By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune His dream was to become a sports writer for The Minneapolis Tribune. But he took another path that led him out of the snowy upper Midwest to […]
Scott Stiles’ western journey
The Rams lost game and Kupp
By Greg Beacham/AP Sports Writer UPDATE: The Rams announced Tuesday that the wide receiver Cooper Kupp will have surgery on his injured ankle and will be out for at least four weeks […]
“Fabelmans” a vanity trip back
By Mark Kennedy/AP Entertainment Writer A movie by one of Hollywood’s most successful directors that’s based on his early life begins, appropriately enough, at a movie theater and ends in a movie […]
“Wakanda”: mourn and rebuild
By Jake CoyleAP Film Writer Made in the wake of tragedy, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” reverberates with the agony of loss, piercing the usually less consequential superhero realm. Like someone going through […]
“Surf City” makes a right turn
With the elections over … well, mostly over … it’s time to take a look at what that portends and what 2023 might bring to us in the West Orange County area. […]
Offense blamed for the loss
By Mark Didtler/Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Tom Brady put together another last-minute drive to hand the Los Angeles Rams a crushing defeat. But Rams coach Sean McVay and quarterback Matthew […]
“Manifesto” in for a landing
By Alicia Rancilio/Associated Press When NBC canceled the sci-fi family drama “Manifest” last year after three seasons, fans were devastated: The central mystery about a commercial plane that disappeared for more than […]
It’s Surf City’s new royalty
A reminder to you regardless of which city you live in … daylight savings ends this weekend and standard time resumes. To put it another way, it’s spring forward and fall back. […]
Religious tourism and our divide
By Bob Smietana/Religion News Service BRANSON, Mo. (RNS) – A night at the Dolly Parton Stampede is a microcosm of life in these polarized United States. For nearly two hours, on a […]
Rams good enough this year?
By Greg Beacham/AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) – The brightest side of the Los Angeles Rams’ latest blowout loss is they don’t have to play the San Francisco 49ers again this […]
