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Think It Over   As I reached the Peppertree Lane entrance, the teenage girls standing nearby were regrouping. “Oh my gosh! This man across the street...

An Artsy Weekend at OCPAC   If Isabel and Maggie look tired in their class pictures this year (Tuesday is El Morro’s picture day) I take...

Think It Over   As I reached the Peppertree Lane entrance, the teenage girls standing nearby were regrouping. “Oh my gosh! This man across the street...

Weather’s Potpourri   The past seven days has dished out just about every kind of weather one could ask for. First, the record heat. Los Angeles set...

But What Did You Order? By Cynthia Jenkins Dear Sugar, My husband and I were out at Brussels Bistro the other night with another couple when my...

Good to Glow As the marine layer lingers it’s the perfect time to reselect your arsenal of sunscreens before the sizzlin’ summer sun has a...

An Enviable Forecast   Happy New Year, weather fans! Time to cloud 'em as we see 'em from the coliseum! We're the only ones in the contiguous...

Reading Really Pays Off  There we were, surrounded by supersized butterflies, gorillas and giraffes. The air filled with the sounds of a great waterfall and...

Stocks greeted the New Year with a nice rally. January market strength traditionally forecasts an up year for stocks although the misadventures of the...

Resolutions 2010 Of course you don't make New Year's resolutions. I'm certainly not accusing you of such a thing. No sophisticated, grounded, pragmatic or even...

Taking On The New Year Challenge   “I could never tell if it was opportunity or the wolf knocking.” Anne Ellis wrote in “The life of...

Highlights of 2009 By Dennis McTighe     Hottest Days: 93° - Aug. 28, Nov. 3 Coldest Nights: 34° - Jan. 8, Dec. 21 Strongest Wind: 47 m.p.h. from the...

Ten Percent into a New Century     Far away from Laguna, into a different life, a life of family that takes us in when we are...

By Tony Crowell Stocks had a good year in 2009, anticipating the economic recovery that began in the fall. Both the stock market and the...

You never know what life is going to hand you when you get up in the morning. As usual this morning I walked down the...