What's On Tonight: Law & Order, Smackdown, Ghost Adventures, The Soup -- by Bob Sassone from TV Squad
• What's Hot on SlashControl: Sneak peek at tonight's Fringe -- by Jane Boursaw from TV Squad
• Harbour Surf Day coming up at Bolsa -- by Laylan Connelly, staff writer from OC Beach Blog
• Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Things We Loved About Last Night’s MODERN FAMILY -- by theTVaddict from the TV addict
• Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Things We Loved About Last Night’s MODERN FAMILY -- by theTVaddict from the TV addict
• OC Lawmen Seek Players for Gridiron Contests -- by rkburris.nospam@nospam.ocsd.org (John) from John

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1-in-4 OC home buyers use federal loan program

24 May 2009 03:09:34 PDT

CA For the past five months, roughly one out of every four home buyers in Orange County used a federally run loan insurance program that was practically nonexistent here two years ago. Now home buyers are taking advantage of loans insured by the Federal ...

Original story at OCRegister .

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Opinion: De-Mythologizing

20 May 2009 17:27:00 PDT

Written by David Dayen
Via OC Progressive, Assemblywoman Noreen Evans, Chair of the Budget Committee, spells out slowly for everyone the structural problems and false assertions about the California budget process. If you have non-political junkie friends who want to understand this in a quick and easy wa...

Original story at Calitics .

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Opinion: OC Grand Jury Report backs Sheriff on CCW Policy even if the Sups Don’t

20 May 2009 11:55:14 PDT

Written by Dan Chmielewski
A department spokesman confirmed that the total number of permits in Orange County now hovers around 900, a 20 percent drop since Hutchens took office. Anderson said the lower number represents expirations such as people moving out of the county or situations that change such as threats...

Original story at The Liberal OC .

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How To Play The OC Theme on piano/keyboard

06 Apr 2009 06:35:00 PDT

Written by rss@youtube.com (jordus)
None Author: jordus Keywords: How To Play The OC Theme on piano keyboard lesson tutorial California song by Phantom Planet Added: April 6, 2009

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Podcast: Ex-Times Scribe Dishes on OC Edition Demise, OC Weekly Rise

10 Mar 2009 15:59:46 PDT

Former Weekly contributor Dan Tsang looks back "at the good old days of the Los Angeles Times Orange County edition" with two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Reyes on the latest Subversity on KUCI. (You can listen here.)

Original story at blogs.ocweekly.com .

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Podcast: Reporter's Radio Roundtable on Mike Carona Trial Today

23 Jan 2009 00:31:26 PST

Along with Orange County Register columnist Frank Mickadeit, I'm appearing today on The OC Show With Cameron Jackson for an hour-long discussion about ex-sheriff Mike Carona, his disgraceful conduct in office, the just-completed trial, crazy jurors and the lapdog local media.

Original story at blogs.ocweekly.com .

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Investor T. Boone Pickens touts energy independence in Toledo

15 Dec 2008 16:37:13 PST

“This is a big day for Boone,” 80-year-old T. Boone Pickens said at OC’s global headquarters in downtown Toledo Monday as Chief Executive Mike Thaman announced that the firm has signed on to Mr. Pickens’ plan to break America’s reliance on imported oil. In exchange for OC’s promise to work wi...

Original story at Toledo Blade .

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Opinion: OC Metro: Worst Magazine...in the World!

07 Dec 2008 20:19:00 PST

We at the Weekly have given OC Metro, the self-described "business lifestyle" magazine of Orange County, plenty of well-deserved jabs over the years. But the glossy monthly (Metro had been a biweekly for years until this past September, a downsizing we can all be happy about) has outd...

Original story at blogs.ocweekly.com .

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Fanfiction: _theoc @ 2008-09-23T18:21:00

23 Sep 2008 15:29:40 PDT

Written by lovelucklyrics
Fandom: The OC Pairing: Seth/Alex Rating: PG. for now Author: lovelucklyrics Disclaimer: I own nada. Words: 1501. A tall, thin, wavy haired brunette with boyish good looks and natural tan stepped into the now empty Bait Shop, ...

