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LET’S GO – Mardi Gras in N’awlins interest you? Seniors sign-up for trip of a lifetime. We have charter flight, bus service,...
View from the Woods
How Long Can Coast Inn Coast?
My brother-in-law lives in Kansas. We usually don’t have a lot in common. It’s like he’s a Klingon and...
Village Matters
Moderating an Overreach
The day after the Coast Inn hearing last week at the City Council here was this surprise email from one of the...
Pet Peeves
Sandwich Boards
It was a day of highs and lows. The high was in reading the Indy’s “Merchants Receive a Late Holiday Gift.” Early indication...
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ANTI-STRAW PROTEST group forming. Don’t let the wait staff or bartender put that plastic straw in your drink! Straws pollute the atmosphere...
The Kibitzer
A Reason for Hope
“Hindsight is 2020” was one of the thousands of protest signs I saw last Saturday at the Los Angeles Women’s Rally...
View from the Woods
Park Potential in Overlooked Spot
I had a buddy that used to come to the beach a lot. Every time he did he brought a...
Guest Column
Help Protect Your Family’s Health
During wildland fires -- including recent record-breaking events -- billowing columns of smoke spread harmful levels of air pollution across...
Heart Talk
I Resolve to Be Less Skeptical
My column is called “Heart Talk” because I make every effort to speak honestly, and hopefully, humorously, from my...
Pet Peeves
Passing Through
“Testing. Testing. Testing. Lower Park Avenue is opened again. The Plaza is gone. Calling all library patrons. This bullhorn announcement is for you....
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HEAVENLY VIEW – Excellent location to spend eternity in – beautiful cemetery plot for sale. Must sell at sacrifice
price. Retired/moving to Florida and...
View from the Woods
Show Me My Money
My first house was a tract house. The phase my home was in had been completed and the builder was in...
Wisdom Workout
Creating Clarity in Chaotic Times
Our personal wellbeing requires that we nourish our inner strength and our ability to make timely choices no matter...
Taking Stock
Stocks Rock And Roll
“Roll, tide, Roll!” Stocks are rolling like Alabama’s Crimson Tide in Monday’s College Football Championship. On Tuesday, stocks reached 386 consecutive...
Pet Peeves
Borrowed Tune
Lost and recently recovered sheet music of “Hotel Laguna” written by the Sparrows was found under the welcome mat of the Dirty Bird...