Columns

Civics Lesson 101 I was a good student most of the time. I raised my hand before answering teacher questions. I did my homework on...

September Songs Stocks left behind slow summer trading on a run, entering September on sharply increased volume. The market left little doubt of its short-term...

Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Lawyers The look on everyone’s face confirmed it. She looked sad as she said, “Laguna Beach has...

By Tex Haines Sixty truckloads of sand flush out into the ocean every time the Aliso Creek berm is breached. It is fairly simple math...

  S&P Hits 2000; What’s Next? Market professionals use the Standard & Poor’s index of 500 stocks rather than the popular Dow Jones Industrial package of...

  By Arnie Silverman On Sept. 3, 1939, in response to Hitler’s invasion of Poland, England and France, allies of the overrun nations declared war on...

Big Plans vs. Small Adjustments… "Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood…” Daniel Burnham.  This advice from one of the...

By Marshall Ininns Several misconceptions about Friendship Shelter's proposed permanent supportive housing apartments have made their way in to public statements and news coverage recently. It's...

The Temple of Memory Attics and basements were a staple of most houses on the East Coast, where I was brought up. The attic was...

Green with Envy I’m green with envy after reading the Indy article, “A Bond Forged In Salt Water.”  I could never wear those green bathing...

Consider the Bonita Chiquita Señorita A fish abundantly found in the waters of Laguna Beach is the señorita (Oxyjulis californica).  With its two other locally...

By Richard Grice When I arrived at Laguna Beach, I stood on the high cliffs gazing out across the ocean toward the shadowy outline of...

  The phone rang at 8 p.m. “We need you to go to our client’s office first thing in the morning,” said the insurance agent....

Peeping at a Prickly, Purple Pincushion Who would suspect that a prickly, purple pincushion looking thing we see on the rocks would hide a beautiful...

Big Boomer It was a bad day at the office. Well, his moving office to be exact. I read with interest the Indy article, “Crane...