Utility Ignores Concerns Over Nuclear Waste Disposal
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About 100 people show up at all of the Southern California Edison meetings about their plans to decommission San Onofre. Serious concerns are raised...
‘The Fool on the Hill’
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I was recently in attendance at a memorial service for a truly great man. His son was speaking to all of us about his...
A Good Deed Deserves Repetition
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Last Friday, after swimming at the high school pool earlier in the evening, there was a single knock at my door. It was late...
Democracy’s Most Valuable Real Estate: the Voting Booth
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As election day nears, I am pinching myself yet again. While our process of electing leaders is far from perfect, it is way ahead...
‘Foolish Consistencies’ Don’t Trouble Madison Supporter
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We must be careful not to support political character assassinations. In this era of sound bites and informational snippets, it is most important to...
Madison’s Unproven Claims Disqualify Him
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All candidates for city council should be commended for undertaking the arduous process of a campaign, where they are relentlessly questioned about every detail...
Can’t Support an Uninformed Candidate
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I read with interest the results of the forum for candidates for City Council reported in the Independent. I was disappointed to read that...
GOP Criticizes Zur Schmiede’s Campaign Tactics
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Rob, Toni and Village Laguna are the big money ticket in 2014. If you could buy an election, they win! But VL spent 10...
Letters Fail to Illuminate
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I think it is time for the local newspapers to stop publishing candidate-related political letters during election campaigns, with a possible exception for letters...
Crackdown Leaves Kayaker Stranded Onshore
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I read Micheal Ray's column about Fisherman's Cove. (Musings on the Coast, The Madness at Fisherman's Cove, Oct. 16) It is a shame that...
Why a Fulltime Treasurer is Needed
Editor,
Citizens of Laguna Beach! It’s Paul Merritt, your candidate for Laguna Beach City Council, with a critical expose of gross negligence and fiscal mismanagement.
In...
Voter Questions Brown’s Judgment
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What’s not to like about Ketta? Unpretentious charisma, great soccer mom, school volunteer. Good character not in question, it’s her judgment that let us down.
Ketta Brown...
Is Zur Scmiede a Committed Volunteer?
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I find it an offensive stretch of the truth that candidate for City Council Rob Zur Schmiede considers himself a "committed Laguna Beach volunteer" yet he only graduated in June from the...
Merritt Defender Takes a Stand
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The campaign for the Laguna Beach City Council is in full swing and I have serious concerns. I’m concerned that citizen groups and candidates...