We seem to be nearly as divided now as the country was in Civil War times, with little tolerance for The Other Guy in our vain insistence that “we” are the […]
Pete: Who’s on your team, America?
Retorts: Salami, not strawberries?
This coming weekend would normally have been that of the annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival. “Would have been” back in the normal years of 2019 and stretching all the way to the […]
Pete: Time to mix things up a bit?
Crisis begats change, and the coronavirus pandemic certainly qualifies as a crisis. We’re all affected to one extent or another, but sports are really taking it in the shorts, as we used […]
City Hall will re-open lobby Monday
On Monday, May 18, 2020, Garden Grove City Hall, located at 11222 Acacia Parkway, will re-open its lobby counters under modified services, in line with Orange County Health Care Agency public safety […]
Retorts: Let’s sign up for some charm
“No matter where you go, there you are.” That’s a well-worn line from the cult film “Buckaroo Banzai.” When people ask you where you live, or where are you from, what do […]
Pete Z: It has to be big, bad Jim Brown
A couple of weeks ago we declared old school Bill Russell to be the greatest basketball player ever, elbowing aside – get it? – modern hoop icons Michael Jordan and LeBron James. […]
Retorts: Here’s not looking at you, kid
I am bored. Don’t get me wrong, I love my time with Marilyn and the pets – and hope they feel the same way about me – but there’s just “too much […]
Pete: Bring us back our football!
We are so divided these days; as a nation we have even managed to polarize a virus. You can tell in these mad times how somebody stands on social distancing or masks […]
How do you rank your high school?
Oh, I like rankings and ratings. So do readers and viewers … The Top 10 This and the Best of That. The authority to proclaim such winners may be a bit wobbly, […]
Who’s the GOAT in pro hoops?
Pete Zarustica is the new sports columnist for The Orange County Tribune. He was previously a sports writer for the late, lamented Garden Grove Journal, covering the Los Angeles Angels and Anaheim […]
