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Taking Stock

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New Weeks, New Highs The market uptrend continues with stocks quietly making new highs on both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500....

In Defense of Strict Unicorn Leash Laws

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If it strikes you that I’m being facetious about the dire need for strict unicorn leash laws, then you haven’t been paying attention. You...

Taking Stock

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Finally, The Uptrend Is Back At last, the market averages pushed through their recent ceilings on increased volume, confirming a resumed uptrend. For several weeks,...

Pancake, Pancake, Fireman

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“Pancake, pancake, fireman, griddle us a cake as fast as you can, pat it and roll it, and mark it with a ‘L,’ flip...

Plot a New Course by Looking Ahead

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  Imagine that your mind is like a recorder. It has play, rewind, pause, instant re-play, fast-forward and stop buttons. Most of us overuse the play...

Observations from the Streets

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It seems to be a heated debate on whether or not to provide an $18 million shelter for those living on the streets. Quite...

Scrape or Savor

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“They scraped it,” my neighbor told me at Willa’s garden party. That was the first I knew that the Stonehenge house was actually being...

Serving Up a Solution to Sibling Rivalry

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By Coach Everett Gee I am a retired physician with a wife and five kids, so one can only imagine how crazy and chaotic our...

Charm Tour de Force

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Opposites attract, right? It certainly explains why my wife and I get along. She exudes charm, optimism, intelligence, empathy and goodwill to all creatures...

Urban Planner Out to Pasture

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Three top notch urban design teams and an also ran pitched their visions and credentials to secure the role in shaping Laguna Beach’s development...

High-Risk Parenting

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“Can we go driving today,” my older son asks with the mellifluous cadence of a scene from “Driving Miss Daisy.” Did he just wink...

Rewriting Life Stories

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You might say Lagunan Kaira Rouda has spent a lifetime reinventing lives - her own as well as others. She moved around during childhood,...

Slow Down For ‘Yo Nana

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Don't run as fast as you; don't forget I was young too. It may seem a little bold, like I'm trying to scold. Next time you...

Beyond Expectations

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  Most people bring a casserole or a salad to a potluck, but Loraine Hollingsworth of Laguna Canyon brought cactus pads (nopales) and a ukulele....

Connection Erases Fears of the Homeless

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By Karen K. Redding It’s that time of year again when I begin to say “good bye” to the MSW interns whom I have supervised...