Tag: 1990

Willie McCovey’s Tax Evasions Absolved By President Obama

SAN FRANCISCO—Former San Francisco Giants first baseman and 1986 MLB Hall of Famer Willie McCovey, 79, has been absolved by President Obama for tax evasions he...

Breaking Out

UNITED STATES—On a Tuesday night in July 1990, I finally met with Larry Karaszewski, a screenwriter I knew from USC. We had a lot...

Oh Well

UNITED STATES—During one of the breaks at the Census Office, I’d go around the corner of Manchester and read the National Enquirer. One week...

Once Upon A Crime

UNITED STATES—It amazes me how much time’s vortex can pack into a single afternoon. At that first meeting of the Spanish cultural club, where...