I don’t think I could have done it. In my military reserve days, they taught us that when a hand grenade lands by you, just fall flat on your face on the […]
Retorts: Thinking about what a real hero is
Retorts: Disaster prep needn’t be disaster
Oh, that’ll never happen. Or, it won’t happen again. The nation’s attention has been focused this week on the agony of Texas and Louisiana as those states are lashed by Hurricane – […]
The 18th Elvis Festival grew pretty tall
By Jim Tortolano It was a matter of Elvis meets endive; Presley matched up with parsley. The 18th annual Elvis Festival came to Garden Grove’s historic Main Street along with the Local […]
Steering from punishment to solutions
By Jim Tortolano It’s 1967. Bobby has been sent to the vice principal’s office for fighting. The veep is a burly ex-football coach with a stiff brush haircut and bulging muscles in […]
What’s in a name? Business, that’s what
This is the season of statues, monuments and symbolism, both near and far. Violence in Virginia, and at least some virulent words here in Orange County. A national tempest has been stirred […]
“Wind River” a mystery with a difference
By Jim Tortolano Most murder mysteries in movies seem to occur in urban areas with lots of chases down grungy alleys and under the glare of artificial light, often with a pretty […]
Renovated Don Wash is open for business
By Jim Tortolano Long a landmark in the civic center area, Donald R. Wash Memorial Auditorium on Stanford Avenue on the Garden Grove High School campus has – for more than six […]
Retorts: Wielding words as weapons
The events in Charlottesville, Virginia are still fresh in our minds and emotions are running high. A fear of rising escalation of anger, of steeper polarization seems to be taking hold. […]
Retorts: It’s one year for the OC Tribune
“Journalism,” Matthew Arnold said, “is literature in a hurry.” I can remember in my youth scrambling to write articles to meet some impending daily deadline, peering desperately at increasingly obscure notes, feeling […]
Longer hours for bars, eateries eased
By Jim Tortolano A plan to make it easier for some downtown businesses – primarily bars and restaurants – to stay open later was approved by the Huntington Beach City Council […]
