By Michael Kaufman
Orange County legislator Mike Anagnostakis was so troubled after reading through the $703.2 million 2015 budget proposed by County Executive Steve Neuhaus last week that he sent a letter to all his legislative colleagues to share his concerns

By Jeffrey Page
There’s a murderer out there somewhere

Deadly geography

A new painting brings memories of old things.

By Michael Kaufman
Valley View faces uncertain future as Neuhaus threatens layoffs and Berkman seeks to downsize.

By Bob Gaydos
Mostly, when I look at Derek Jeter’s career, I’m impressed with how quietly he went about his job, how almost routine he made the anything-but-routine appear.

By Jeffrey Page
We need new qualifications for holding public office

By Michael Kaufman
The rumored defection of two or more Democratic legislators, which would have given County Executive Steve Neuhaus the supermajority he needs to move forward with the sale of Valley View, did not take place.

By Gretchen Gibbs
I think about all those children with the big eyes in the wan faces, living in tents, having fled gunfire, having not enough to eat, shivering at night, and having lost forever people they’ve loved.

I’m afraid, deep inside, much of the time. But I think the trick of living is to have that fear, to admit it, to admit to it – and then to carry on.