California newspaper defies trend to shrink costs

UPDATED 7:57 AM EST, January 2, 2013

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — New and expanded sections to cover business, automobiles and food. A nearly five-fold increase in community news pages and more investigative reporting. Even daily color comics.

It feels like a throwback to an earlier era at the Orange County Register, where a first-time newspaper owner is defying conventional wisdom by spending heavily to expand the printed edition and playing down digital formats.

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