By Jim Tortolano If you’re a Democrat and feeling blue about the outcome of the Nov. 8 presidential election, there’s some cheering news in the balloting in Orange County. If you’re a […]
Local cities split on White House pick
Rampage at Ohio State hurt 11 people
An 18-year-old man is dead after he was fatally shot by a police officer seeking to stop him in an attack on students at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The dead […]
Cuban leader Fidel Castro dead at 90
Fidel Castro, the communist revolutionary who led Cuba for 50 years, died Friday at age 90. His death was announced on state television Friday by his brother and current Cuban President Raul […]
Retorts: The deep political divide remains
Democracy, it’s said, is the proposition that 51 percent of the public is right 51 percent of the time. That may be true, but the results of Tuesday’s election suggests that experts […]
Retorts: Electing after Election Day
I liked the old sergeant who said, “Every day is election day.” What he meant had more to do with him asserting the premise that he was the toughest son-of-a-buck in the […]
Retorts: Here’s what voters really want
With just a little over a month to go in the 2016 presidential election, many Americans are looking at the prospect of choosing the next occupant of the White House as a […]
Congress overrides veto of 9/11 bill
President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill to allow the families of “9/11” victims to sue Saudi Arabia for its connections to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 was overridden Wednesday […]
High interest in Clinton vs. Trump debate
What could be a record audience is expected to tune in Monday evening to watch the first presidential debate between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump. The debate, held […]
Clinton has pneumonia; Ford goes south
The illness that interrupted Hillary Clinton’s campaigning on Sunday is a case of “mild pneumonia,” according to letter from her person physician Wednesday. The Washington Post is reporting that the Democratic presidential […]
Florida braces for Hurricane Hermine
Hurricane Hermine is expected to strike Florida early Friday and Gov. Rick Scott is warning residents of that state to batten down the hatches. Called “life-threatening,” it’s expected to strike the Big […]
