Columns

Survey Says I read with interest the Indy article, “Survey Takes Laguna Art Temperature.” My first thought was, is this an oral or rectal examine?...

     The Present and the Future have agreed to a blind date. They each have considerable charisma and are highly regarded as substantial within their...

October Surprise! Mother Nature gave us an early wake up call in a big way Tuesday morning with a spectacular light show accompanied by ear...

A Whale of a Comeback   How do I love thee Laguna Beach? Let me count the ways. Actually, there are too many to name, so...

  I read in the Indy that the senior center is looking for a younger crowd.  Be careful what you wish for.  Suppose they get...

I Never Signed Up For This By Rina Palumbo Aphrodite walked along Main Beach in the very early morning. She sipped her tea from Zinc and...

The statement 'learn to live in the present moment' ranks right up there as a catch-all phrase that I would be hard pressed to...

Why I’m Supporting the Open Space Initiative Is it consistent for a fiscal conservative to support raising taxes in order to purchase open space? On...

Where Everyone Knows His Name I recently turned 69. Thus begins the last year of my life when my friends can truthfully describe me to...

By Chris Tebbutt For this week's column in a month-long series recognizing Laguna Beach LGBTQ+ Heritage & Culture Month, and as a member of this...

The Great Skateboard Diaspora “At this point in time there is no location for a skate park,” said Michele Hall, head of the skate park...

Tourism should pay for undergrounding and more We all love Laguna Beach and we know why. With the good, we must also endure the bad,...

The Fed Takes Point Headline news centered on the grave situation in Syria but Wall Street kept its focus on interest rates. Going into the...

Okay Corral Marshall Dillon, Miss Kitty, Doc, and Festus can’t vote in Dodge City, Kansas. Not because they are dead, though that could also be...

By Mark D. Crantz   Laguna Beach.  Another perfect day in Paradise, but there isn’t any parking.  Back to the airport kids. We’ll just make do...