Columns

Mr. President, Democrats aren’t Violent or Evil Back in August, President Trump called Democrats violent people. Last week he characterized them as evil. Hasn't he ever...

A Tale of Two Churches Attending Laguna’s churches is as enjoyable as a sunset walk on our beaches. I’ve said this before and I’ll keep...

Saved Shoelaces My mother-in-law, who was weeks shy of being 100, and my 96-year-old uncle died this month. They were remnants of what some have...

Gifts of Children It’s election season in our great democracy, but you do sometimes need a break from posturing and preening politicians. Last week, we...

Cabo in Laguna “All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you. The only constant lasting truth is change.” –Octavia Butler Preserving and...

Being Together is the Mustard  It was something I’d been planning for over a year—ever since I reconnected with my summer camp brothers from other...

Liberate Laguna  Here is the origin of Liberate Laguna: we got tired of being bullied. The “we” is Cindy Shopoff, Sam Goldstein and me. We are...

Bingo Recently, the Suzi Q Senior Center hosted a forum dedicated to seniors. Ten candidates for City Council debated senior housing, assisted living centers, public...

Children Bless Also A fascinating study was published the other day. The findings came from Harvard’s “Growing Up Today Study,” following 26,000 children since 1996....

Breakfast and Conversation The first Wednesday of every month I wake up as eager as a child on Christmas morning. This is the day I...

Tortilla Beach John Steinbeck, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, lived in Laguna Beach while he wrote his first novel. Sadly, for all the...

Read the Personals CHEVY SILVERADO (2004) in excellent running condition – new battery, new tires. Post-Hurricane Katrina body paint is discolored and needs to be...

One Ringie Dingie My artistic juices bubbled over after reading the Indy’s “City Seeks New Temporary Art Installation.” City officials agreed to release all residents...

Who Do You Trust? If asked, I bet you could easily bring to mind a number of people in your life that have your trust....

Clearing the Air on Historic Preservation As a former Heritage Committee member, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I read in the...