Now, this is a tough one. Do we roll our eyes over Anthony Rendon’s latest injury, which will put him out of the Angels lineup for the umpteenth time? Is this just […]
Tough Luck Tony’s latest fall
Police facility is a smart move
A recent editorial in The Register claimed that Garden Grove simply couldn’t afford the bond issue to finance the construction of a new police facility (with adjacent parking structure) and a new […]
“Baker’s Dozen” was number 1
Writers influence writers, and no sports writer ever influenced me as much as Hugh Baker, the sports columnist for the Garden Grove Daily News (later The Orange County Evening News). From 1959 […]
OCStreetcar may turn out to be a golden path for Santa Ana
Second of two columns on why the OC Streetcar is a good bet. It was before my family came to Orange County, but there was a time when the chief and most […]
The worst sports team name?
In the classic tale of Rip Van Winkle, the title character goes to sleep in colonial America and awakes 20 years later, stunned by the changes he missed, including going from being […]
Opinion: It’s the pessimistic Streetcar Named Downer
As a character in an episode of the TV series “Justified” (one of my Top Five shows) – a bad guy– once said, “Negative thinking leads to negative results.” Not only […]
Opinion: Center city central to Garden Grove’s past, future
As a history buff, I never tire of trying to convince people of the connection between their past, the present and the future. That was done rather adroitly on Wednesday at the […]
Opinion: Caitlin Clark could surprise us by playing in NBA
If you’re one of the many who watched the NCAA basketball finals on Sunday and Monday, perhaps you came away with two observations: the UConn men’s team was the most team-like team […]
Opinion: What ‘Godzilla’ meant
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune The latest iteration of the big lizard vs. big ape movies – “GodzillaXKong” – is in cinemas now, but to me a more interesting film concept is […]
Opinion: Customer “service” can end up being quite elusiive
I have recently emerged – along with my brilliant bride – from the darkest depths of today’s modern most heartless society: customer “service.” In too many settings, the term is an oxymoron, […]
