Editor’s note: Jim Tortolano wrote this column in October 2017 after the Las Vegas killings. He thinks it’s still appropriate in the wake of today’s mass shooting at a school in Florida. […]
Retorts: Cruel dilemma of guns in the U.S.
French cafe lifestyle in Garden Grove
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano If you’re not so flush with Bitcoins that you can’t jet across the pond daily for a taste of the French café lifestyle, there are a couple […]
“Darkest Hour”: Oldman shines, but …
By Jim Tortolano “Darkest Hour,” starring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in the early days of World War II, deserves high praise for the performance of its lead actor and a head […]
Retorts: Maybe it’s time to pay to play
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: 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 […]
