The fundamental offense of the Covington Catholic High School kids wasn’t so much allegedly mobbing, mocking or getting in the face of an American Indian drummer at the Lincoln Memorial. It was […]
In defense of the red MAGA hat
The un-rich are just “collateral damage”
There’s an expression we hear or see all too frequently, one that is particularly odious: “collateral damage.” Some military types, or civilian leaders who are pursuing their own ambitions, use that phrase […]
“Stan & Ollie” salutes a gentler comedy
By Jim Tortolano “Stan & Ollie” is a small picture with a big heart. Once the greatest comedy duo of the silver screen, the team of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy has […]
Get over it; Trump’s not leaving soon
The walls supposedly are always closing in on Donald Trump. The end is always beginning. He’s going to quit. He’s going to be impeached and removed. He’s going to decide not to […]
Retorts: The perfect idea for Willowick?
OK, try these on. The Los Angeles Angels of Santa Ana/Garden Grove. University of Willowick. Willowick Acres. SOGG (South of Garden Grove). Getting a little silly here, I know, but the possibilities […]
Looking at a different kind of Brexit
Maybe British Prime Minister Theresa May needs to change her country’s Brexit focus. Instead of severing ties with the European Union, maybe she should address the relationship between the United Kingdom and […]
What is really real in this “Serenity”?
By Jim Tortolano I don’t like mimes, hypnotists, magicians and the like because I don’t like being fooled. But sometimes there is pleasure in being hoodwinked in a clever and stylish way. […]
Witty “The Long Weekend” gone too soon
By Thom deMartino It’s a rude awakening when you realize the grass is only so-so greener on the other side. In Westminster Community Playhouse’s production of “The Long Weekend,” Max and Wynn […]
Mike Pompeo: Lobo to Secretary of State
With all the competition for students these days as public school enrollment declines, educators have launched programs to promote the virtues of their districts. One of the ways this is done […]
The FBI is trampling our political order
By Rich Lowry The FBI took it upon itself to determine whether the president of the United States is a threat to national security. No one had ever before thought that this […]
