It All Adds Up Dept. I was delighted to hear Bob Harden’s remarks at the La Quinta High School commencement ceremonies at Bolsa Stadium on Wednesday. Harden, the longest-serving member of the […]
Critical thinking is the key, grads
Why what America stands for really is quite exceptional
This is the season of patriotism, real and manufactured. Memorial Day has just passed and in a few weeks it will be Flag Day, followed by Independence Day. The Stars and Stripes […]
Maybe you can taste the past
It’s interesting how some of the signposts in our lives are not just births, marriages, deaths and the like. Sometimes it’s the passing of an institution or even a store. Zlaket’s closure […]
Mall situation gets muddled?
A little of this, a little of that … Could It Be Mall Over Dept: I read that one of the major owners of the troubled Westminster Mall is putting its property […]
Delighted down at the DMV
In a very dignified panic, I got myself to the Department of Motor Vehicles office in Westminster this week, anxious to get my renewed driver’s license before it expired. Now, there were […]
It’s the two-wheel Wild West now on sidewalks and roads
Have a bit of a daredevil spirit, do you? In the mood to bring out your inner chance-taker? Step out on a sidewalk. This is Bicycle Safety Month, and not a minute […]
Retorts: The legacy of April ’75
This week many in our Vietnamese community are observing – you surely couldn’t call it “celebrating” – the end of what we call the Vietnam War, a long-running tragedy that spanned three […]
It’s a very delicious holiday
Palm Sunday has passed and Easter Sunday is straight ahead of us. As a kid, this was considered third on the scale of favorite holidays, behind Christmas and Halloween, and anticipated in […]
Retorts: That sinking feeling …
There was a time when political appointees to important government posts were more-or-less winked at as a concession to necessity. Sometimes it was harmless. For many decades, the Postmaster General was a […]
Keep hands to your … wheel
April has been declared “Distracted Driving Month” by police and other traffic folks. I’m pretty sure what they mean by that is you should not be distracted while driving. I am a […]
