Hey, local voter. How would you like to pay more on your property tax bill, or have to pay a higher sales tax when you go to the grocery store or buy […]
Editorial: Vote yes on P, Q, R, T and SS
Retorts: Electing after Election Day
I liked the old sergeant who said, “Every day is election day.” What he meant had more to do with him asserting the premise that he was the toughest son-of-a-buck in the […]
Feeling “The Shape of Things” at GWC
By Thom deMartino When it comes down to it, who are we — really? Are our identities in the eye of the beholder that perceives us: or are we instead the sum […]
Reunions can truly reunite people
It was 20 years ago today … no, wait. Thirty years. No, 40. Who wants to go for 45? If you’ve never been to a high school reunion – either because you […]
Social Security, Medicare and you
Entitlement? I Paid for It Last Tuesday the Social Security Administration announced that the COLA (cost of living adjustment) for this year will be 0.3 percent. That equates to an average monthly […]
“Keeping Up” doesn’t keep up much
By Jim Tortolano Imagine a movie that is a combination of “Mr. and Ms. Smith” and a Three Stooges short, and you’ve pretty much got the number of “Keeping Up With the […]
Retorts: High rise is really on the rise
How high is too high? No, I’m not talking about the ballot measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. In this case, the topic is something else that controversial: high-density housing. […]
This Agatha Christie murder is a treat
By Thom deMartino Which is worse: one’s impending death, or the conscious dread and anticipation of it? Seeking to answer that question are the players of the Westminister Community Playhouse, with their […]
“Waiting For Godot” worth the wait
By Thom deMartino Who knew that “nothing” could be so entertaining? As its two-week run at Golden West College’s Mainstage Theater draws to a close, director Tom Amen’s production of Samuel Beckett’s […]
Retorts: Staying safe in a scary world
We’ve had sightings of creepy clowns in Huntington Beach and at least one zombie robbery in Garden Grove. Crime rates are reported to be spiking and who amongst us hasn’t been approached […]
