If you have fur in your carpet, clothing, car floorboards and sofa, you are part of one of America’s fastest growing clubs. If you spend more on grooming your four-legged permanent house […]
Dogs are still your best pal
Some Q & A about the OCT
Every so often, responsible journalists have a duty to account for their service – of the lack of it – to their community. Tribune editor/publisher Jim Tortolano now answers the questions you […]
Why dope seems to be more popular, and varied, than ever
Nobody wants to be considered a “dope,” but there doesn’t seem to be any end to the number of folks who want to be doped-up, drunk, high, spit-faced, smashed, lit, etc. Equally […]
Two unrecognized presidents
February, home to the birthdates of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, could also be termed “President’s Month.” It has become a time for Americans to judge which of their chief executives deserve […]
If’s it’s illegal, just don’t do it
Should you do something illegal and/or even immoral just because someone in authority told you to do it? This quandary is in the news as a federal grand jury refused last week […]
Nuts to squirrels? Maybe
New Neighbors Dept: We were just used getting used to the presence of coyotes in the neighborhood, and now a new bunch has moved in. We’ve got squirrels. We spotted them first […]
Lisa is good; Fwy sign is bad
Back-Patting and Nit-Picking Dept.: There’s been a predictable amount of grumbling about the pay increase given last week to City Manager Lisa Kim by the Garden Grove City Council. Two points here: […]
Logic loses on smoking ban
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Dept. Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council made for good drama, but did it make for good government? A proposal to ban smoking in city […]
Retorts: ‘Cash-only crisis’
Show Me The Money Dept.: It’s a new year (still), and that’s a good time to address lingering problems and resolving ongoing conundrums (I love that word). As cities in Orange County […]
We’re back … happy new year
Back in the Squabble Again Dept: After some “now-you-see-us-now you don’t” business with the e-newspaper version of The Tribune, we’re back with our regular twice-weekly schedule of Wednesdays and Saturdays. And we […]
