It was some time in the ’80s when Michael Jackson was at the height of his power. Backstage at a major awards ceremony. Jackson had just performed. Bruce Cook, our society columnist, happened to be there and since he had already been acquainted with the superstar over the years when he performed on variety shows Cook helped produce he engaged him in some small talk.

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Assemblyman Chuck DeVore Wednesday endorsed Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor’s bid to succeed Assemblyman Van Tran, who will be termed out of office.

DeVore viewed it as returning a favor to Mansoor.

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We had just finished playing a virtual scavenger hunt in the air against another jet full of reporters and other passengers, found out we had won laptop computers for our efforts and a Fox news reporter led some of us in live-TV cheers like trained monkeys. So it was a pretty festive atmosphere when one woman stalked up the aisle demanding to talk to someone in charge.

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