Columns

by Chris Quilter   I was going to walk to the recent Planning Commission subcommittee meeting on personal transportation options other than cars. Such as feet....

A Contest of Our Own   “With Labor Day quickly approaching, I wanted to put out the very real possibility early that the 50th Annual Brooks...

Religion Benefit: When the Good Times Stop Rolling   I had a conflict last Sunday. The World Religion Study series at United Methodist featured Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi,...

Bypass the Mundane   By Susan McNeal Velasquez   Even the most exalted states and the most exceptional spiritual accomplishments are unimportant if we cannot be happy in...

Graduation Daze I enjoyed reading the Indy article “Class of 2016 Displays an Enterprising Bent.” 116 undergraduates received diplomas from Laguna College of Art and...

Effecting Change   I had a mysterious call last week from someone who wanted to know what the chances are that change can happen at city...

In Defense of Heretics  A heretic is someone who holds an opinion at odds with what is widely accepted. That said, I confess to the...

Editor, Twenty-four years ago a letter ran in the LA Times protesting an ad the Irvine Company ran promoting The Laguna Laurel housing development. Ironically, the...

  Timely and Timeless   “Fate carries its own clock,” Pearl Bailey, “The Raw Pearl” (1968)    The first few weeks of the New Year have most of...

Walking A Tightrope Stocks continue to walk a tightrope above the perils of some country fleeing the Euro Zone or of this country falling off...

Saving open space in Laguna with Measure CC is not only a good idea, it shows exceptional leadership, not only here in town, but...

Treasury Bonds Or Tesla Stock? Stocks sold off as the summer began, giving back the gains they achieved in May. Investors seemed unusually spooked by...

My first full time job as a young adult was as a bank teller. Periodically, the bank auditors would arrive and the atmosphere would...

It is a Happy Halloween! Stocks are greeting Halloween with a strong October, up around 5% since the end of August. Other than companies dependent...

It’s lonely at the bottom. Several months ago, I noticed the social media banner at the top of my digital column. Here’s what it...