Continuing the “what-ifs” of West Orange County area and what “might have been.” Rail transit: The Orange County Transportation Authority is now constructing – at great expense and some controversy – the […]
What? Not enough freeways?
From Philly to Twilight Zone
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune The Oakland Athletics, who have been known by many names since the franchise started in 1901, now deserve a new name. The Oakland Lame Ducks. It’s official: […]
“It’s Me, Margaret” is a classic
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer There is not a cynical molecule in the big-screen adaptation of ” Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” a sweet, playful and reverential adaptation of Judy […]
HBUHSD hires new chief ‘chef’
The Huntington Beach Union High School District has announced the hiring of John Chiu as Food and Nutrition Services Administrator. No stranger to HBUHSD, Chiu has been overseeing the HBUHSD Nutrition Services […]
Lisa Kim: London to Lampson
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune She was born in Hong Kong, moved to London, crossed the pond to California and has lived in Irvine for 25 years, but she’s ready to become […]
Benefits of House of Mouse
When I am out of town (i.e., out of the Golden State) people will ask me, “So, where are you from?” I start with, “Garden Grove.” Blank look. “Orange County.” Puzzled look, […]
‘Covenant’ tests bonds of war
By Lindsey Bahr/AP Film Writer There is a line in “Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant ” in which Jake Gyllenhaal’s Army Sgt. John Kinley is having a disagreement with Dar Salim’s Ahmed, the […]
Hail to the noble backstop!
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune I have to admit I am partial to catchers. They work the hardest during a game, enduring a lot of fatigue and pain, and – at the […]
Stereotypes hit ‘Mafia Momma”
By Jocelyn Noveck/AP National Writer At first, when suburban mom Kristin gets the mysterious call to head to Italy to settle the affairs of a dead relative, she protests she’s too busy. […]
Please, don’t bump the ump out
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Some time shortly after fire was discovered (or invented) I tried my hand at umpiring some girls’ softball games. I didn’t really have a talent for it, […]
