Columns

Kiss a Frog The City Council just kissed a frog. Frogparking has been hired at $1.61 million dollars to install and advertise a smart parking...

A Panjandrum’s Panglossian Proposition There are movies about some catastrophic disaster impending and the people in charge aren’t telling the common folks. There’s the risk...

Overwhelming Meaning I did the Palm Sunday marathon, scurrying between Laguna churches as they began their Easter Week. Thanks to a Laguna service starting every...

Local Accountability As my husband, Emil, did in his first column for “Common Sense,” I too would like to thank the Indy in my first...

No Threatening Political Language in Laguna Politics is a contact sport. Candidates understand there is no trophy for simply showing up. With these thoughts in...

Read the Personals   BUICK LE SABRE, Year 2000 – Custom points all over this excellent machine – owner/driver has all records. Asking $5,000 in a...

Read Me For $185 An Hour If you are not getting paid $185 an hour to read this column, you’re not a consultant for the...

Palm Sunday I write as the Indy traveling correspondent to little Midway, Utah. It’s a picturesque village high in the Wasatch range of the Rocky...

Pick Up “Hi, beautiful. Who’s your plastic surgeon?” Slap. “Good talking with you.” I never had a good pick up line. I found myself saying...

Update from the Chamber As we conclude the first quarter of the year, the Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce is content with its overall progress. We...

Flutter It started out as a typical day. I was sitting in my favorite chair on my favorite deck. I’ve christened this area the poop...

Carmageddon is Coming “What destroys the poetry of a city? Automobiles destroy it, and they destroy more than the poetry. All over America, all over...

The Scenic and the Sad on a February Day   We are well passed the cold rains and winds of February, but the images of one...

All the Great Blessings   Spring has arrived and the tiny chirps of newborn birds permeate the air while the hummingbirds dart in an out of...

Read the Personals LOTS OF BUNNIES – I have a huge garden full of beautiful rabbits and am giving them away at no charge. Come...