Have you seen that TV commercial – I think it was for Mercedes Benz – in which a family is riding in a car and there’s some disagreement about when it’s the […]
Yes, it’s looking like Christmas
The 24-7, 365 election cycle
So, I’m sitting there watching a parade of commercials – interrupted from time to time by a football game – and I’m thinking … why do the beer and pharma companies spend […]
We are better off than then
One of the phrases very popular in political campaigns is “Are You Better Off Now Than You Were Four Years Ago?” Originated by Ronald Reagan (or his speechwriters), it was a brilliant […]
Do not do what Do did
Andy, Andy, Andy. What were you thinking? Andrew Do, Orange County Supervisor for the First District, has been in the news the last few weeks and ended his term on the board […]
Washroom policy a washout?
Sometimes the most … wait, let me be fair, here … controversial ideas started with good intentions but end up biting us in the seat of our Levis. It’s been reported that […]
Why not do ‘Great Things’?
A while ago I wrote in this space about a certain disappointment with some of the speakers at a recent candidates forum. Some of them confused the city government with the school […]
Halloween is past its ‘salad days’
October is the perfect time for people to change their appearance and pretend to be someone they aren’t. Yes, there’s a double meaning in that, referring to how folks – and not […]
Those 2024 campaign capers
Editor’s note: Second part of Retort’s new “Kudos and Komplaints.” Here are the Komplaints. Read on for the Delights and Disappointments. I don’t care for campaign signs. I realize that “name recognition” […]
Ugly tunnel now a paintin’ place
A debut of a new Retorts feature: Kudos and Komplaints pointing out what’s worthy – in my opinion – of praise or worth of gripes. Tunnel We Love: The pedestrian tunnel (between […]
Justice for all, not just for us
Ten people, including two professors, will face misdemeanor charges of refusing to disperse as police tried to clear the University of California, Irvine campus of encampments in May created to demonstrate for […]
