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Take Your Photos Now The pepper tree in front of City Hall will be cut down to a 12-foot height next week, city public works...

Earning a Badge Requires Embracing Public Service Laguna Beach Mayor Toni Iseman addressed a group of Wesley District residents on the night of Sept. 20....

The Hot Blond Returns  Oh hell, I thought. Here she comes again, but I did a double take. She didn’t look hot. She looked bedraggled...

Now that City Council has approved a trial street closure and pedestrian plaza on the 100-foot sliver of Park Avenue for 40 days, it...

Earth-shaking Experience Brings to Mind Disaster Flicks My room started shaking at about 11:20 p.m. Pacific Time on Sept. 18, waking me up from the...

Read the Personals   GOLDEN GIRL – My name is Lexie.  I am friendly, loving, obedient, faithful.  Long walks, riding in your car, playing catch. I...

Pass the Mayo I nearly gagged while reading the letter to the editor’s “Back to School Food.” This letter said, “There are 31 million school...

Reading in on Climate Change Intervention Yikes, summer’s almost over, and I’ve read only one of the four books I intended to read cover to...

Grace and Grit      Two of my brothers and one of my sisters, their spouses and families have all been directly impacted by the tragedy...

America First: What does that mean and other thoughts on immigration, raising kids and reading   If it is just a conceit to pay the people we...

  We want to hang onto old friends as long as we can, but inevitably they go beyond our grasp or we go beyond theirs. This...

First Day I got a real kick out of reading Indy’s “Kindergartners Kick Off the Year at El Morro.” They are so excited to start...

The Rally Broadens The stock market rally continues and its participation has become broader. Technology gains dominated the 2017 market. They are continuing but other...

Two Sheriffs Last Saturday, two men came out to repair my garden fountain. They were on time, friendly, and very knowledgeable. They worked quickly, had...

Nail Polish It started with nail polish. The woman sitting next to me getting a manicure didn't look like she lived in Laguna. I welcomed...