Gratz Responds
Editor,
Responding briefly to Mr. Foley’s letter of Jan. 8, the term “redneck” was meant to be disparaging. As in the syllogism, all redneck’s may...
Story May Nurture Other Passions
Editor,
Thanks for your hard work on the article (“Ditching Corporate Stress for Backyard Farming,” Jan. 8). I really enjoyed reading it, and it reminded...
Anecdote Illustrates a Considerate Soul
I would like to pay tribute to a big man in a small way from the memory of my time as a young boy.
I...
Gratz Letter Should Have Been Edited
Editor,
A letter from this week’s paper by Gene Gratz used the term redneck.
This is a disparaging term, and also had absolutely nothing to do...
ACLU Contributed to the Problem of Homelessness
Editor,
“You see him as a saint. I’m far less awed. In fact, I see right through him. He’s a fraud.” Tartuffe, Act I, sc....
Interview Opens a Window on Congressman
Editor,
Thank you for publishing your interview with Dana Rohrabacher, our representative in the House of the Representatives (Dec. 31 Indy).
It was an opportunity to...
Interim Solution Needed for Radioactive Waste
Editor,
Thank you LB Indy Tim Randall for the “Q&A with Rohrabacher.” It is important to know the ideas of our 13 term House of Representatives...
Please Rethink Trapping and Killing Coyotes
Editor,
We were shocked and saddened to read about the plan to trap and kill coyotes in Laguna Beach in a response to the increase...
A Better Use for Forest Avenue?
Editor,
Four weeks ago Laguna hosted Hospitality Night on Forest Avenue. Visitors left the event with an illusion of buzzing night-life, food concessions, open galleries...
Writer Aims to Cultivate Conversation
Editor,
What if Laguna Beach became famous for the art of conversation?
In spite of Facebook, Twitter, email, etc., they say the art of talking directly...
Getting at the Meaning
Editor,
What the heck is a "Teutonic shift in which the Republicans are losers"? (“Making Sense of 2015,” in the Dec. 31 edition.)Teutonic is defined...
We Should Look at Ourselves
Editor,
“Thou turn’st mine eyes into my very soul,
And there I see such black and grainèd spots
As will not leave their tinct.” Hamlet, Act III,...
She Offers Coyote Expertise
Editor,
I was alerted of Laguna’s coyote issues and plans to trap and kill them through a recent article in your publication, so today I...
Oppose Coyote Trapping
Editor,
I appreciate the recent article on Laguna’s plan to exterminate urban coyotes but would point out that targeting pregnant females in the spring and...
Coyote Slaughter Will Leave Rodents Unchecked
Editor,
As 33-year residents of Bluebird Canyon, we deplore the slaughter of the remaining coyote population in the 1100 acre city greenbelt adjoining Morningside Drive.
The...