Pet Peeves
Things Are Looking Up
Let me show readers my psychic powers. On Monday, Aug. 21 at 9:06 a.m. you were looking up. And I appreciate...
Opinion: Racism in Laguna Beach – First the Bad, Then the Good
By Melissa Juniper Harris
I would like to think it was a food delivery mistake, that at midnight when there was repeated banging on...
The Slant
First Bird Leaves the Nest
To be truly exhausted one must experience a vacation.
My oldest son graduated from Laguna Beach High School a few months...
Opinion: That’s One Small Block For Man, One Giant Leap For Laguna
Laguna is back! The Promenade on Forest Avenue recently made her debut and was an instant smash, activating downtown with public seating, outdoor dining,...
Conversing with Laguna’s Gregarious Greeter
One of Laguna Beach’s endearing facets involves its greeter. Laguna has had a greeter off and on since the late 1800’s starting with Joe...
Opinion: Common Sense
Defending the Soul of America
By Jennifer Welsh Zeiter
“Racism is not dead, but it is kept on life support – kept alive by politicians, race...
Opinion: There’s Trouble in Them There Hills
Steve Spiro is a 62-year-old Army infantry vet. Sue Wong is a 52-year-old high school coach. Mick Donoff is a 77 -year-old retired schoolteacher....
Opinion: Pet Peeves
A Discussion With Fumbles
By Mark Crantz
Writer’s Note: I had the pleasure to interview Bob Jackson from Barstow, California. I hooked up with Mr. Jackson...
Opinion: Remembering Bob Miller
One of the privileges of hosting a radio talk show is getting to meet so many interesting personalities here in Laguna. But sometimes, serendipity...
Opinion: Keeping It Real
By Sue Kempf
While watching the Village Laguna forum, I noted that their candidate, George Weiss, has created an alternate set of facts about past...
Opinion: What’s in a Life?
By Jean Hastings Ardell
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death beneath the knee of a police officer in Minneapolis on May 25, like many...
Guest Column
Three More Years of This?
By Billy Fried
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the...
Ban The Bananas!
Yes, folks, it’s time you knew the truth: bananas are radioactive. Enough bananas can exceed the nuclear radiation emanating from nuclear power stations, which...
Opinion: Starting a New Career Later in Life
Dear Susi Q,
I'm 53, currently an English teacher, and likely to retire in the next couple of years. It's always been a dream of...
Opinion : Doheny Ocean Desalination-A Better Plan
By Roger Butow
South Coast Water District has refused to consider Clean Water Now’s alternative plan: Use existing and potential recycled water sources, plus pump...