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When Irish Eyes Are Smiling   By this time, all the green beer in town has turned back to its normal color. I grew up in...

How Measure P Went Down in Flames Now that the elections are over, we can breathe a collective sigh of relief, trash those offensive signs,...

By Kate Rogers, Special to the Independent The most recent Coffee Break provided parents a simple and powerful tool for transforming their children’s learning experience...

We have this tree just on the street side of our retaining wall.  An Oak tree, while it helps beautify the street, it doesn’t...

Nix to Bricks Stocks continue to bounce around in response to new quarterly earnings reports and in reaction to their decent advance over the last...

Laguna Moves on Climate Action Plan On Nov. 14, the front page of my Los Angeles Times ran a stark photo of a burned forest...

Curb Your Enthusiasm By Mark D. Crantz Hello readers. It’s me, the Pet Peeves guy. Don’t get upset. I’m not back for good, just back for...

AI A.I. is all the rage. A.I. stands for artificial intelligence. And a lot of this talk is about artificial intelligence in our cars. Experts...

  Finally, Enlightenment Over Water Conservation Just when you thought Orange County was a hopeless backwater of evangelicals and climate deniers, His Holiness the 14th Dalai...

“And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game.” –Joni Mitchell   Change and transition are part of life.  Family and friends become ill,...

A Cold, Cold Night in Nevada The Beautiful Wife and I are winding our way through those beloved Christmas traditions. Our Christmas cards usually include...

On Nov. 12, Delia Horowitz will be the facilitator for the city’s workshop regarding the village entrance. (“Tacking the Intractable Entrance,” Nov. 1 edition.)...

Schedule Your Schedule I read in the Indy that city workers will take off alternate Fridays. I called the city to verify. I got no...

By Gini Warner   I learned about the ill effects of gluten through my own experience.  As I child, I was often sick and was misdiagnosed...

Guest Opinion: Dear Susi Q My mother has just been placed in hospice. She barely recognizes me. Sadly, the timing coincides with a long-planned trip...