Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Dept. Tuesday’s meeting of the Garden Grove City Council made for good drama, but did it make for good government? A proposal to ban smoking in city […]
Logic loses on smoking ban
Parks smoking ban tabled
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune After a long and involved discussion and argument, the Garden Grove City Council shifted course Tuesday night on a proposed smoking ban in city parks and […]
Smoking ban in parks proposed
By Jim Tortolano Orange County Tribune A proposed ordinance to ban smoking in public parks – including “vaping” – goes before the Garden Grove City Council when it meets on Tuesday. The […]
Smoke gets in your eyes, brain, lungs, T-shirt, hair, breath, etc….
Both my parents smoked. My father smoked cigars and pipes; my mother went through Kent cigarettes like President Trump goes through new tariffs. I grew up in a fog of dirty air. […]
We are better off than then
One of the phrases very popular in political campaigns is “Are You Better Off Now Than You Were Four Years Ago?” Originated by Ronald Reagan (or his speechwriters), it was a brilliant […]
Tobacco sales to kids targeted
Tobacco use among teenagers is the target of a proposed urgency ordinance on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Stanton City Council. The council will considering a temporary moratorium on the […]
Civilian deaths mount in Ukraine
Missile and artillery attacks continue to hammer cities in Ukraine, claiming a rising toll of civilian lives. The New York Times reports that the Russian attacks on non-military targets come as a […]
