There used to be a thing called “The Seven Wonders of the World,” mostly extinct (and possibly mythical) places and buildings that out stand out as monuments to the creativity and history […]
‘Forgotten Wonders’ of OC
Sam’s Club isn’t Uncle Sam
The State of California has fired a “shot across the bow” at a proposal being considered by the Huntington Beach City Council majority to require voter identification at polling places and installing […]
Bicyclists on the road to ruin
OK, so I’m driving down Chapman Avenue, past the See’s Candy, when a guy on a bike sails his two-wheeler diagonally across four lanes of moving traffic. I brake my Chevy in […]
Be smart, be brief, be gone
This will probably shake the foundations of the West Orange County area, but I actually agree with one recent decision of the Westminster City Council. Just in case you didn’t read it […]
America’s Era of Amnesia
One of the proudest moments of my life followed by just a few days one of the most disheartening. Sept. 11, 2001, of course, was the date of the attack on America […]
It’s HB’s other pandemic crisis
It took a lot of work, but the Huntington Beach City Council has now displaced the Westminster City Council as the municipal leadership raising the most eyebrows in all of Orange County. […]
Time in a bottle at checkout
Time travel is one of mankind’s fondest dreams, especially if it means going back to a kinder, slower-paced period … or into a greatly improved future. About every two weeks or so, […]
Sticks, stones and kids’ phones
Bullying has been with us as long as people have been around. There’s always been somebody with a chip on their shoulder (or a hidden hurt) that wants to intimidate or terrify […]
Hilary dunked, not drowned us
My parents told me I was born during a hurricane. A check of the records shows there was a Hurricane Barbara, but that hit my birth town of Providence, Rhode Island on […]
Angry parents, flared pants
Ever have the feeling that you’re reliving something from your past? Geez, I hope not. There was actually a time that – outside of jeans – a man simply could not buy […]
