New York Post
Feb. 17, 2024
"Kansas City's Super Bowl parade shooting"
Being a lifelong 49ers fan, you can imagine my disappointment on Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl in overtime. But that was just a game.
It was nothing compared to the shooting that took place on Wednesday, following the traditional victory parade before the hometown crowd. Once again, we are sadly all residents of Kansas City now.
Denny Freidenrich, Laguna Beach, Calif.
Orange County Register
Feb. 20, 2024
Question of the Week: "Are Biden, Trump too old for the job?"
Everyone knows Joe Biden has been, and still is, a gaffe machine. That doesn't mean he's dim-witted or incapable of making incredibly difficult decisions. Truth be told, Donald Trump isn't exactly the most articulate or thoughtful candidate, either. His recent comment about Putin invading a NATO ally wasn't a gaffe. It bordered on treasonous. Up until his dying day, a very frail, 63-year-old President Roosevelt was busy orchestrating the fall of Germany and creating the United Nations. As the saying goes, "Today's 80 is yesterday's 60." Stop confusing age with performance.
Denny Freidenrich, Laguna Beach
Stu News Laguna
Feb. 20, 2024
Two years in ... "Ukraine Shall Overcome"
Two years ago this coming Saturday, Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. From the beginning, America has supported Ukraine's fight for freedom. Since the war began, an estimated 500,000 Ukrainians and Russians have been killed or injured. The plight of the Ukrainians hasn't been lost on my friends here in Laguna. We have protested at Main Beach, held a fund-raiser at the museum, found housing for refugees and more. On a personal note, I am grateful to LagunaTunes Community Chorus and Laguna's Eric Alcouloumre, an ER physician, for recording my rewrite of the 1960's civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome." I wish the members of Congress, who currently are holding up funds for Ukraine, could hear "Ukraine Shall Overcome." I think it has the potential to change their minds (and votes). Here are the two Laguna-based versions:
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Denny Freidenrich, Laguna Beach