Sadly, the Iraq war reached a numerical milestone with the death toll reaching 4,000 soldiers killed in combat. Why we pay so much attention to the round numbers, especially when every single death counts and every single death will leave…
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When did Pregnancy become a Disablity?
by Heather Pritchard • • 2 Comments
Chuck DeVore wants to give special parking passes to pregnant women during their last three months of pregnancy and two months after giving birth. Now, I’ve been pregnant, not a walk in the park but most certainly not disabling either.…
John McCain shouldn’t answer any phones at 3am
by Heather Pritchard • • 11 Comments
Unless maybe if Joe Lieberman is there to help him. Nah, not that either. But it was a good thing McCain had his Democratic side kick because Joe was kind enough to correct McCain when he said that Iran (Shiite) was…
Alarmism at the FlushReport, who’da thunk?
by Heather Pritchard • • 11 Comments
I have to admit to not having visited the FlashReport prior to coming to the Liberal OC and on a whim I went to check it out. I guess that was my first mistake. Yes, Democrats hope to seize 2/3…
Aliso Viejo Parents in a Nit Snit
by Heather Pritchard • • Comments Off
Lice is a childhood right of passage but of course it’s also something many parents don’t really want to talk about.  Or is it the School that wants to avoid alerting parents until it’s absolutely necessary? And then, when can…
1,836 Teachers Expected to be Laid off in Orange County School Districts
by Heather Pritchard • • Comments Off
While school districts shuffle the numbers and figure out their final counts, it stands that 1,836 teachers will receive pink slips in Orange County School Districts. The OC Register has the numbers by the districts… Anaheim Elementary: 75 temporary teachers…
Spitzer Likely to Resign – Updated
by Heather Pritchard • • 6 Comments
Aides to New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer are holding transition meetings with the lieutenant governor’s office, a top legislative staffer said as calls for Spitzer’s resignation heated up Tuesday. If Spitzer resigns, Lt. Gov. David Paterson, 53, would become the…
