By Anita Snow/Associated Press “Countdown 1960: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of the 312 Days that Changed America’s Politics Forever” is a look at a critical period in U.S. history that holds lessons for […]
2024 election similar to 1960?
Find these “Lost Landmarks”
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Harry Truman once wrote (or said) that “The only thing new under the sun is the history we don’t know.” Here in Orange County, where it seems […]
“People’s Guide” a narrow light
By Jim Tortolano I have to cock a skeptic’s eye at any book that put a modifier in the title. It’s with this apprehension that I take up “A People’s Guide to […]
“Rock Don’t Roll” is on a roll
By Pete Zarustica Who says murder, corruption and surgery can’t be sort of fun? In his first novel, long-time local sportswriter and sportscaster Don Alexander weaves all that together in an entertaining […]
