It’s only March, but the political season is already underway. Huge signs are popping up at every street corner advertising the two-word platform of the candidate: MY NAME. A little later in […]
Retorts: An early season election primer
Dear Mari: Is he jealous of her success?
Dear Marilyn, I have been married for 12 years, and I have three children. I have had a small business, with a partner, for seven years. It has been mildly successful. During […]
Retorts: Missing snowballs in the spring
The coming of baseball season always leads to a singing of that most popular of sporting songs, “Take Me Out To the Ball Game.” Estimated to be the third most-commonly sung tune […]
Dear Mari: Are things really that bad?
Dear Marilyn, I am a college student. I used to really enjoy school, and my life in general, but lately I am feeling confused and sometimes even sad. The problem is […]
“Other Desert Cities” are worth the trip
By Thom deMartino “…I AM California!…” hisses the glowering Trip to his sister Brooke. “And California — Is — Not — Happy.” The Westminster Community Playhouse has just opened it’s newest production, “Other […]
“Wrinkle in Time” is powered by belief
By Jim Tortolano It’s been said that the new film “A Wrinkle in Time” is a colorful fable for kids, but I think some of the critics are missing the point by, […]
Source: Hockey star likes feeling “normal”
Teemu Selanne’s NHL career was indeed a storied one. A pro hockey Hall of Famer, his 15-year career with the Ducks in Anaheim – as well as other teams established him as […]
Dear Mari: They’re both good choices
Dear Marilyn, I am at a point in my life in which I need to make a career decision. There are only two careers that I can imagine myself actually doing. I […]
Some shining stars on “42nd Street”
By Thom deMartino The streets of New York may be strewn with shards of the shattered dreams of aspiring stars and starlets — but for the scores that don’t make the cut, […]
Retorts: Blaming past is easy, but in vain
The Americans took California from the Mexicans. The Mexicans took it from the Spanish. The Spanish took it from the natives. Those natives took it from … does it matter? America used […]
