Columns

The Language of Politics By Jean Hastings Ardell You can tell it’s high-pitch in campaign season from the stack of candidates’ flyers arriving in our mailboxes...

Avoid Pinching Crabs   When wandering among the tidepools, who can resist watching little crabs scurrying across the surface of the rocks or along the bottom...

El Nino vs. La Nina We here in Laguna have every reason to gloat and smirk at a goodly portion of the remainder of the...

“Homeowners association” are words that bring to mind frustrating meetings, uninformed opinions leading groups astray, enforcement of the covenants, conditions and restrictions as well...

The Tokyo-Sage Hill Shuffle I was in a deep sleep when the bedside phone rang and my first thought was, “Where am I?” but by...

The Year Of The Dragon The Chinese New Year approaches, bringing in the Year of the Dragon, said to be a deliverer of good fortune....

By Steve McIntosh When Supt. Jason Viloria was hired in 2016 with only 11 months of associate superintendent experience, board members talked about his focus...

Exploring Your Sixth Sense By Susan McNeal Velasquez The topic of sex and the topic of intuition have a lot in common. I decided...

Relationship Literacy Every person we meet has a story to tell. Imagine that life is like a library filled with individual books to be experienced...

 The Power of Imagination Susan McNeal Velasquez     The theme of the Pageant of the Masters 2011, “Only Make-Believe,” is a tribute to artistic imagination unleashed....

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...

Confessions of a Newspaper Junkie   The Pulitzer Prizes were awarded this week for excellence in journalism. Or what’s left of it, as more and more...

Calculated Risks Despite an irregular beat from Washington, the stock market continues to roll along like Ol’ Man River. The river is narrowing and there...

By Penny Elia Baby boomers may remember the Beatles’ lyric, “It was 20 years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play.” How long...

MUST SELL – Bounty Hunter metal detector, like brand new, top of the line.  It is too loud; when I take it in my...