- Nutcracker with a twist
- CINDY, INCIDENTALLY:
- DUI ARRESTS
- POLICE FILES - Dec. 17, 2008
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
- CIA and Good to Go meet at Newport Harbor High
- PET OF THE WEEK
- Mardi Gras on the water
- UCI women's volleyball adds four prep recruits
- Corona del Mar girls' junior varsity soccer team defeats Costa Mesa 5-1
- Mayor: All debts resolved
- Teams tight on cold night
- Marsile tops Pirates who earn postseason honors
- SOUNDING OFF:
- Working for donations
- Ben Bennett
- RING OF LIGHTS WINNERS
- DUI ARRESTS
- UCI recognized for saving water, energy resources
- Seattle adds a notch against UCI
- SEC suing investor, saying he tried to bolster stock
- COMMUNITY & CLUBS:
- Rep. supports magnetic levitation for cargo
- Flag incenses neighbors
- Day labor lawsuit resolved
- Stimulus money should go to transportation, Rep. says
- Latkes by Larry
- Council approves plan to buy foreclosed homes
- POLICE FILES - Dec. 16, 2008
- First Balboa Island Canines and Felines Calendar published
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
- Judges ring in winners for route
- Rain causes trouble
- MPSF coaches tab UCI fifth in preseason poll
- COMMUNITY COMMENTARY:
- Nothing less than a legend
- Band debuts album with mixed-use space party
- Angel watches over toys
- "Christmas On The Air" Musical and Drama by Liberty Baptist Church
- IN THE CLASSROOM:
- "Sing With Us The Christmas Story" A Musical By Newport Christian School
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP
- OCC standout DeLeone gets All-American honor
- KIDS THESE DAYS:
- Officials: Rain to hurt ocean water
- Costa Mesa needs residents for commission
- Homeless Breakfast Donations Needed
- Harman eyes attorney general seat
- Judge dismisses Prentice case
- POLICE FILES - Dec. 15, 2008
- COLLEGE ROUNDUP
- MAILBAG:
- COMMENTS & CURIOSITIES:
- Former condo assn. leader pleads guilty
- Harman eyes attorney general seat
- GOOD OLD DAYS:
- OCC listless in loss
- THE LAST WORD:
- EDITORIAL:
- CdM's Molnar to play water polo for Harvard
- Lions go ice cold in defeat
- EDITORIAL:
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
- YOUTH SCENE:
- UCI's Murphy, Sias garner postseason soccer laurels
- IT'S A GRAY AREA:
- New pastor offers hope
- CHECK IT OUT:
- A tribute for vets
- POLICE FILES - Dec. 13, 2008
- RIGONOMICS:
- Class abuzz with support
- Magic Johnson to sign books at Metro Pointe
- Estancia settles for tie
- SCHEDULE
- City collecting gifts to support military families
- THE COASTAL GARDENER:
- HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
- SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE:
- Board of water district names its new president
- IN THEORY:
- Sea Kings stay hot
- Catholics pack church
- Pirates miss last-second bid to cash in
- Annexation put back on the table
- THE CROWD:
- Newport's Pearson, Sage's Williamson to Columbia
- Teaching to spread peace
- GARDEN FANATIC: Going 'bare root' with roses
- Plenty of honors for girls' volleyball program
- Breakers undefeated through five matches
- Breakers finally beat Foothill
- EDITORIAL: City helping retailers
- Winter Fantasy holds final weekend
- Soccer camp teaches basics of game for youth
- SURFING LAGUNA: Where surfing is a family affair
- BRIEFLY IN RELIGION
- MAILBAG: Laguna incident similar to Walmart's
- BRIEFLY IN BUSINESS
- IN THE ARTS