Political Gold Rush, Sex Offenders and Pee

1. A former mayor, three planning commissioners, a couple of failed candidates and . The process continues Wednesday night at the council meeting, where elected officials Tony Beall, Jerry Holloway and Steve Baric will begin hashing out some ideas on how to choose from the 21 candidates to replace Gary Thompson, who resigned March 3.

2. The brings us tales of a torture chamber—well, that's what it sounds like to the neighbor next door. And then of course there's the guy dumping urine on his neighbor's porch. Can't we all just get along?

3. Although revisions are on the way, the Orange County Board of Supervisors are leaning toward approving an ordinance that will prohibit registered sex offenders from being in areas—including county parks—where children are likely to gather. Read .

4. If it's Wednesday (it is) we have important information for moms and dads to carry you though the week. Check out Moms Talk, Great Escape, and our first element of the day designed to make your life easier, .

5. On this day in history, March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry told the Virginia Convention, "Give me liberty or give me death." In 1839, the phrase "OK" entered the national lexicon, meaning "all correct." In 1983, President Ronald Reagan called for a space-based anti-missile defense system quickly dubbed the "Star Wars" initiative.  Celebrating birthdays today are Keri Russell (35), Chaka Khan (53) and the first man to run a sub-four minute mile, Roger Bannister (82); also born today were the late rocket scientist Wernher von Braun (1912), film maker Akira Kurosawa (1910) and Joan Crawford (1904).

For What It's Worth: March is National Eye Donor Month. This is Consider Christianity Week. Today is National Puppy Day.