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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...

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...

I Resolve, More Or Less Approximately 40% of Americans make New Year's resolutions. That is more than watch the Super Bowl. The University of Scranton...

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...

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

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...

Ancestral Ties Do you remember Pan Am, the airline that brought us the golden age of international travel? Back in the day, Pan Am’s lovely...

Earth Day: California-birthed, Globally Observed This Saturday, Earth Day 2023 will take place against a backdrop of environmental calamities far more ominous than the one...

What Now? The presidential election is finally behind us, removing an overhanging major uncertainty. As this column goes to press, Florida has still not managed...

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...

There are over 100 registered non-profits in Laguna Beach. Nearly every one of them supports the needs and interests of locals, and every one...

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...

After a miserable month of May for the stock market, stocks managed to firm up for a small streak of three straight up days....

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...

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...