By Jim Tortolano “Greyhound” is not an extraordinary movie, but it may turn out to be an important one. This World War II drama about the Battle of the Atlantic features Tom […]
A new era with “Greyhound”?
Our Towns: Have a “Cocktail”
Sometimes necessity really is the mother of invention. The COVID-19 pandemic shut down live and movie theaters and that applied to the Gem Theater on Main Street in Garden Grove. As a […]
You never voted for president
Whether you like the Electoral College and its record of choosing a president, well, that depends on whose Al is Gore-d. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave us all a wake-up […]
Wild World: A slippery name game
Naming an athletic team can be tricky business, especially in today’s slippery sociopolitical atmosphere. You need a moniker that will appeal to the fans, connect – if possible – to the local […]
Our Towns: It pays to be polite
It’s been a wild month. Protests, demonstrations, business closures, pandemic, masks and on and on. The June 3 protest in Garden Grove went off peacefully, but a month later some buildings haven’t […]
Retorts: It’s the new war on words
Have you appropriated lately? Are you a socialist or just social? Did you know that JFK and MLK were conservatives? I’m a word guy, as you might guess. Using the right word […]
Baseball’s back … very nearly
By Christopher Abdelmalek This is not a drill! Baseball is back. Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have reached an agreement on a reduced 60-game league year to begin with […]
Don’t blow up wallet on July 4
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 […]
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 […]
