Editor, I applaud the school board for not wasting more staff time, energy and resources defending its indefensible unilateral decision to end summer early. If not rescinded, that policy – falsely touted as a truancy prevention measure - would have triggered a boycott with 75 percent truancy on any school days in August. The school [...]
Editor, “Finding Faith” by Susan Dodge Kuiper (Dec. 28 edition) was a gift that brightened the holidays in our house. We re-gifted it many times. Howard Hills, Laguna Beach
“I’m all about healing and forgiveness.” –Howard Hills One of the nicest parts of the campaign season is when candidates graciously acknowledge their opponents after the voting is decided. All the negative emotions melt away, and we see the true humanity that campaigns mask. After the elections, our country needs to focus on rebuilding [...]
Editor: Paul Freeman, lobbyist for Village Laguna on Measure CC, has joined Johanna Felder and even Laguna Greenbelt Inc. in accusing Laguna Beach Taxpayers Association (LBTA) of opposing Measure CC because we are stingy, dishonest and lack vision. Was it something we said? LBTA support was indispensable to voter approval of the last public school bond [...]
Protecting Endangered Life on Our Beaches By Howard Hills I have been playing in the sand at Fisherman’s Cove since I got my first tin shovel and bucket at the age of 2. By the summer I turned 4 the ruins of the old boathouse on the lower bluff was where we recruited kids into [...]
Ill Prepared Hiker Rescued from Hillside
A sheriff’s helicopter was used to extract a hiker who suffered an anxiety attack and was unable to move from a steep trail in Laguna Beach’s open space about 6 p.m. Sunday, June 9, police said. Lifeguards in an all-terrain vehicle coordinated the extraction from thick brush and a steep slope between Alta Laguna Park [...]
