Fireworks Day … no, that’s wrong … Independence Day, the Fourth of July, is coming and local public safety agencies are reminding people that while “Safe and Sane” fireworks sold in our […]
Don’t blow up wallet on July 4
Retorts: The big divide remains
Note to readers: Columnist Jim Tortolano is taking the week off with Retorts. Here’s a “classic” column from almost four years ago. It seems like not much has changed. Back to live […]
Tackling changes for football
American football, as it is played now, is the grandchild of the original “association football,” and may soon be headed back to its roots. Although games involving kicking spheroids have been around […]
Meet you at the movies … twice
Starved for a chance to “go out to the movies”? Here’s your chance. The City of Garden Grove is presenting its “Movie In the Park(ing Lot)” on Friday, June 26 in the […]
What is so hot about summer?
Unfriend me on Facebook. Block me on Twitter. Cross the street when you see me coming. But I’m going to stick to my controversial position. I hate summer. Well, I don’t mean […]
The need for speed in baseball
Sports, like people, tend to be set in their ways. It takes some jarring event or movement to shake things up and get people – and athletic institutions – to accept change, […]
Suzy, it’s OK to hate the Astros
Suzy Seymour, classified personnel director for the Garden Grove Unified School District, posted a message of tolerance … mostly … on Facebook. It read: “I refuse to hate police officers. I refuse […]
Retorts: Once cap, gown are off
This is graduation week for most area high schools, or – as it is technically called, “commencement.” The start of a new life. It’s also a time of uncertainty and anxiety. What […]
Oh, say can you see … justice?
The paths of progress and politics seldom run in straight lines, and in the midst of protests and argument over police brutality, we are back to Colin Kaepernick and his famous kneeling […]
Graduations, BBQ, history, etc.
A new column we hope to post on Thursdays of news and notes from around “our towns.” A car parade to honor Pacifica High School Class of 2020 graduates is scheduled for […]
