Columns

Abuse and Responsibility   “No report or study to date has shown a compelling connection between caffeine and alcohol to abuse or addiction. Determining that college...

Justice, Decency and Mutiny   “No code can cover all contingencies. We cannot put justice aboard our ships in books. Justice and decency are carried in...

Do we have control issues?   I never smoked a cigarette and I never dyed my hair.  No one could ever persuade me to smoke.  I...

Global Dishes Round Out Sapphire’s Menu   Well-known to Laguna Beach locals as the location of the old Pottery Shack, Sapphire Laguna has been offering cosmopolitan...

My Own Race to Nowhere I just realized there’s a paperclip in my hand. In fact, it’s probably been there for the last 10 minutes....

Merchants of Doubt, Texas Oil, and Prop. 23 Doubt. Texas oil companies. Proposition 23. These are three connected matters that are affecting all Californians. As...

Merchants of Doubt, Texas Oil, and Prop. 23   Doubt. Texas oil companies. Proposition 23. These are three connected matters that are affecting all Californians. As...

When and where generosity really counts   Picture a walk down a bark path, through a meadow to an old barn.  Then we turn into the...

Dedicated to Arts for Everyone Pop quiz time. What does LOCA stand for? Even if you’re familiar with the wonderful work of this organization, you...

October Surprise! Mother Nature gave us an early wake up call in a big way Tuesday morning with a spectacular light show accompanied by ear...

Sizing Up Newcomer Tommy Bahama    Restoration of the historical Heisler Building downtown is near complete and tenant Tommy Bahama is set to open shortly. The store...

Favorite Time of Year   Can someone please explain the Southern California phenomenon of the pumpkin patch that springs up in October in large parking lots?...

Green Ocean Strategy   “You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones...

The Devil Winds!   The sun is just coming up on an early October morning but you can’t see it through all the soup-like, thick fog...

A Parisian Salon: Just Like Home   Just before I left on a trip I'll mention in a minute, I went to Laguna Beach High School...