Columns

Festivals Are The New Religion Spring has sprung, and that means gazillions of wildflowers in Southern California, the start of America’s pastime (really, baseball?), and...

Walden’s Pool A dear childhood friend of my wife’s said, “We can’t wait to visit next week. I took the boys to the library and...

Core Competence  A hallmark of personal competence is the ability to make discerning choices. Choosing well requires the mental work of uncovering, discovering and committing...

Calculated Risks Despite an irregular beat from Washington, the stock market continues to roll along like Ol’ Man River. The river is narrowing and there...

What You Can Do for Your Country Thanksgiving, as well Newport Beach, have felt the slings and arrows of this columnist. The new president, Dana...

So Much Fun Ahead On Monday we all gathered for a mini potluck, saying farewell to one of our most dedicated and endearing gardeners. She...

Beware Pensioners My heart monitor skipped a beat after reading the Indy’s “Pensions Pinch City’s Pocketbook.” My health can’t take any hint of pension problems....

Tomorrow Is Another Day Finally, the stock market closed down more than 1% for the first in 110 trading days. The streak began on October...

A Walk Through Soka I’ve been exploring a lot of the Laguna Coast Wilderness, part of my scheduled therapy to combat the daily Dadaist play...

City’s Histrionic Register A property rights debate flared up at the city council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The council tried to close the 1993...

Three Steps And Rumble For the first time since November, the financial news was not dominated by national politics. The Federal Reserve took center stage,...

Irish Eyes Are Smiling The cause of my happy eyes isn't because of St Patrick's Day this year. A few weeks ago, I discovered the...

Who is Behind those Doors? When we walk our neighborhoods we see house after interesting house. Laguna Beach is unique in southern California. You could...

MacGillivrary registered that these long-standing threats to ocean health have recently been compounded by the new administration in Washington, D.C. The citizenry, he emphasized, would play the key role in conservation by activism and environmentally conscious lifestyles.

Treading Water I was amazed after reading the Indy story, “Girls Water Polo Captures a Record 4th So Cal Title.” Congratulations. Four in a row...