Dear Marilyn, My parents have been divorced for almost eleven years. Neither one of them has been dating anyone else since that time. Recently, however, my mom has met a guy and has […]
Caught in the middle of divorced folks
Retorts: Cheers for a sense of community
One hesitates to build a philosophy around a TV sitcom that’s been off the air for nearly a quarter of a century, but I heard the theme song from “Cheers” the other […]
Halos fall, Ducks soar, Argos roll
The 2017 home opener for the Los Angeles Angels is Friday at the Big A, with the Halos hosting the Seattle Mariners. The Angels are 2-2 after a 5-1 loss to the […]
BB shots land HB man in state prison
A Huntington Beach man has been sentenced to two years in state prison for shooting a BB gun at Huntington Beach substation. A window in the building was shattered while officers were […]
Dear Mari: Get the old grump some pals
Dear Marilyn, I am 25 years old, I’m married, and I have two beautiful children, ages 2 ½ and 14 months. Sometimes I feel like I have another child…my father-in-law. We’ll call […]
Argonauts would prefer to go “Golden”
By Jim Tortolano Since 1966, Garden Grove High School has competed athletically in the Garden Grove League. That could soon be changing as schools from the Orange County area consider re-leaguing proposals, […]
12-year sentence for sex offender
An investigation begun in 2013 by Garden Grove and Cypress police culminated in the sentencing Monday of a 47-year-old man to 12 years in state prison for a variety of sex acts […]
Dear Mari: Lend a hand with Easter dinner
Dear Marilyn, Every year it has been our family tradition to go to my grandmother’s house for Easter dinner. She cooks and bakes and we have many wonderful family memories of Easter […]
Can’t “leaf” this tea hot spot alone
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano In the same small strip mall where a Starbucks flamed out a few years ago and closed, there’s a tea and coffee shop packed with customers and […]
Viet flag resolution is approved, 6-1
By Jim Tortolano A largely symbolic resolution opposing the display of the flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on city property was approved Tuesday night by the Garden Grove City Council. […]
