By Chris Abdelmalek The day after Thanksgiving tends to be a bit on a sluggish slide for most people. Everyone is stuffed up on turkey and stuffing. However, the boys of Western High School […]
Western romps to CIF-SS Division 11 title
“Green Book” crosses the color line
By Jim Tortolano Road pictures with miss-matched “buddies” have long been a staple of American popular film, but few have dealt with the issue of Jim Crow segregation. And even fewer films […]
This late show is a hit at Honda Center
Overtime, which has been an ice-cold wasteland for much of the early season for the Anaheim Ducks, finally warmed up Friday night. Rickard Rakell scored 14 seconds into extra time at Honda […]
Weekend: “Break” into the holidays
Full of turkey … or tired of it? Relax (your belt) with some entertaining choices in movies, live plays and sports events this weekend for those of us in the communities of […]
Retorts: Why did Dana, GGFD lose?
Two long-standing traditions in the area suffered historic defeats in the month of November, with implications still difficult to foresee. Dana Rohrabacher, a Congressman from coastal Orange County – including most of […]
Umberg-Nguyen close; ‘Blue Wave’ hit OC
The blue wave that washed Democrats into control of the U.S. House of Representatives is hitting a high tide in Orange County as well. All seven Congressional seats serving Orange County were […]
Council OKs jet noise and harbor panels
Unanimity was the policy of the evening for the Huntington Beach City Council when it met Monday night. The council approved every item on the agenda, and all but three of them […]
Western’s title hope; LQ’s Hall of Fame
Fifteen high school teams serving the communities of Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Stanton and Westminster started the football season in the heat of August, but only one of them will be playing […]
Overtime is the wrong time, once again
This year’s edition of the Anaheim Ducks just doesn’t seem to like working overtime. With Sunday’s 4-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche at Honda Center, the Ducks have gone winless in their […]
Two pictures worth 1,000 words
A couple of visual comments on the news, as well as columns by Bob Franken and Rich Lowry. Don’t you feel more informed about current events, already? ––––––––––– No, President Trump in […]
