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Last Minute Tricks Laguna Beach has had its share of last minute political dirty tricks. Perpetrators know that even when they are found to have...

Quick Exit From Dramaland   Change is in the air. At least in my life. Everything from upgrading my computer to having  my web host decide...

It was a couple of Sundays ago. It was my seventh day of rest and I was minding my own business on my upper...

By Joe Hanauer As the year winds down, letters to the editor regarding the pros and cons of Laguna Residents First (LRF) ballot initiative have...

A Slice from the Good and Bad in Paradise   I was born in the summer of my 18th year. I came to Laguna Beach with...

Laguna Refuses to Go to Pot   In 1996, California legalized medical marijuana and a majority of Laguna Beach voters supported this initiative. In 2016, 57%...

  Slavery in the Modern World I’ve been reading a lot of ancient and middle-age history lately. I wanted to know how it was to be...

 Hopefully an army of Californians was out picking up trash along the Golden State’s 1100 miles of coastline on the morning of Sept. 21. ...

A Defining Moment It saddens me to hear people say, “I love Laguna, but it has changed so much,” implying that it isn’t as good...

By Mia Davidson and Jan Sattler Since January 2012, fishing in much of Laguna Beach is prohibited by law.  Prior to that, one fish popular...

Gotta Love The Ranch I love The Ranch. It's sorta/kinda like being at Cheers and Augusta National all rolled into one. During the summer months, I'm...

Give Me a Belt A visitor walks into a Laguna bar. He says to the bartender, “Give me a belt.” The bartender turns out the...

Strong Opinion Eric, you’ve been here half a day. I’ve learned: Teachers are jerks; School Administrators are worse; Parents understand nothing; Sisters are stupid; Friends are fools; Soldiers are idiots; College admissions officers...

Who Wants Hotel Laguna Closed? Laguna’s most iconic structure is Hotel Laguna. It was first built around 1880 and made of wood, but burned down...

A Citadel Has Fallen   On Nov. 8, Hillary Clinton became the fifth presidential candidate to win the popular vote, yet lose the election because of...