Columns

Reality Check I was running late. I jumped off the trolley and hurried to the house. I threw off my jacket and shoes, put on...

Angels Among Us You may have seen the bare details in last week’s Indy: “14-year-old girl killed after canyon collision.” The girl was Jasmen Wilkinson,...

Charge It The holiday season is always a good time for turkeys, stuffing and gravy. Not the kind on the holiday table—the kind in city...

Hostile Word Takeover Have you noticed how advertisers are turning nouns into verbs? “That’s why we science,” says Bayer. They’re using common verbs as nouns....

An Easy Way to Make a Difference Nov. 17 will mark the second anniversary of Heidi Miller's surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she donated...

Dubious Data The Pew Research Center, known for phone-based polling, recently issued a report under this headline: “In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at...

I always have felt a strange connection to Jimmy Carter. It probably stems from the fact that my dad, a liberal Democrat to his...

Tomfoolery Today is the unknown anniversary of the death of the Laguna Beach Taxpayer’s Association. Judging from all the fiscal tomfoolery that is going down...

Fall Back From when my kids were little until now when their kids are little, I’ve told them all that my favorite holiday is changing...

Three More Years of This? By Billy Fried We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the...

What Happens… There was some confusion at the Museum Hotel planning meeting. I for one thought it was a tryout for American Idol. I sang...

Fickle Friends Last week's column discussed the notion that hotels can be Laguna’s friends. At least in the sense that they help the city pay...

Remembering Howard G. Heisler What person most shaped early Laguna? You could make a good argument for Howard G. Heisler. Next Wednesday marks the sesquicentennial...

Scared Silly When I was a teenager living in New York, my friend Nancy and I used to take the bus to the movies on...

My Sister Roxie My sister Roxie and I stared into each other’s eyes. I had leaned in and was only about 20 inches from her....