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Remembering Arnold Hano By Jean Hastings Ardell After the Atlanta Braves eliminated the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the National League pennant Saturday night, I thought...

Ever feel like an anachronism?  Out of place, out of step with those around you?  As we see the community around us bit by...

Have you noticed that if you attempt to care deeply about everyone and everything, you end up stretched so thin that you become brittle,...

By Roger Butow The dark, historical record and residential abuse about this project weren’t mentioned in an Aug. 13 news story in the Independent. Many...

Vacation Rentals Can Work in Laguna I love home share sites like AirBnB and VRBO. They have shrunken the world and democratized hospitality in a marvelous way. I stay...

What is Really Going on Here? By Rita Conn This is a phrase I commonly used during my 30 years as a marriage and family counselor....

First Christmas on Canyon Creek Does your childhood have a place of magical meaning? For me, it was a mountain cabin my grandfather built near...

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...

  The festival season officially starts this week. Along with the excitement of the summer activities, comes the pervasive ritual that has been honed to...

Our Neighbor, the Environmental Lawyer By Tom Osborne Some years ago I met our then new neighbor, Ramin Pejan, and learned that he is a senior...

By Joe Hanauer It's just a few days until the election. Yet surprisingly, people still are wondering if they understand Measure Q.    The confusion shouldn't...

An Uncertain World One fascinating result of the Olympics is the creation of certainty. World’s fastest man? Hah! Big surprise. It’s Lamont Jacobs, an unknown...

Historic Preservation, Working or Not? That’s the question the Heritage Committee, Planning Commission and City Council will be struggling with in the months to come. The...

Reclaiming Our Water Equilibrium So how’s your water conservation going?  Ours is going great.  We have a new gray water system.  This is how it...