June is coming up, and that’s the traditional month for a wedding. What better way to have a happy marriage than to see if your intended’s star sign matches up with […]
Aries and Geminis, for an example …
The appeals and perils of symbolism
Who are you? Are you simply the sum of your allegiances, fears, desires and experiences? Are you defined exclusively by your class, your race, your clan, and your profession or whom you […]
We’ve heard enough from Robert Mueller
The last thing the world needs is more of Robert Mueller’s commentary, but Congress is determined to have him hold forth at a public hearing. It’s not as though we don’t already […]
From Hong Kong to Yale to Stanton
By Jim Tortolano She was born stateless in a refugee camp in Hong Kong. When her family was able to come to America, they had to share a mattress in a one-bedroom […]
Rainbow flag won’t fly at City Hall
By Jim Tortolano The rainbow flag of “Gay Pride” won’t be flying over Garden Grove’s city hall, at least not soon. A deadlocked city council on Tuesday night couldn’t take action on […]
Cannabis commerce concept advances
By Jim Tortolano Stanton took the first tentative steps toward allowing the commercial uses of cannabis – marijuana – at Tuesday night’s meeting of the City Council. In a special session starting […]
Twins edge Halos, who fall into third
The Los Angeles Angels lost not only a game Tuesday night in Minnesota, but also their grip on second place in the American League West. The 4-3 loss to the Twins dropped […]
Santiago seeks softball title on Friday
UPDATE: Santiago’s Division 6 CIF-SS championship game will be held on Friday at 3:30 p.m. at Barber Park in Irvine. –––– Santiago High’s softball team surged into the CIF-SS Division 6 championship […]
Franken: Politics equals showbiz
Back when I was a TV local newspup, I met Muhammad Ali to do an interview. This was during his boxing days. While my video person set up, I discovered, to my […]
Oilers in two bat semifinals today
Two teams from Huntington Beach High are in CIF-SS semifinal contests today (Tuesday). The Oiler baseball team (25-6) will visit Harvard-Westlake (26-5-1) in Division 1 action in Studio City. The teams are […]
