Guest Column
Put Residents First
Two important local measures are on our ballot this fall that will likely determine the future of our community.
Measure LL would increase...
Pet Peeves
Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign
The school board race is heating up. The League of Women Voters hosted a recent candidate debate. The ground rules...
Taking Stock
Countdown
Stocks rarely shine during periods of uncertainty and the pending election presents acutely publicized uncertainties. With ten days to go, polls like Nate Silver’s...
The Kibitzer
You Had Me At October
It’s hard to be a muckraking columnist when the curtain goes up and October takes center stage. All that outrage...
Musings on the Coast
Drifting to Dysfunction
We all know the national election is a disgrace. In hindsight, I guess it was inevitable and I am hardly the...
Pet Peeves
Measure Up
I couldn’t remember what I was doing today. So, I checked my phone calendar. It read, remember do not turn on the Samsung...
Taking Stock
The Final Stretch
Unless stocks can revive their spirits by Halloween, they will have lost ground for three straight months. This has been a difficult...
Wisdom Workout
Taking Stock
Since we are currently invited daily to swim in a cesspool of political negativity, let's make a decision to take a deep breath...
Heart Talk
A Time to Step Up
Last October, which was National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I wrote a column about how cancer slowly and painfully took...
Following the Money
The 6 Million Myth
Do 6 million people annually visit Laguna? That’s a lot. Some say it’s a highly inflated number. They may be right.
The...
Village Matters
Preservation Heroes
Local retired firefighter Eugene “Diz” D’Isabella is famous for his devotion to the 1931 Seagrave Suburbanite, the antique fire engine he drives in...
Pet Peeves
Fan Mail
For years now, I set aside Wednesday evenings to answer fan mail. And for years now, I have nothing to do on Wednesdays....
Pet Peeves
Back to the Future
My grandchildren left to go back home today. Home is Madison, Wisc. They were flying back. I suggested they run instead,...
The Kibitzer
Coast Highway Smackdown
This election cycle I encourage you to press our local candidates on the one issue that continues to plague and flummox our...
Guest column
High Holiday Memories
Every September, I was the envy of my Casimir Pulaski Elementary School classmates, many of whom had never known a Jew before....