Patchwork: Were You Away?
By: Chris Quilter
If you are one of those people who love hearing about other people's vacations, I don't believe we've met. Whenever anyone in...
The Slant
Your Vote Sends a Message
A leader is someone who has vision and blazes a trail that can others follow. Good ideas coupled with charisma...
Guest Column
Revisiting the Offshore Oil Drilling Fight
By Denny Freidenrich
Thirty years ago this month, I received the call of a lifetime. I was asked to coordinate public...
Pet Peeves
A Funny Thing Happened…
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum. I found parking. It was a dream California style. There were...
Finding Meaning
Spirituality and Lent
It is the spiritual dimension that gives substance to the meaning of our lives. Spirituality is innate, it lies within us all—I’ve...
Be Prepared for Seduction
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...
Irrational Pessimism
After a miserable month of May for the stock market, stocks managed to firm up for a small streak of three straight up days....
Pet Peeves
Survey With a Splash of Vodka
Oops. I almost fainted after reading Indy’s “Support Builds to Bury Utilities in Evacuation Routes.” A whiff of my...
Beyond Expectations
Most people bring a casserole or a salad to a potluck, but Loraine Hollingsworth of Laguna Canyon brought cactus pads (nopales) and a ukulele....
Does the Wet Suit You
Can’t Cut the Mustard
The best part of a drive to San Diego is the portion of the journey through Camp Pendelton. The Marines have...
Eye on Nature: Lights Out, Stars (and Moon) On
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...
Opinion: Residents – Get The Representation You Deserve
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...
Taking Stock
Climb Every Mountain
As a mountain path gains height, it usually gets narrower. Two years ago on March 6, 2009, the Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Wisdom Workout
The Importance of Doing Nothing
As this new year comes out of the gate, my personal consulting work is bringing me aspects of life that...
Guest Opinion: Green Light
Greening Laguna via the Orange County Power Authority
Would you like electricity that is cleaner and two percent cheaper than Edison offers? Would you like...