Original story at the OC .

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Fanfiction: Boku no Midori Ringu (1/?) Brendon/Ryan various pairings

29 Apr 2008 17:14:00 PDT

Written by ??? ?????
Title: Boku no Midori Ringu(My Green Ring) Author: FamousAlchemist(Me!) Rating: PG 13(Might go up on later chapters!) Pairing(s): Brendon/Ryan Pete/Gabe Brendon/OC POV:3rd Person,narrative. Summary: Life,can be so confusing to only select few. Ryan Ross,just happens to be one of t...

Original story at famousalchemist (Livejournal) .

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FIC: From Afar (The OC, Marissa/Alex)

09 Mar 2008 01:55:03 PST

Written by sapphire_magick
Title: From Afar Author: sapphire_magick aka Ivy Fandom: The OC Pairing: Marissa/Alex Rating: PG-13 Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine. Summary: Alternate Universe so expect the different. From Afar.

Original story at The OC Femmeslash .

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fic: It's so weird how time goes on (The OC; Ryan/Summer; R)

04 Mar 2008 22:01:00 PST

Written by oh my hannah
Title: It's so weird how time goes on Fandom/Pairing: The OC, Ryan/Summer, Ryan/Taylor, Seth/Summer Rating: R-ish - Only talking about sex, sadly. Summary: Summer POV in season four. Warning: This is not a real fic. It's like WIP amensty day for me, or something. It's been sitting around sin...

Original story at buffyx (Livejournal) .

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Fanfiction: Drabbles, anyone?

03 Feb 2008 17:37:00 PST

Written by Maker of altyrons
I need to get the creative juices flowing! I have an outline ready for the SPN Bigbang fic I'm doing, but outlines aren't writing, so I'd like to jumpstart my Sam and Dean muses. so, prompt me. Sam. Dean. Sam/Dean. Sam&Dean. Sam/OC. Dean/OC. I don't care. Just give me a place and a word and a charac ...

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Podcast: Jordan Brandman for AUHSD Fundraiser

15 Oct 2007 10:22:00 PDT

Written by Jubal
Now that the court has ordered OC Superintendent of Education Bill Habermehl to end his ludicrous attempt stop counting the Anaheim Union High School District special election petition signatures, it's off to the races for the Feb. 5 special election.

Original story at OC Blog .

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Opinion: The OC Season 4 -- An early look

30 Oct 2006 02:35:00 PST

Written by Jonathan Toomey
The season picks up five months after Marissa's death and all the characters are in different phases from when we last left them. To make up for the loss of Barton's character, Taylor Townsend (Autumn Reeser) and Kaitlin Cooper (Willa Holland) have both been added as full cast members.

Original story at TV Squad .

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Opinion: 'Thirteen star joins 'The OC'

19 Nov 2005 03:35:00 PST

DC - Reed, 17, will join the group of Newport Beach, Calif., teens for four episodes this season, the New York Daily News reported Saturday. ... United Press International Nikki Reed Joins The OC Comingsoon.net Pittsburgh Tribune-Review all 17 related

Original story at Washington Times .

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'Thirteen star joins 'The OC'

19 Nov 2005 03:28:00 PST

- LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Award-winning film actress Nikki Reed of "Thirteen" will make her small screen debut on Fox TV's the "The OC". ... Washington Times Nikki Reed Joins The OC Comingsoon.net Nikki Hits the Beach Dose.ca all 14 related

Original story at United Press International .

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Nikki Reed Moves to "The OC"

18 Nov 2005 05:41:00 PST

CT - Will "The OC" ruin Nikki Reedâ€™s indie cred? RTE says the star "thirteen" is scheduled to appear in four episodes of the Fox drama this season. ...

Original story at TV Fodder .

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Podcast: Peter Gallagher stops by the Zoo - Part 1

11 Nov 2005 23:13:03 PST

Peter Gallagher talks about The OC, and being described as a DILF.

Original story at a1135.g.akamai.net .

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