Well, he didn’t say much, but at least his car wasn’t keyed in the parking lot … as far as we know. Talking about Steve Carlin, senior vice president of GKN, who […]
Questions without answers
Walkoffs nice, but wins better
In my youth I had a crummy old car that sputtered and stalled at intersections … and sometimes ran as smooth as a gravy sandwich. Was it the carburetor? The air filter? […]
Trades both terrific and terrible
The LA-OC sports world is excited about the Rams trading to get superstar defensive end Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns. Brown, in case you haven’t heard, has been five times an […]
She truly is a Grand Old Flag; let’s pay it some real respect
You won’t often find me full of giddy enthusiasm about some of the policies and proposals of the present Huntington Beach City Council, but there’s an item on the agenda for Tuesday’s […]
Mike Trout in Dodger Blue?
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Where has the old Mike Trout gone? Or, more to the point, where should he go? Mr. Trout has been one of the great baseball players […]
Angels best hope: a new big A
In the news business, the “title” of a regularly occurring event is called a “standing head.” So the topic of “What’s Wrong With the Angels?”might be similarly labeled. I mean, the Halos […]
Who benefits from not voting?
In the classic movie (and actual historical record), investigative reporters were directed to the heart of the Watergate conspiracy by this pithy advice: “Follow the money.” In trying to sort out the […]
The shape of ways to shop
If you track reader interest in the articles that appear on a news-site (as I do), you get a pretty good idea of what interests the casual reader. The number one topic […]
He’s a Gem; she’s work of art
Main Street Dept.: Downtowns are more popular than ever. Garden Grove and Huntington Beach have successful centers and Westminster and Stanton are seeking to establish their own. Among the reasons that such […]
An under-water reputation
This it not really a case of putting “lipstick on a pig.” It’s more an instance of making a ballerina wear a burlap sack. Huntington Beach has an image problem. Just about […]
