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The Sympathy Trap By Susan McNeal Velasquez Do you care too much about your loved one’s problems? If so, you might be caught in the sympathy...

To: All Members of the Laguna Beach City Council Re: Six-month moratorium on choosing or placing public art Background For some time, activists have complained about the...

By Chris Quilter   Laguna Beach Seniors is having its big annual fundraiser on Friday, March 22. Because I cherish my all-cotton lifestyle, I grumble and...

By Jane Stahlheber             The answer to that question is a resounding Yes!  But that’s beside the point. My car broke down recently.  Again (sigh).  But...

Step Up Dustin Hoffman is one of my all-time favorite actors. His career started back in 1961 and has continued to the present. He was...

Put Residents First   Two important local measures are on our ballot this fall that will likely determine the future of our community. Measure LL would increase...

By Robin Zur Schmiede Recently, Laguna Beach locals have been reminiscing in print about infamous Design Review Board experiences. Residents and visitors alike might wonder...

“Nobody and I mean nobody comes into our house and pushes us around. Play like a champion!” –Skipper quoting Knute Rockne at the 2013...

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

A Shared History   Guard at a state prison, mechanic at a copper mine, child day-care provider. Kids working as security guards while attending school, grade-school...

“…There's a world where I can go and tell my secrets to. In this world I lock out all my worries and my fears,...

Diabetes falls into the ranks of a dangerous terrorist arriving in strength and numbers on our shores. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates one in 10 of us currently suffer from type two diabetes and a quarter of us don’t know we have it. The CDC goes on to predict one in only three of us could have diabetes by 2050. Diabetes is where glucose builds up in the bloodstream due to its inability to enter into the cells where it belongs. How does this happen? Insulin is a hormonal key unlocking the cell wall allowing the glucose to pass through and become fuel. Insulin in diabetics no longer opens that door, leaving high levels of glucose flowing through the blood where it can damage blood vessels of organs.

Thanksgiving After the tumult over the past two weeks, the condensed Thanksgiving trading week provides a useful pause. The financial media predicted that a victory...

What to Do With Borrowed Time Alta Laguna Park is a great place to start my early morning walk. Around the outfield fence of the...