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The difference between transformation by accident and transformation by a system is like the difference between lightning and a lamp. Both give illumination, but...

Three For The Road Aftershocks continue from the Financial Crisis and the worldwide Great Recession, which bottomed out five years ago. Their impact was the...

Funeral Divas Just Want To Have Fun On March 27, my Aunt Marie died at age 89. She lived in New York City and had...

Dana Point Answers Laguna’s Problems Parking, congestion, safety issues, lack of sidewalks, short term rentals…. Laguna has growing pains in adjusting to the seemingly increasing...

Parade Rest I attended the 48th and 49th Patriots Day Parade. I grabbed a good spot across from Fire House Engine Number One right after...

Follow the Coffee In politics recently we’ve heard a lot about “following the money.” Here in Laguna we can also “follow the coffee.” It tells...

I’m heartened to see work being done by Rivian to restore and reopen our landmark Laguna Cinemas. And we now know they have plenty...

Snowless Ski Week   Back east, skiing is a sport for tough people. Conditions are usually granular; powder is unheard of. Basically, you are skidding down...

Palm Sunday I write as the Indy traveling correspondent to little Midway, Utah. It’s a picturesque village high in the Wasatch range of the Rocky...

The Hot Blond Returns  Oh hell, I thought. Here she comes again, but I did a double take. She didn’t look hot. She looked bedraggled...

Laguna Needs a Skatepark By Michele Hall “The process of getting a skatepark teaches kids in the community valuable lessons about perseverance and that working with...

By Gary Stewart Imagine being on a 61-foot-long vessel in the midst of the seemingly endless Pacific Ocean with no engine, no compass, no sextant,...

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...

Let me state the obvious: Theme parks are fun. But do you know how to make them more fun? Go without your kids. Seriously. I went to Knott’s Scary Farm with a girlfriend and had a blast.

The Rally Broadens The stock market rally continues and its participation has become broader. Technology gains dominated the 2017 market. They are continuing but other...