Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:
Santa Ana Council Adds Youth To The Mix -- LAT
Michelle Martinez, 27, takes a seat and vows to make a difference with 'the people's agenda.'
Newsmaker Of The Year: The Face Of Costa Mesa -- DP
It would be hard for Allan Mansoor to top 2006.
Following The Float -- OCR
Anaheim celebrates anniversary with entry as residents make dedicated trek to the Rose Parade.
Planners' Perfect New Year's Parties -- OCR
Some have been working since September to guarantee that O.C. revelers have fun.
Teen Irish Dancers Flourish In Anaheim -- OCR
Teenagers Bobby and Chelsea Clark compete internationally.
Man With A Great Park Master Plan -- OCR
Richard Ramsey wants to merge nature, politics and architecture into the Great Park.
Agency In La Habra Earns Client's Gratitude -- OCR
Center has assisted Vivian Estrada with rent and other bills.
To all of the police officers and their families who were killed in the line of duty.....We are different and despite what Supervisor Moorlach says in Orange County police officers have many more concerns during their shift then an employee at the Hall of Administration:
" JUST A COP "
by Sgt Marc A. Turner
Did you know a Police Officer died last night?
Just another Cop who gave his life
Another story to fill the news
Another funeral with a sea of blue
We know that he did not want to leave
Now his brothers, sisters & family grieve
They'll lay to rest their brother with tears
A pain that will last for the rest of their years
And others will come to honor this Cop
Who in spite of the risks, would never stop
“To Serve & Protect” were just not words written as art
It was part of his soul, his body, his heart
The real pain that’s felt by those left behind
Comes from the fact many people don’t mind
That this hero was killed fighting for us
“He’s just a cop, it’s his job, why all the fuss?”
He was there when you needed, there when you called
Never asked you for praise or to thank him at all
So he’s just a cop, risking his life
Catches a bullet or gets stuck with a knife
To those who say that it’s just a cop’s life
Did you ever stop to think, did he have a wife?
Or maybe a boy and a little girl too
Waiting for Dad who promised a trip to the Zoo
They watched out the door, with smiles and cheer
Waiting for daddy who soon should be there
But instead of his smile, come three somber cops
As they walk towards the house time suddenly stops
He won’t be coming home to them anymore
Still they stand and stare out the front door
Saying My Dad was a cop…but why did he have to die?
He was kind, he was funny, just a really nice guy
No it wasn’t just a cop who was killed last night
A part of us all died when they shut down his light
When it happens again, we all know that it will
Take a second to think, for a moment be still
If not for that cop, where would we be
Afraid of our shadow, not one of us free
Was the guy who just died special or not?
Yeah he sure was, …Just a Husband, a Father, a Hero, a COP
© Marc A. Turner, Sergeant
Roxbury Twp PD NJ
Posted by: | December 31, 2006 at 05:36 PM
IWN Sunday edition going away
It’s difficult to decide to stop publishing the Sunday edition of the Irvine World News.
The first Sunday edition was published on Jan. 25, 2004, as an extension of the Thursday Irvine World News. The idea was to broaden the paper’s range of features, be timelier in sports coverage and to offer Orange County Register subscribers a bonus edition of their local paper.
Unfortunately, the Sunday edition has fallen short of its circulation and financial goals.
The last edition will be published today.
Posted by: Hanna | December 31, 2006 at 10:08 PM
Who cares.......what the hell happens in Irvine anyway other than a bunch of CCR violations!
Posted by: | January 01, 2007 at 12:54 AM
Looks like Carona Chronicles is gone....what happened?
Posted by: | January 01, 2007 at 12:59 AM