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Laguna Beach Independent Letters Section

District Accepts the Challenge

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Editor, In Laguna Beach Unified School District, we accept the challenge to produce college and career ready graduates who can think deeply, write well, and...

Policy Sacrifices Learning for Test Scores

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Editor, Common Core testing will start next week. Is LBUSD Board more interested in test scores than students learning? Board member Carol Normandin wrote an email...

Lead by Example

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Editor, Shortly after the California Water Board issued a statewide directive to cities mandating a 25 percent water cut, a new sign sprouted in Old...

Dissent Over Stop Sign Removal

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Editor, I regret my vote for our Mayor Bob Whalen. I live in North Laguna, just like him. On April 22, my neighborhood received notice that the...

Praise for Police Chief Hire

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This letter was addressed to City Manager John Pieteg. Thank you for your hiring of Laura Farinella as our new chief of police. I attended the...

Detouring to the Road Less Traveled

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Editor, My grandsons Sam and Peter were visiting from San Jose last weekend. One of our excursions was to the gelato stand downtown. We took...

Development Challenges New View Rules

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Editor, Now that the dust has settled, is there a take away from Toni’s, Rob’s and Kelly’s election? Certainly voters who resonated to the “Don’t Pave...

Advanced Math Ditched by School Board

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Editor, A power point presentation, titled LBUSD/Thurston Common Core Math Transition, is posted on the LBUSD website.  This was presented to the board by a...

Haggen Vows to Exceed Expectations

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(This letter was addressed to columnist Roderick Reed.) I know we exchanged messages a couple weeks back and had attempted to connect with you prior...

Open Letter to Council Member Kelly Boyd

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Editor, Item 14 of the Tuesday, April 14, City Council meeting was to award contracts totaling $670,000 to design the village entrance. About 20 people...

Guidance Offers Tips for Neighborhood Safety

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Editor, Be a good neighbor!  Take a good look at your yard. Do you see dead wood, an abundance of brown leaves on your trees...

Indy Fan Shows Her Appreciation

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Editor, Just a note to say thank you for the great work you guys do over there at the Indy every week.  So much going...

Zur Schmiede Backtracks on Campaign Pledge

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Editor, I read in your go-to local newspaper last week an article regarding our newest city councilman, Rob Zuhr Schmiede, and the village entrance. (“Entry...

A Proponent of Jim Dilley Day in Laguna

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Editor, Our family moved to Three Arch Bay in 1970, my husband and I with our four young children. Down the street lived Jim and Jeanette...