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Beyond Expectations

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  Most people bring a casserole or a salad to a potluck, but Loraine Hollingsworth of Laguna Canyon brought cactus pads (nopales) and a ukulele....

Eye on Nature: Lights Out, Stars (and Moon) On

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By Ellen Girardeau Kempler   If you’re a stargazer, you already know the darkest places are best for viewing the night sky. In Laguna, this usually...

School Board Drops the Ball Again

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  When the school board called on taxpayers and voters to approve the bond issue to finance renovation and upkeep of your public school facilities,...

Opinion: Let’s get the facts straight on Roundup

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By Ramin Pejan and contributors In his guest column last week, Chris Reed, a retired chemistry professor penned a passionate endorsement of Roundup. Dr. Reed...

Pet Peeves

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The Nuclear Family I was taught the most important thing in the world is the nuclear family. I learned this lesson from my uncle,...

The Kibitzer

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Underground Rainwater, Not Utility Poles Around this time last year, we were awash in wildflowers. Remember those carpets of yellow mustard and sunflowers, those blankets...

The Kibitzer

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The Senior Scam I never realized the extent and ease with which people prey on the elderly until a recent trip to celebrate my dad’s...

Be Prepared for Seduction

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  Don’t drive a Tesla . . . unless you’re prepared to be utterly smitten by its features and performance and sticker-shocked at the $100,000...

Guest Opinion: Wisdom Workout 

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A Father's Day Tribute   My father lives vividly in my memory. His artistic hands. Him playing the piano with spurts of passion. The smell of...

Pet Peeves

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Stone Age Answer I was reading the Indy when tiredness overwhelmed me, my eyes closed and then several hours later I awoke with one answer...

Heart Talk

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One Thing August Has to Offer August is my least favorite month. There are no national holidays to celebrate, not even an Arbor Day. If...

The Kibitzer

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Burned Again Now that the dust has settled from Burning Man, both from my belongings and my brain, I am just now forming cogent thoughts...

Opinion: Residents – Get The Representation You Deserve

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By Jerome Pudwill, candidate for Laguna Beach City Council   Your mail-in election ballots are on the way. I urge you to carefully consider your choices...

Does the Wet Suit You

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This column was going to be a reprise of an old election tradition, “Fast JJ’s Picks”. That’s where the city council race is depicted as...

Guest Column

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It’s a Matter of Perspective By Ari Grayson ~ It’s human nature to see things only from our own personal perspective, but this parable illustrates how...