Is Lawsuit Expense the Tip of the Iceberg?
Editor,
In response to your recent article about suspensions at LBHS, I think you missed the point…
The issue of concern here is not the number...
Holding School Officials Accountable for Their Actions
Editor,
In response to “School Discipline Under Scrutiny Again” article Feb. 2.
What is most incomprehensible to me is why there hasn’t been more investigative research,...
Leaders Need to Change School Culture
Editor,
Having read and heard more about this incident over the past year, I firmly believe had the Laguna Beach Police Department handled the situation...
A Teachable Moment Missed
Editor
Re: “School Discipline Under Scrutiny Again,” Feb. 9 edition.
The originating event did not happen on campus, did not happen during school hours, did not...
Living With an Unlovely Landscape Fixture
Editor,
The 1955 movie “To Catch a Thief” was made in Cannes and Nice, France, and its views of the countryside remind me of our...
Could Water Recycling Grants Lift Undergrounding Efforts?
Editor,
Just Add Water?
I am not a trained firefighter but I am a skilled waterman. Strategically applied, water puts out fire.
Sometimes we can combine a few...
Rebuttal to Eucalyptus Critic
Editor,
It’s a sad day for our free exchange of ideas when the argument is made that there should be a penalty for having an...
Will Democrats Split their Vote Again?
Editor:
I was disenchanted and surprised to read the quotes by Michael McLaughlin, who released statements about the pre-endorsement delegates to the media, in regard...
Columnists Should Stick to Local Topics
Editor:
We agree with Ben Earl (“Anti-Trump Diatribe Belongs Elsewhere,” Feb. 2) regarding Billy Fried's column. Fried's opinions on national politics and his personal attacks have no...
Historical Integrity Matters in Coast Inn’s Restoration
Editor,
No one believes that it shouldn’t be renovated and restored to its original glory. However, the original structure never had a rooftop addition as...
Hooray for Art in Unexpected Spaces
Editor
I just had to write and say thank you (to the city’s cultural arts manager Sian Poeschl) for:
The heavenly rainbow consolation memorial art installation...
Cultivating a Tree Charm Initiative
Editor,
I grew up in Corona del Mar, but I began working at age 7 for my Dad who was building single houses in Laguna...
Eucalyptus Remain a Fire Risk
Editor,
Recent fires in Santa Barbara still generate news and bring memories of our ‘93 fire. Given the history of eucalyptus trees (tall, yes; majestic,...
Anti-Trump Diatribe Belongs Elsewhere
Editor,
I almost choked on my coffee while reading Billy Fried’s latest feature, “A Reason For Hope”. As Mr. Fried launched into his strangely over-the-top...
Madison Square Changes Hands
Editor,
The news that Jon Madison has sold his business and moved out of Laguna was not a shock, but the swiftness came as a...