Columns

With Patriots Day and the parade almost upon us, I have some thoughts I have been considering for quite a while that I would...

The brightest colored fish in our local waters is the garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus).  It was named after Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 – 1882), an Italian...

Higher Altitudes The stock market is flirting with new highs on the S&P 500-stock index. As I wrote two weeks, ago momentum seemed destined to...

A common refrain amongst environmental psychologists is “a city without trees isn’t fit for a dog.”  We appreciate the innate needs of our animal...

Laguna Beach is a key city within the 74th Assembly District. As a candidate to represent this city, I would like to take this...

Laguna Beach is a unique place. The flip-flopped, casually dressed person next to you in line at the grocery store may be a famous...

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

The evening before the Martin Luther King, Jr. national holiday, I dined with my friend William.  We met in the bleachers at our sons’...

  Imagine that every problem you encounter comes to you as a special delivery package from the Problem Express Railroad. This train is filled to...

I regret to inform the South Coast Water District that I was unable to attend the Sewer Tunnel Renovation Tour held this past Dec....

It is said where one door closes, another opens. In the case of Laguna Beach commerce, gallery closings in recent years have opened storefronts...

Bounces And Bumps Next month, an array of laser devices mounted on top of high-rise apartment buildings in New Jersey begins operations. Their function is...

Keeping Promises Horst Noppenberger’s article,   “Addressing the Town’s Evolving Needs,” in the Feb. 7 edition, like the associated rendering, needs some added perspective. The picture shows...

“If we all speak softly, everyone can be heard.”  Besides being good advice for democracy and human relations in general, this phrase from former...

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