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Many parents and students would like to see the honors course grade-weight policy reinstated. The board voted 3-2 in 2016 to pull honors course weight from all except maybe one or two classes. The information offered at the presentation on the night of Feb. 9, 2016 was loosely...

“The Mueller team had not one Republican in a position of authority while conducting their investigation. In fact, it was populated with people who were partisan Democrats and had contributed to Hillary Clinton’s campaign.” –Emil Monda, “Common Sense,” April 26, 2019 This is not...

Emil Monda’s “Common Sense” column states, among other boilerplate Republican talking points, that the Mueller investigation had “not one Republican in a position of authority.” He seems to have overlooked Robert Mueller himself, lifelong Republican. I’m left wondering if Monda...

We have a beautiful town, more so with the “colorfication” and greening from year’s rains. I am confident that Paradise was similarly spectacular until 2018. Of course, Laguna Beach had a very similar horrific occasion in 1993 and we were extremely lucky that...

Kudos to Ray Lardie of our Fire Department, who oversees weed abatement. Despite the proliferation of grass and other vegetation due to the lucky gift of rain, he has been making tremendous progress. I noticed that in the notorious canyon, the weeds along the road have been cut...

Appointing a two-member Council subcommittee is a bad idea for two main reasons: First: It moves the process out of the public view. Second: They will “eat your lunch.” This development team has put together a group of talented, highly skilled and well-placed individuals. They...

As two graduating seniors who have consistently enrolled in the most rigorous courses offered by LBHS, we encourage the school board to reinstate the grade point weighting of honors courses. Yes, high school students should only take advanced classes in which they have a genuine...

Another Trip Around the Sun Ah, spring, beloved spring is here. The weather is warming up, new flowers are blooming, and baseball has returned. Many people feel a sense of rebirth, purity, and hope. Love is in the air. Remember what Tennyson said about this season: “In the...

May the Force… News outlets across the country pulled our town over to look into our new police cruisers design. We used to have white vehicles with blue lettering. Now we have black vehicles with red, white and blue lettering. Some people like the new look. Others do not. One...

The Mueller Report Well, the big day has arrived. We now have the Mueller report which after 600+ days of investigation and expenditure of over $35 million found no collusion with Russia. And not enough evidence to conclude that the president obstructed justice. I think it...

Here is the company Village Laguna keeps: The Laguna Greenbelt, the Bluebelt Coalition, CANDO, South Laguna Civic Association, Laguna Canyon Conservancy, Laguna Canyon Foundation, South Laguna Garden Park, Temple Hills Community Assoc. and others. Village Laguna, as a nonprofit,...

Heavens, how scandalous! Village Laguna uses the funds raised by the Charm House tour to further its mission, “To preserve, enhance, and celebrate the unique village character and cultural heritage of Laguna Beach.” Isn’t it appropriate for an organization to use the funds it...

The attacks on Village Laguna, which strike me as very mean-spirited, have become downright silly. This grassroots organization puts on an annual home tour to draw attention to Laguna’s history and remarkable architecture and to fundraise. I went a couple of years ago; it was...

Because of my aversion to meetings, I am not a member of Village Laguna, but I have long been a grateful fan of that organization. Thus, I was horrified to see the ad attacking VL in your recent issue. I would ask anyone who pays attention to that ad to ask two questions: 1) Why...