Where does asparagus come from?
Not quite so hard to answer as the question about babies, but it was surprising how many of the adults at our recent South...
The Slant
The Last First Day of School
Summer is slipping away. The shadows are longer and the days are getting annoyingly shorter. Soon there will be...
Taking Stock
The Catalyst King
Stocks sometimes get a catalytic boost from news of a spin-off or of an activist investor buying shares. Like stock splits, there...
Agreeing to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable
By Howard Hills
Through his thoughtful commentaries Michael Ray is a sincere and valued voice in our town’s civic discourse. His reflections on the year 2012...
Local Currents: Government in the Sunshine
“The public commissions, boards and councils and the other public agencies in this State exist to aid in the conduct of the people's business....
Taking Stock
Stocks Rehearse For A September Opening
There is an old theatre saying that a poor dress rehearsal means a successful opening once the regular run...
Village Matters
Discouraging Words Sometimes Heard
Most council meetings have their dreadful and discouraging moments, with a few glimmers of encouragement here and there, strung together by...
Village Matters
Counting Tree Time
“Are you trying to save the trees?” a neighbor asked as I stood on Bluebird Canyon Drive looking at the five Eucalyptus...
What the Four-Footed Can Teach Us
By Ed Kaufman
Stroll any morning along the glorious bluffs of Heisler Park in North Laguna around 6:45 and you’ll invariably find a small pack...
Son of Susi Q: Cavorting Season
by Chris Quilter
I've been under the weather lately and it’s made me cranky — or as my friends would put it, crankier. Last week,...
Local Currents: Memorial Day
“The majority, oppressing an individual, is guilty of a crime, abuses its strength, and by acting on the law of the strongest breaks up...
Village Matters
Dilemma Lingers On
How do we solve our downtown dilemma: finding a way to foster our traditional small downtown within the changing economics of retail?...
Village Matters
Home is Here
When I climbed the steps to the Congregational Church on Thanksgiving day, I didn’t know what to expect. In all the years...
Opinion: Musings from the Coast
Saint Marina
Dateline: Amaliapolis, Greece.
Amaliapolis is a village within the Pagasetic Gulf on the east coast of Greece. The Gulf is giant, roughly round and...
Pet Peeves
Cuban Sandwich
I love the Cuban sandwich. So of course, I was very interested in President Obama’s recent trip to Cuba. I put a call...