Columns

By Denny Freidenrich Nov. 22 was the 60th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination in Dallas. I was only 15 at the time, but I remember...

The stock market hit some slick spots, skidded but remained on the road. From now to the fall is a traditionally less dynamic period...

Fade to Yellow Of course it is old school. Of course it informs. Of course it is dependable, factual and reflects the human condition. And...

It's Been Swell Five years ago Andrea Adelson, the Indy's wonderful editor, said yes to an idea I had for a column about Laguna...

Deficit? What Deficit? During my years in the Navy, I used several foreign language pocket phrase books provided by the Defense Department. Originally produced by...

E Pluribas Unum Over the course of Independence weekend, I was reminded again of what makes Laguna such a special place. And America, too. People...

Curmudgeons, Complainers Clog Laguna One of the advantages of living in a small town is that residents have a voice in participatory government. On occasion...

“"Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!" -- from the Lewis Carroll poem...

Projections Can Lead Us Astray They said house prices in Laguna were so high that families with children wouldn’t be buying here any more. We...

 How is it possible to keep our equilibrium when our world seems to be moving so fast? A typical day is filled with more...

Tomorrow Is Another Day Finally, the stock market closed down more than 1% for the first in 110 trading days. The streak began on October...

By Michele Hall Chris Quilter argues in his Sept. 28 column (Son of Susi Q, “Cavorting Season,” that it somehow is a negative development for...

That’s Just Ducky I read in the Indy that the Pacific Marine Mammal Center just received a $3 million donation from longtime Laguna Breach resident,...

Attention Span It is a bit hard to write a normal column after the U.S. Supreme Court decided guns have more rights than women. Worse,...

Slip Sliding Away The notion that our small town civic leaders would need the services of consultants and professional pollsters, costing hundreds of thousands of...