Here’s How Dept.: Michael Gates, once the controversial city attorney for Huntington Beach, is running for the state Attorney General in the Nov. 3 election, and – frankly – he doesn’t stand […]
How Golden State turned blue
The era of battling newspapers is just nostalgia now
I recently read Teri Sforza’s final column for The Orange County Register and enjoyed it a lot. It was full of nostalgia over her 33 years with the paper, especially focusing on […]
Halloween: tastiest of holidays
Don’t Snicker at This Dept. This being October, I spend a lot of my time thinking about Halloween. Being an Angels fan – what with the paucity of playoff action for the […]
Woodbury Park: gotta see it!
Park It Here Dept. Kudos to the City of Garden Grove – and especially to John Montanchez and Janet Pelayo of the Community Services Department – for the recent opening of the […]
Gas prices: who’s to blame?
I filled up my Chevy’s gas tank the other day at $6.19 a gallon. Two days later the price had risen to $6.29 a gallon. It brought back many memories. I am […]
Simply a scourge of signs
It was the worst of signs, it was the worst of signs … With apologies to Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities,” the communities of West Orange County – Garden Grove, […]
Retorts: We are Americans all
Losing the Spirit Dept.: On Sept. 11, we annually observe the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. We call it Patriot Day, but it’s sobering to come to know […]
From the trenches and back …
As you may have read or heard, I’ve just come back from a strange, short journey. It started – more or less – in the Ralphs parking lot, took me through the […]
What will be the eventual cost of the GKN hazmat scare?
Can’t Buy Me Love Dept.: GKN Aerospace spokesman Steve Carlson appeared on Tuesday night at the Garden Grove City Council and was – as is his fate – on the spot. He […]
That Name, That Face … So?
It’s election time, or will be shortly. The candidates for local office, at least, have come forward, as evidenced by the big, colorful signs that blight nearly every street corner from Katella […]
