It was 20 years ago today … no, wait. Thirty years. No, 40. Who wants to go for 45? If you’ve never been to a high school reunion – either because you […]
Reunions can truly reunite people
Retorts: High rise is really on the rise
How high is too high? No, I’m not talking about the ballot measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. In this case, the topic is something else that controversial: high-density housing. […]
Retorts: Staying safe in a scary world
We’ve had sightings of creepy clowns in Huntington Beach and at least one zombie robbery in Garden Grove. Crime rates are reported to be spiking and who amongst us hasn’t been approached […]
Retorts: Here’s what voters really want
With just a little over a month to go in the 2016 presidential election, many Americans are looking at the prospect of choosing the next occupant of the White House as a […]
Retorts: Plight of the working class guy
Back in the Thirties, much was made of the concept of “The Forgotten Man,” the poor and working class guy who suffered the most from the effects of the Great Depression. In […]
Retorts: Tests, sure, but not for religion
Does your religious faith qualify – or disqualify – you from holding public office? Is what someone believes about god, afterlives, good and evil a key factor in whether you should vote […]
Retorts: Sit! Heel! Drop the toaster!
It’s back to school for kids (and teachers) in local schools, but they are not alone in pursuing arduous studies. We have enrolled our two unruly dogs in obedience training, and that’s […]
Retorts: You are where you shop for soda
Few experiences are so central to American life as going to the supermarket. Not everyone goes to church or temple. Not everyone goes to a school or a job. But sooner or […]
Retorts: Real back-to-school answers
You hear and read a lot about what might be wrong with education, about what needs to be changed, added, deleted or painted blue and turned over. I have many theories like […]
Time for Act Two at the malls?
Sometimes the problem becomes the solution, then the problem, then –maybe – the solution. The world is a wheel and not only does what goes around comes around, but if you wait […]
