Columns

Laguna’s French Connection is Hot, Très Chaude!  The late August temperature in the coastal city of Menton, Laguna’s French sister city, is 91 degrees Fahrenheit....

An Inconvenient Truth  I have a childhood memory of my father reading Uncle Remus's stories from the old South. They were didactic fables, meaning they...

Today, we are looking for a lost part of you that is holding back from fully participating in your life. This part is hidden...

The ocean and the beach were constants in the lives of the Alley Kids and introduced them to new people, even those from Hollywood.  One...

Swiss Days in Midway “Are you going to clean up those horse droppings?” You have to be on your toes when the Beautiful Wife asks...

Dear Susi Q:  My 90-year-old mother is demanding a lot from me in terms of time commitments. I love her and want to be there...

Deflection Is the New Denial of Climate Change Readers, this column is my response to Skip Hellewell’s guest opinion in the Aug. 25 edition of...

Imagine you’re a young girl growing up in a country that suddenly undergoes an extremist revolution. Your family’s business is confiscated, your bank accounts...

By OC Supervisor Katrina Foley In January 2023, I started serving as your Fifth District Supervisor, which includes Newport Beach as well as my hometown...

This Sept. 3 marks the 1997 passing of Holocaust survivor Dr. Viktor Frankl. Frankl is noteworthy not for surviving the Nazi death camps of...

Making History—a Garden Park for Keeps There are so many important events in Laguna’s history, seminal moments when the citizens saw an opportunity and a...

September is National Preparedness Month. It serves as a reminder for communities to take necessary steps to ensure they’re ready in case of emergencies....

by Jonathan Anzaldi  As the curtains close on another eventful summer, September can be looked at as a time of year to start fresh and...

By Jorg Dubin I am writing to you today in regard to our well-established cultural heritage and a situation that has occurred to me over...

By Gene Felder Has a hurricane occurred before in Laguna Beach? According to Laguna Beach Historical Society board member Eric Jessen, "The great Chubasco (Spanish...