In 1932, as the Great Depression took hold and once-proud Americans were reduced to begging, Bing Crosby recorded a song called “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” It became a hit, even […]
Brother, can you spare a dime, again ….
“The Upside” has the upside of humanity
By Jim Tortolano Are you tired of every new film being parsed through the lens of its real or imagined political, cultural and racial implications? “Green Book,” a marvelous movie, was condemned […]
“Glass” breaks through rainy boredom
It’s finally dry outside, so now’s your chance to have a little fun. Take off your boots and raincoat and live a little.
Retorts: Just what are you afraid of?
“We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember […]
“Basis of Sex” is a film tribute to RBG
By Jim Tortolano Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear judicial robes. That’s the main focus of “On the Basis of Sex,” the film biography and hagiography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the […]
A fallen police hero in the long run
By Jessica Peralta Thirty-nine Rio Hondo College Police Academy recruits ended their police training in early January by honoring a Westminster Police Department fallen officer during a four-mile memorial run throughout the […]
Weekend: “Upside” and “Long Weekend”
Keep entertained by checking out The Tribune’s Weekend guide to amusement in the area.
Source: Here’s a good place for a fence
The nation’s attention has been focused on a wall or fence on the U.S.-Mexico border, but there are other barrier issues that might have a more local application. Garden Grove and Westminster […]
These cops lent a big hand to Santa Claus
By Daniel Langhorne Santa Claus gave his reindeer the day off a couple of Sundays ago and hitched a ride aboard West County SWAT’s BearCat armored vehicle to the Westminster Police Officers’ […]
Fighting DUIs in memory of Mike Kreza
By Lou Ponsi DUI checkpoints staged on Orange County roadways are similar, regardless of the law enforcement agency running them. Well-lit signs alert drivers of the approaching checkpoint as vehicles are generally […]
