Columns

A New Chairman to Lead the Fed The Federal Reserve’s meeting earlier this week passed without an interest rate increase. The President nominated Federal Reserve...

Resilience   The holiday season has officially started. In our fast-paced society, it has become more difficult to let down and enjoy the small pause points...

Kilmer Was Here I really don’t want readers to think any less of me than they already do, but I have a confession to make:...

  Something Missing Here? My neighbor mentioned that the utility company was concerned about her palm tree growing up closer and closer to the wires that...

Was It My Turn?   Those of you that have been kind enough to read my columns the past couple of years may have noticed that...

People Before Parking This weekend, grab the groms and come check out Park Plaza, Laguna’s first downtown pedestrian plaza. It’s located just off Forest Avenue...

  Read the Personals EXOTIC DANCER -- I am professional belly dancer. My dancing girls and I make very hippy entertainments for you in beautiful costumes....

Out on a Limb I was saddened to see the demise of City Hall’s pepper tree. I know how that old tree felt. I’ve spent...

30 Years Ago Today It was 30 years ago today, October 19, 1987, when world stock markets crashed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 508...

The Wild Blue Yonder Off we go with all three major stock averages at or near record high levels. On some days, they form a...

Sometimes the Answer is ‘No’ Last week, the Planning Commission made “No” very clear to the Coast Inn applicants who sought a roof deck and...

Dale the Whale I learned a lot of stuff from the Indy’s “High Seas Adventure Awakens Ocean Awareness.” I did not know that the ocean...

Read the Personals PRINCESS needed – Be my beautiful date/dancer for the Harvest Moon Ball.  You are petite, pretty and dance well. Must be under...

Breaking Records Another day, another record. Led by the broad S&P 500 Stock Index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite Average are...

There’s Gold in that Green At this very moment, while you are reading this, scores of people all over California are sitting in living rooms,...