Wisdom Workout
Relationship Literacy
Every person we meet has a story to tell. Imagine that life is like a library filled with individual books to be experienced...
The Kibitzer
Legends of Laguna
With the sad passing of Mark Chamberlain, we have lost another indelible link to Laguna’s cultural legacy in the 1960’s as a...
Guest column
Questions Undermine Undergrounding Proposal
Caltrans is currently in design and planning to widen Laguna Canyon Road within its state-owned right-of-way. Laguna Beach’s proposal to spend...
Guest column
What Would Granny Say?
First, she’d say, “Stop calling them granny flats! They’re ADUs!”
Accessory Dwelling Units are those spaces created inside our houses,...
Guest Column
Early Ailment Can Indicate Genetic Disorder
On July 12, 2014, days before my 39thbirthday, my life would change forever. I was a successful and well-accomplished...
Taking Stock
Growth Plus Value
U.S. companies are reporting their best earnings growth in more than 20 years. Around 80% of the companies that have so far...
Does the Wet Suit You?
Times Gone By
During the last class period on the last day before summer vacation, the clock in Ms. Thesauri’s English class went backwards. It...
Heart Talk
Sleepy Students
There has been a kerfuffle recently over possibly moving the start of the school year to an earlier date in August. As a...
Finding Meaning
Choices That Free Us
“Finding Meaning,” last week, referenced Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken.” It’s America’s most popular poem. The column was about...
Guest Column
The Carnivore at My Window
Lots of people dislike birds, especially if they’ve lived in cities alongside pigeons.
Not me. I was 9 years old when...
Pet Peeves
Art Talks
Art imitates life. But what do the rest of us do not named Art? So I asked Art, if I could come over...
Just for Laughs
Read the Personals
I AM MATURE, RESPONSIBLE and efficient – except the times when I’m not. I will babysit your cat, dog, bird or fish. ...
Taking Stock
Growing, Growing, Growing
The end of April shows stocks down for three of the four months of 2018. Investors remain grumpy, almost ignoring the strongest...
Village Matters
Standing Up for the Trail
Ever wonder how people traveled along the coast before Coast Highway was built in 1926? There was the old Coast...
Does the Wet Suit You?
Slip Sliding Away
The notion that our small town civic leaders would need the services of consultants and professional pollsters, costing hundreds of thousands of...