A lot of people are a bit confused about President-elect Donald Trump’s rumination about taking back the Panama Canal, annexing Canada and buying or otherwise acquiring Greenland, which is not at all […]
It’s not easy being Greenland
The after-holiday boomerang
Sir Issac Newton, the scientist who invented gravity and the Fig Newton cookie, wrote that “for every action, this is an equal and opposition reaction.” So it is with the holiday season. […]
You need to know when to stop
Good intentions can have tragic results. I am a firm supporter of good law enforcement, and I honor those who have chosen a path that can be full of stress, long hours […]
Does Santa drive a Tesla?
I enjoy many aspects of the Christmas/holiday season. But don’t you think some traditions are getting a little long in the tooth? How often, really do you see someone roasting chestnuts over […]
3 who will be especially missed
This week and next, city councils and school boards across our West Orange County communities are bidding goodbye to long-serving councilmembers and trustees. Term limits, personal choices and shifting political winds are […]
It was the Turkeys vs. the Rams
For some reason, the Thanksgiving holiday provides some of the most memorable – and not always in a good way – moments of the holiday season. Some of them are imaginary, having […]
It’s time for the women to lead
I think it’s a mistake to read too much into election returns, especially as votes are still being counted. After all, each election day is simply the start of the next election […]
Yes, it’s looking like Christmas
Have you seen that TV commercial – I think it was for Mercedes Benz – in which a family is riding in a car and there’s some disagreement about when it’s the […]
The 24-7, 365 election cycle
So, I’m sitting there watching a parade of commercials – interrupted from time to time by a football game – and I’m thinking … why do the beer and pharma companies spend […]
Do not do what Do did
Andy, Andy, Andy. What were you thinking? Andrew Do, Orange County Supervisor for the First District, has been in the news the last few weeks and ended his term on the board […]
