Columns

Coming Home   Thanksgiving. Slowing down. Letting down. Taking time off. Does the thought disturb you? You are not alone. We live in a culture that is...

Competence Is Scarce Spring is here. After sliding into a correction, stocks rebounded in mid-April with three straight up days that prodded the S&P 500...

Music in the Park   “We are spirits in the material world.” The Police.   Music in the Park is something that I hadn’t experienced. The shows aren’t...

It Happens Every Spring Most boys dream to grow up and be major league baseball players. Not me. I dreamed to be a health care...

Mirror Mirror   Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most enterprising school candidate of all? “Who’s asking?” It’s me, Crantz. I write the Pet Peeves...

By Mia Davidson and Jan Sattler   Designated a bird sanctuary by a 1978 ordinance, Laguna Beach is a refuge for a wide variety of migratory...

I’m very excited to go see the “Ring of Fire” at the Laguna Playhouse.  But a word to the wise, do not scream “fire”...

Cultivating Mental Flexibility  The word "pivot" means to consciously change direction. When applied to our thinking processes, it is the ability to deliberately choose thoughts...

Tipi Trials  By Carrie Woodburn, Special to the Independent I am the homeowner with the sweat lodge and tipi. I am saddened and surprised by the...

An Alpine Christmas with Our French Family Our Laguna-born and bred younger son, Todd, lives in the quaint French village of Sallanches, located about a...

A Re-gift Suggestion Wow. I read in the Indy that Bill and Sue Gross donated $10 million to Mission Hospital. This is the same amount...

Knights of Dave Min’s Laguna “Environmental Roundtable”  The event, attended by maybe forty people who are hardcore local environmentalists, was under-publicized and unpretentious. No news...

To Resolve, It Is Often Just Too Hard Every year about this time, I try and come up with a column about New Year’s resolutions...

By Adele Kopecky The hot water gushing into the dishpan prevented Marie from hearing Gino enter the apartment.  She started when he kissed her on...

Japan's Tragedies and the Market The tragic earthquake damage in Japan continues to dominate the news. While this has an impact on our stock investments,...