Columns

New Record, Now What? Despite today’s unsettling news of U.S fiscal issues, investors continue to buy stocks with enough enthusiasm to send the Dow Jones...

Another gallery has shuttered its doors – Swenson – and in its place, an upscale concept store promises simplicity with style. Joining the ranks...

By Mia Davidson and Jan Sattler Numerous sea shells, naturally deposited by the tides, can be found along the shore of Laguna Beach. Shells are...

By Mark D. Crantz   Laguna Beach.  Another perfect day in Paradise, but oh no, the Pope quit.  Holy Cow! As only the late Chicago Cubs...

"It appears there is a progression of introversion The families and students come first. They are your clients. The union is not your...

By Arnold silverman   Ever since I was a kid I’ve hated parades. When I was growing up in Washington D.C. in the ‘30s and the...

There Ought To Be Clowns Congress confronts another budget crisis of its own creation, yet the major stock market averages are flirting with five-year highs....

A few years ago, I noticed a striking woman with an elegant short hair cut and asked who styles her hair. I had a...

  It seems that just a few years ago, my daughter Sara was a senior at the high school and was riding in the convertible...

Barbra Streisand’s lilting nostalgic song at the Oscars Sunday night brought back not only the first time I saw that movie “The Way We...

By: Dr. Katherine Ahn, DDS Did you know that approximately 35% of Orange County kindergartners have untreated tooth decay?  Many people are surprised to learn...

The Shell Game And The Shale Game Stocks face two obstacles, both stemming from Washington. The first is the pending forced array of arbitrary spending...

By Ellen Girardeau Kempler   Fixed in oil and watercolor by the plein air artists who established Laguna’s art colony, the eucalyptus seems integral to our...

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...