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Jim Tortolano’s Retorts: The minimum decision
Posted on August 9, 2012 | No CommentsTruthfully, I’m not surprised often, but when the Stanton City Council turned thumbs down on a re-run of a vote on an increase in the municipal utility tax from 5... -
Jim Tortolano’s Retorts: Be your own superhero
Posted on July 27, 2012 | No CommentsTrying to make sense out of the terrible events in Aurora, Colorado seems pretty pointless. Many in the news media and politics are raising issues of gun control, mental health... -
Jim Tortolano’s Retorts: Love America, hate Americans?
Posted on July 8, 2012 | No CommentsThis is supposed to be the most patriotic time of the year. There are flags everywhere and, if you live in Garden Grove, Stanton or Westminster, you’re probably going to... -
Jim Tortolano’s Retorts: Staying local is the smart move
Posted on June 30, 2012 | 2 CommentsNow is the the summer of our discontent.The economy has not improved enough for most of us to feel very sunny about our immediate financial circumstances and that’s doubly and... -
Jim Tortolano’s Retorts: What I learned pushing ink
Posted on June 21, 2012 | No CommentsThis is a tough time to find a job. The economy is slowly recovering, but a lot of bosses are finding that by driving their current employees like sled dogs,... -
Jim Tortolano’s Retorts: So what does THAT mean?
Posted on June 14, 2012 | No CommentsCommunication, or the lack of it, is the linchpin of many relationships. The better and closer the understanding through language (and other cues), the greater the likelihood of folks being... -
Jim Tortolano’s Retorts: Grads, commence seriousness!
Posted on June 7, 2012 | 1 CommentComing soon is commencement for high school and intermediate school graduates in the Garden Grove-Stanton-Westminster area, and my invitation to be a speaker has again gotten lost in the mail.... -
Jim Tortolano’s Retorts: The Times they are-a shrinking
Posted on May 31, 2012 | No CommentsThe news, no pun intended, hit me like a wave that blind-sides you at the beach. It knocks you down, soaks you straight through, and makes you wonder why you... -
Jim Tortolano’s Retorts: What does your cat do for a living?
Posted on May 18, 2012 | No CommentsWe had a masked intruder on our property the other night while we slept, but our expensive security system kicked in and the bad guy was arrested. The masked intruder... -
Jim Tortolano’s Retorts: More deadly distractions
Posted on April 27, 2012 | No CommentsThe Garden Grove Police Department is cracking down on people who talk on their cell phones or text while driving. That’s fine. But they’re hardly the only forms of distracted...








