A while ago I wrote in this space about a certain disappointment with some of the speakers at a recent candidates forum. Some of them confused the city government with the school […]
Why not do ‘Great Things’?
Farewell to Vikings, Oilers?
The California State Legislature has passed its share of what Tim Walz might call “knucklehead” laws in the last few years, but one that really has me rolling my eyes is Assembly […]
Halloween is past its ‘salad days’
October is the perfect time for people to change their appearance and pretend to be someone they aren’t. Yes, there’s a double meaning in that, referring to how folks – and not […]
The Unicorn vs. The Judge
Although division champions Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees won’t start their post-season play until Saturday, much of the baseball-watching world – sportswriters, fans, bookies, TV executives – is already holding […]
Those 2024 campaign capers
Editor’s note: Second part of Retort’s new “Kudos and Komplaints.” Here are the Komplaints. Read on for the Delights and Disappointments. I don’t care for campaign signs. I realize that “name recognition” […]
Ugly tunnel now a paintin’ place
A debut of a new Retorts feature: Kudos and Komplaints pointing out what’s worthy – in my opinion – of praise or worth of gripes. Tunnel We Love: The pedestrian tunnel (between […]
Right the first time, Ron
Sometimes, it’s a good idea to say what you think. Angels manager Ron Washington got in a spot of trouble this week when he suggested that the Halos didn’t have major league-quality […]
Justice for all, not just for us
Ten people, including two professors, will face misdemeanor charges of refusing to disperse as police tried to clear the University of California, Irvine campus of encampments in May created to demonstrate for […]
Retorts: Time for ‘tough love’
Cities all across our West Orange County and – and probably – all across California are busy composing anti-camping ordinances aimed at clearing clusters of homeless people creating impromptu settlements on public […]
Hey, use your thinkers, voters!
Now, wasn’t that an interesting debate? One candidate said the foreign leaders would “eat the lunch” of the other candidate, while the other claimed that a town in the Midwest is plagued […]
