When I was growing up – assuming that ever happened – we were told that the biggest threat was communism, especially Russian communism. Made sense: they had a big army, atomic weapons […]
The Devil and Mrs. Doubtfire
Let’s name your neighborhood
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a cartoonist. A better ambition would have been to become a cartographer – maker of maps – because they make a lot more […]
Using books as political tools
This is was has historically been called – in journalistic circles – “the silly season.” Summer means vacations and such for many people, but especially for government entities which generate most of […]
The booms a bit of a bust?
A little of this, a little of that … Hold Your Fire Dept: I might be wrong – I frequently am – but it seems to me that the use and abuse […]
Is woman-power taking over?
In this week of celebrating the independence and greatness of America, there’s a cloud on the horizon that’s threatening to change The Republic forever. Fellas, listen closely, so I can mansplain. The […]
Life in the really scary bike lane
Bike a mile in my Skechers, will ya? At Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council an agenda item that one would expect would create no more controversy than a resolution […]
Throwing the book at libraries
“Maybe you should try reading books instead of burning them,” said Sean Connery in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” Now, I’m not comparing what’s going on in Huntington Beach with Depression-era […]
Well, there is some good news
Newsfolks are sometimes – not always without some justification – criticized for focusing so much on the negative in reporting. But that’s because a) news is what’s a bit unusual, not the […]
Hanks, billboards, Stanton’s rep
A little of this, a little of that … Highly recommend the new novel by Tom Hanks, “The Making of a Major Motion Picture.” Not only is it an entertaining story with […]
It’s an e-sign of the times
Did you ever work real hard, or spend a lot of money on, a gift for someone, to have them turn up their noses and say, “Take it back”? The rough equivalent […]
