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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...

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....

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,...

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...

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....

The Angst of an Angel Fan I would like to offer an belated congratulations to the Laguna Beach High baseball team for winning the CIF...

The Countdown The stock market illustrates the difference between climate and weather. Its climate is a prevailing moderate upward slope roughly in line with U.S....

Poler Opposite You can take the boy out of the city, but you can’t take the city out of the boy. That’s what I was...

Imaginative Perception When we have a breakdown in our love relationships, our friendships or our familial ties, it often comes down to the loss of...

Let Laguna Chill Have you heard about the new grass-roots organization that has formed in Laguna? It’s not Let Laguna Vote, or Canyon Alliance of...

Mirror Mirror   Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most enterprising school candidate of all? “Who’s asking?” It’s me, Crantz. I write the Pet Peeves...

Alright to be a Sister Now?               Once upon a time a very long time ago, or long enough ago, I was born. This was before...

Push to Ban Smokes on Trails We need to get their butts out of there. The “butts” are cigarette refuse and “there” refers to the...

After The Fed Meeting The Federal Reserve gave Wall Street an early Christmas present with its decision to leave interest rates alone for now. It...

Where Will The Market Go? Investors and investment media spend enormous energies in asking and trying to answer where the stock market is headed. An elevator...