The transformation of the Willowick Golf Course from an affordable set of links into a huge moneymaker was always a little like drawing to an inside straight in poker. Possible, but not […]
Was Willowick a bad bet?
A welcome to our Little Kyiv
“Here is the hospitality which forever indicates heroes.” – Walt Whitman Our cities here in Orange County have sometimes been imagined as strongholds of white middle class folks, as homogenized as Wonder […]
Retorts: The clock is running out
The last time an Orange County city tried something this reckless, it was almost never heard from again. Back in 1911 the residents of a community then called Benedict incorporated as the […]
Vlad’s mystical “superpower”
What’s your superpower? I mean, short of being a strange visitor from another planet or coming in possession of a magic ring, hammer or sword, what would give you powers and abilities […]
The grass is green here, too…
Don’t leave! This is the time of year, it seems, when a lot of leaders in our communities are moving on to – or at least trying to – what I call […]
Retorts: Speak softly, or don’t
There’s only a short time until the end of the year, so it’s time for a short column with some short quotes about the issues of the day. Coronavirus “When you wrestle […]
A different guide to the holidays
If you’re like most of us, you are hip-deep in the holiday season. Regardless of your spiritual affiliation, you are stuck in Christmasland for the next two weeks or so, so […]
Who let the dog out? He did
This is the time of year when people ask what you’re thankful for. Personally, I’ll be grateful if our new dog, Shadow, doesn’t burn the house down. A too-tall Flat-Coated Retriever mix, […]
“Thank you for your service”
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” – John F. Kennedy, 1961 “What’s in it for me?” – Too Many People, 2021 […]
The wild world of new words
Our American English language is constantly changing and always has been. But in today’s super-heated political/cultural climate people are quickly inventing words and terms intended to be pointed in defense of, or […]
