Columns

My Mother’s Keeper “That Wilbur Pagent was from the wrong side of the tracks, but boy could he dance! Ya know we used to go...

Friendly Corporate Divorces Corporate mergers and acquisitions often produce more publicity than profits. Companies moving in the opposite direction through spin-offs or split-ups can be...

Debating History   “Old is not necessarily historic.” Ilse Lenschow, DRB member   “A replica is not heritage… it does not have a connection to history.” Mayor Jane Egly   Preservation of...

Wish Fulfilled Grampa will you forgive me? Is this a trick question? Am I to say, “Yes?” Only to discover you wrecked the Pontiac? Which at this moment I...

It’s About Time   Time has become a speed freak. In fact, I suspect it has been taking professional driving lessons and thinks my weekdays are...

Can We Talk?   We are surrounded by art. Galleries line the streets. Laguna Art Museum sits on the hill as if presiding over its flock....

Weighing the Risk and Cost of Plugging In   The article "Lining Up Against Nuclear Power" in the Feb. 10 issue of the Laguna Beach Independent...

Lights, Camera, Theater!   Thank you for your travel tips. I have been stopped at the grocery store, Girl Scout meetings and the Patriot’s Day Parade...

Testing, Testing: One, Two Three Stocks continue in an uptrend. We can expect such trends to be tested at anytime with dips or even larger...

View from the Coop When on our early morning walks one of our favorite stops is to check on Paul Pflueger’s chickens. We’d hear their...

The Beat Goes On The market still has the wind at its back. For the first two months of 2012, the S&P 500 rang up...

Tour of Duty: Personal and Political   Last Sunday at Newport Harbor yacht club, about 25 of us gathered to board the Soluna, my brother’s 52”...

Shhh... Don’t Tell the Girls   I’m trying something new this week: I’m asking you for advice on where to go. I admit it: there are...

A Cranky Dictator   “Put your phone away,” I nag my 11 year old while driving to dance class. The constant texting and posting on Instagram...

Betting on a Sunset Quota   Laguna Beach.  Another perfect day in paradise, but then there are benches. Oh, no!  I’ve started to notice benches and...