Sometimes what you don’t see is more intriguing than what you do. On Wednesday, at the “State of the City” address by Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones, much was made of the […]
Retorts: Maybe it’s time to pay to play
Retorts: Fighting cold with old medicine
The nation is in the grip of a flu epidemic. Always preferring to do things on a small scale, I’ve got a pretty persistent cold. In each case, although there’s only so […]
Retorts: Welcome to your Bizarro World!
If you ever read comic books as a kid – or do now – you might be familiar with “Bizarro World.” That’s a place in the Superman stories in which a mutant […]
Retorts: Here’s what you should resolve
One of the biggest clichés of January is the New Year’s resolution thing. Quitting smoking. Losing weight. Stop procrastinating. Clearing out the clutter. Stop being so negative. And on and on. The […]
Retorts: The shape of things to look for
This is the time of year in which a lot of journalists spill a lot of ink (in today’s terms, also, electrons) reflecting sonorously on the months past. But, heck, anyone can […]
Karen Hatfield: the real McCoy of doers
By Jim Tortolano It’s been breezy lately, but if you feel an especially strong whirlwind coming from West Garden Grove and Westminster, it might just be all the activity coming from the […]
Retorts: We need a new Bill of Writes
Editor’s note: In last week’s column, Jim pointed out the things that citizens can do to make their communities better. This week, a big – but inexpensive – idea about how government […]
Pursuing a goal of better parks, services
By Jim Tortolano John Montanchez has goals. In more than one way. The new community services director for the City of Garden Grove not only has a lot of plans for the […]
Retorts: Willing to get out and push?
One of the reasons that the Germans failed on the western front during World War II, and the Americans advanced, was as simple as getting up off your duff. By 1941-45, war […]
“Roman” and “Billboards” small film gems
By Jim Tortolano This hasn’t been a great year for memorable Hollywood blockbusters, but there have been some noteworthy “small” films that deserve attention. Here are two. “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” is […]
