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Finding Meaning

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Remembering Gean Austin Today is the 35th anniversary of the passing of long-time Laguna Beach High School music teacher Gean Austin (1897-1984). Gean loved music—it...

Taking Stock

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The Catalyst King Stocks sometimes get a catalytic boost from news of a spin-off or of an activist investor buying shares. Like stock splits, there...

Taking Stock

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It’s Almost Over  As the world knows now, the Chicago Cubs won their first World Series since 1908. Over the month following that historic victory,...

Pet Peeves

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Grandma Moses I love Grandma Moses. She wasn’t my real grandma, but I love her artwork. When I read the Indy’s, “Lawmaker Presses Laguna to...

Eavesdrops

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Asked and Answered Grampa I have to do a survey for school. O.K. shoot.   I have to write down your age, education and work history, Then I ask...

Taking Stock

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Dealing With The Dips Almost halfway through the first quarter and the stock market is making a good effort to regain its footing. The market...

Guest Opinion: City is Stonewalling CPRA Requests

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By Michele Monda A sound democracy depends upon transparent governance – something Laguna seems to be lacking lately. The California Public Record Act Request (CPRA)...

Opinion: The Great Chubasco Hurricane of 1939

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By Gene Felder Has a hurricane occurred before in Laguna Beach? According to Laguna Beach Historical Society board member Eric Jessen, "The great Chubasco (Spanish...

Pet Peeves

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Wildlife The name of this column is Pet Peeves. Pivotal word here is pet. So, I’m reluctant to respond to the Indy article, “Multi-Year Wildlife...

Taking Stock

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Over 20K; What’s Next Two events: Dow 20,000; President Trump. The first had been anticipated for over a year; the second was a surprise. There...

The Slant

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Is America really the greatest? Independence Day is coming soon. This had me thinking about the subject, Is America really the greatest? Presently at least...

Eavesdrops

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Give and Take Grampa are you coming to Alan’s graduation? Of course. Is there a reason I wouldn’t? It’s only the eighth grade. It’s not very important And he...

Taking Stock

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New Weeks, New Highs The market uptrend continues with stocks quietly making new highs on both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500....

Green Light

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Push to Ban Smokes on Trails We need to get their butts out of there. The “butts” are cigarette refuse and “there” refers to the...

Taking Stock

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Time To Buy? Storm clouds are blowing out. Market corrections last a couple of months on average and we probably have a few weeks before...