Do It Right Dept. There was an incident recently near a Garden Grove public school in which immigration agents seized a man, handcuffed him, and held him in a van for about […]
Retorts: Do it right, ICE-men
Is HB council calming down?
Not as MAGA Now Dept.: The approval by voters of Measures A and B in Huntington Beach in June appears to have had a moderating influence on the Huntington Beach City Council. […]
On that roller coaster again
This is the “back-to-school” season, the annual shifting of tectonic plates which turns grade school kids into teenagers-in-waiting, and those into rapidly emerging pre-adults. It’s a time of anticipation and apprehension. Will […]
Happy days at Disneyland
Disneyland opened 70 years ago last month and the man behind it – Walt Disney – was the fellow who probably had more influence on Orange County than any other person. The […]
How to beat the bullying
A high school student addressed the local school board on Tuesday and complained that he was being bullied. It was a rather brave thing he did, I thought, “taking it to the […]
Trout: always a world champ
The brightest light in the baseball universe is Shohei Ohtani, the “unicorn” who may eventually be proclaimed the greatest of all time. That glare may be enough to forget that it wasn’t […]
Big plans that never happened
In a recent column I mused on stuff you never see around our towns: mail boxes, newspaper racks, etc. It got me to thinking about intriguing proposals that never – for better […]
There’s no tying in baseball
Baseball, America’ oldest pastime, if not its’ most favorite, is nevertheless the one with the most with the most myths, traditions and superstitions. Yesterday was July 4, and – as the spooky […]
Which kind of football will win?
The greatest football contest ever may not involve muscle pulls, concussions or cheerleaders in marginally scandalous costumes. It’s the coming struggle for which variety of football will be The Next Big Thing […]
They see what you show them
Unsolicited Advice Dept.: As a licensed and bonded purveyor of unrequested counsel, recent events have compelled me to step forward to offer assistance in … how shall I put this? … […]
