That was the year that was … and frankly, it was not a 12-month parade of non-stop encouraging news of progress and harmony for the West Orange County area. As I look […]
Retorts: The ups and downs of 2018
Retorts: The good, the bad and the slow
Where does the time go? It fades away like your dad’s best jeans, as the song lyric goes. This is the last Retorts of 2018, so it seems appropriate to look back […]
Sources: Another home for Shakespeare
The new year is still more than a month away, but events move so fast these days we have to look into the future to try to shape it. Here are two […]
Retorts: Buying into world of chagrin
These are dangerous times in our society, and especially for men. I don’t mean the recent rain, or the crowds and traffic that grow during this holiday season, I mean the […]
Sources: A charter school for GGUSD?
Charter schools have been a hot topic in public education in recent years. The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, for example, now has a majority considered supportive of that […]
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 […]
Ask what you can do for America
I was in line at the Target store the other day and happened to overhear the conversation of two young men in their early 20s discussing their achievements in some violent computer […]
Free speech, more beer, less Dana?
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” – William Faulkner How much the past can still influence the present was on display at the most recent meeting of the Westminster […]
Vote “Yes” on Measure O for G. Grove
Is your home town worth a penny? We think it is. Voters in Garden Grove will be asked on Nov. 6 to approve a one-cent sales tax to provide needed revenue to […]
If Angels are looking for a new home ….
As far as speculation and blue-sky dreaming go, this has been a pretty good week. In quick succession, Disney announced it was pulling the plug on a planned 700-room luxury hotel as […]
