Columns

I Love Laguna     I can remember like it was yesterday. It was 1963, and I was a senior in high school. My boyfriend took me...

Historic Ripoff 3.0 The fog of obfuscation and misdirection generated by the usual mind-numbing presentation quickly filled the chambers during last Saturday’s special City Council meeting...

King’s Mountain Sunday, Oct. 7, is the anniversary of a 1780 Revolutionary War battle you’ve likely never heard of. It’s meaningful because it was crucial...

Peautiful Eight candidates running for Laguna Beach City Council made their cases at a forum sponsored by Village Laguna. The usual issues were discussed. What...

Road Kill Stew 2.0 The school board has once again dragged out that bubbling cauldron of road kill stew they call a calendar change to...

Justice That Heals Have you caught any of the “Real Talk” events at Laguna’s Susi Q Center? Real Talk is a series of 15-minute...

Breaking Bad Do my eyes deceive me? I think I read the Indy article “City Breaks Ground, Alters Course for Digester Building.” I looked again....

Kansas Cousin Darold Comes A-Visiting Cousin Darold Longhofer grew up in rural Kansas and now lives in Kansas City, Kansas.   He always is very careful...

A Long Overdue Show of Support   Being a huge sports fan, I live and die with the ups and downs of the Anaheim, sorry, Los...

Read the Personals BUSY REAL ESTATE Executive seeking a super assistant. Top Salary – You must be a great communicator, friendly, with excellent computer skills. Must be...

Burning Jackets Work has just begun on the $11.1 million-dollar Village Exit and controversy has already started. There’s the historic sewage sludge digester tank with...

A Kinder Laguna Did you notice in the Indy that Councilman Steve Dicterow, concerned about the decline of civility in public affairs, is starting a...

One…Two…Three Whenever something bad happens I’ve been told to scream, “May Day, May Day!” So imagine my surprise after reading the Indy’s “City Officials Encourage...

How To Escape the Loneliness Trap Penetrate deeply into the secret existence of anyone, even those who seem particularly happy, and their interior landscape will...

A Family at Sea     “This is a judgment-free zone, where there are no mistakes. A world to explore incongruous combinations without shame or guilt. Free...