Today's top stories from behind the Orange Curtain:

Powell covers it all, from diplomacy to Twitter (OCR)
From a student discussion to a keynote address, former Secretary of State Colin Powell shared his political insight with hundreds of guests at Chapman University and received the school’s highest honor, the Global Citizen Medal, on Saturday night.

O.C. business down but not out (OCR)
The 90-year-old chairman emeritus of The First American Corp. in Santa Ana remembers the last once-in-a-lifetime downturn – the Depression – when he was still a boy and his family's small title insurance company at 5th and Main Street struggled to survive.

She built a future out of nothing (OCR)
Garden Grove teen will be recognized for successful journey from foster care to adulthood.

O.C. ranks low on U.S. ‘death map’ (OCR)
Despite periodic wildfires and the permanent threat of a catastrophic earthquake, a person’s chances of dying from natural hazards in Orange County and the rest of Southern California are relatively low, says a study by  the University of South Carolina.

Poor sales figures show widening deficit (DP)
Costa Mesa’s fourth-quarter revenue fell short, leaving a predicted $14M hole in budget.

Her staffing agency is 'twice as effective,' clients say (LAT)
Dawson & Dawson connects job hunters with temp and permanent positions in Orange County.