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By Pamela Knudsen “What are you doing for New Year’s Eve?” said the owner of C.J. Rose as I browsed through the latest fashions in...

By Bette Anderson It’s the end of the year, the traditional time to reflect on the past, good and bad, and plan for the future,...

By Michele McCormick   New Year’s Eve in Paris, Hong Kong, Nairobi, Delhi, exotic spots all. Still, at the auspicious time, I’d rather be in Laguna....

It Could Have Been Worse Stocks began the year as if shot from a cannon with their biggest rise in six months. This was partly...

By Pam Tallman   Forget digital. I prefer my paper address book. Flipping through its pages I’m reminded of the extras I’ve added—birthdays, favorite colors, names...

In the interest of full disclosure, I do not drink coffee. Never got the taste for it, although I love the scent. What I...

I’m a booklover.  I love the feel, the look, the smell of books.  I’m drawn to others who share this passion—librarians, collectors, and independent...

The holidays are associated with that Norman Rockwellian image of our country, where families are warm, loving and together; and where everyone lives in...

It is a brand new year, but before we plunge into it, let me share some thoughts for the past year, 2012, may it...

The difference between transformation by accident and transformation by a system is like the difference between lightning and a lamp. Both give illumination, but...

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It was a “Leave it to Beaver” kitchen, Mexican style. Simple stained and varnished plywood cabinets, well-loved and clean. They had the original 1960s...

   Who is to blame for turning a religious holiday into the most devious plot to give 99% of the children in our nation...

By Arnold Silverman   As we head into the Christmas season, I am reminded of an event that occurred in December of 1952, one of the...