Columns

After The Streak Ends Stocks stumbled into the New Year, caught their breath and moved back up with the S&P 500 inching above its previous...

People of Faith Under Attack This week, I’m writing about the recent attempt by the California State Senate championed by Sen. Gerald (Jerry) Hill (D-San...

Standing on Higher Ground, Common Ground By Jean Hastings Ardell Like many of us during the last year, I had to find ways to escape the...

Energize Your Attitude John Gottman is a researcher who created a system to determine the success rate of relationships by studying videotapes of couples interacting.  He...

Where Now, New Dow? Stocks shook off several troubling worries, both foreign and domestic, and powered ahead to a new uptrend, with a strong surge...

The Last of the Founders Today, most of Orange County is “blue,” meaning most partisan offices in Orange County are held by Democrats. This is...

The Remains of Catholic School The proposed city purchase of St. Catherine of Siena Parish School brought back my own memories of eight grade school...

Climbing Everest It’s graduation season.  Laguna Beach High students gathered for baccalaureate service last Sunday.  Baccalaureate services have a long history, dating to the 14thcentury...

Driving You Crazy By Grandpa Gramps Will you let me drive? No. Why not?   You don’t have a permit.   You let Dad drive when he was my age.   Before. Before what? I let...

Getting Out From Behind the Wheel By Andy Hedden   A funny thing happened last summer on my way back from the market. My Honda of 19...

By John Thomas If a parking structure is to be built, build it on city-owned land. This makes far more financial sense than what the...

Oil And Troubles The revolutions breaking out throughout much of the Middle East may well be the most significant events of 2011. Their impact remains...

Endorsement tales and shenanigans It all looks so official when candidates cite their endorsements from supposedly impressive organizations. Behind the scenes, though, there are plenty...

Farewell To May, Hello To Summer The market had a good month. As May comes to a close, the S&P 500 is up around 6%...

The Patriotic Citizen   Last week people came to our town by the tens of thousands to celebrate Independence Day. Truth be told, most came to...