I just spent five days in Indianapolis with 1200 tax preparers and accountants. The occasion was the annual conference of the National Association of Tax Professionals. That might sound like a prison […]
Getting the most for tax prep buck
Time for Act Two at the malls?
Sometimes the problem becomes the solution, then the problem, then –maybe – the solution. The world is a wheel and not only does what goes around comes around, but if you wait […]
Dear Marilyn: Spread your wings!
Dear Marilyn, I graduated from high school in 2012, and I just graduated in May from a local community college. I am now ready to move on to a university and get […]
Beach after sundown is the place to be
Like Batman or The Shadow, I always did my best work after dark. I don’t mean journalistically. I mean beach-wise. Most folks who head down to the sand are looking for sun, […]
Financial wisdom: just keep swimming
I am both excited and honored to be a part of the Orange County Tribune. I believe the money world doesn’t need to be as overwhelming and as confusing as the financial […]
Margot Robbie steals it in “Suicide Squad”
By James Weaver Having gotten their Spandex-covered behinds paddled in competition with rival Marvel, the folks at DC are taking a new tack in the battle for comic book movie dominance. With […]
Memories make the past great again
One of the candidates for president has used as a slogan “Make America Great Again.” Without getting into a philosophical debate over the state of the nation, it did make me think […]
People lift up “Star Trek Beyond”
By Jim Tortolano In the battle between booms and bros, booms usually win, at least in the minds of filmmakers. These days, special effects with tons of explosions and destruction seem […]
The sad summer of politics goes on
This is a political season and the weather is bound to get worse between now and Nov. 8. You will see, read, hear, and possibly repeat more applesauce in the next three […]
Cranston convinces in “The Infiltrator”
By Jim Tortolano If you’re looking for a word to describe the work of actor Bryan Cranston, a good choice would be “authenticity.” Best-known as teacher-turned-drug lord Walter White in the HBO […]
