Columns

Exploring Your Sixth Sense By Susan McNeal Velasquez The topic of sex and the topic of intuition have a lot in common. I decided...

Life Coach-Lesson 5 By Mark Crantz The nights during the coronavirus isolation are the worst. Things go boom in the night.  I’m an old person and...

Dick Dale at the Rendezvous Did you read about the March 16 passing of pioneer surf-music guitarist Dick Dale, who got his start firing up...

Haven’t These Parks Always Been Here? Watching Ken Burns’ history of national parks like Yosemite and Yellowstone made me realize that even though their value...

“Bring us your tired, your poor, your quarantined masses yearning to breathe free.” It’s that punishing time of year again. No, it’s not that crush...

The brightest colored fish in our local waters is the garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus).  It was named after Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 – 1882), an Italian...

California’s Ornamental Cowrie Cowrie shells have been prized by many cultures throughout the world. They have been worn as jewelry, used as amulets, and served...

Adios, My Friends This is my 100th column for this paper, and a fitting time for a pen drop. It’s been a blast. I stumbled upon...

A True Positive Change in Laguna? There’s a lot of talk these days about “positive change” for Laguna. We will definitely be changed after our...

By Steve McIntosh Some like to know where our hard-earned money goes. Most don’t realize, that approximately 62% of their property taxes, go to schools,...

Thank You for Your Unsolicited Opinion (Said Nobody Ever) Nextdoor is billed as a forum where neighbors can share pertinent information about where to find...

Life Coach-Lesson 15 By Mark Crantz Sheltering in place has not been easy. Relationships have been strained. A friend’s wife filed for divorce on irreconcilable differences....

By Chris Quilter FWIW, as the kids say, naming the LRF initiative Measure Q was the County’s call, not mine. With that out of the...

Character Builders There is a movement in town with a stated mission to preserve and protect the village character. This is confusing to folks who...

By Larry Nokes July 14 is the hearing date for the new Historic Preservation Ordinance (HPO). On balance, it is a sensible law. The history...