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Laguna Beach Independent Letters Section

Catchy But Inaccurate

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Editor, Your headline caption in the May 27 issue, "Volunteer Tidepool Cops Wanted," is catchy, but misleading and incorrect.   The wonderful members of the Laguna Ocean...

Cheers for Rain Harvesting

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Editor,  Like Jane Egly, I did not want to take precious Saturday morning time to listen to Brad Lancaster's talk about harvesting rainwater, but I...

Open Space Plan Lacks Specifics

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Editor:  For the past few weeks, there has been a campaign afoot to get property owners to voluntarily hand over $120 per year for a...

Refuting Urban Legends

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Editor,  This is in response to Ganka Brown’s May 27 letter regarding Eucalyptus trees.  I am a landscape architect who served on the Orange County Fuel...

Warning to Laguna Taxpayers

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Editor, Don’t sign the petition to add a parcel tax to every property owner in Laguna Beach for the purchase of Open Space. If you are...

Open Space, Worth the Investment

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Editor:  Re: “Thumbs Up for Space” May 27 edition. Kudos to Steve Dicterow for writing such an eloquent, well-written, and persuasive article about the open space...

Appreciation for Swift Action

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 Editor, Unfortunate and sick vandalism occurred on the two canyon tennis courts last Tuesday night after hours, leaving the courts unplayable.  A thank you to Tom...

Open Space Initiative Doesn’t Compute

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Editor, Promoters of the open space initiative for Laguna Beach claim the $20 million dollars it raises by imposing additional taxes on every property owner...

No Pyrotechnics for this Veteran, Please

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Editor, I find the argument regarding such frivolous displays as wonderfully reflective of patriotism or nationalistic pride not only bogus, but hysterically ridiculous (“Show to...

Another Voice Against Pyrotechnics

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Editor, Thanks Roger, for putting to words things that have long bothered me about our “celebrations” surrounding the 4th of July. As a mother, environmental advocate,...

Don’t be Fooled Again

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 Editor, If we are very lucky, Arnold's increased sales tax of several years ago will finally end on June 30th. That's the good news but...

Taking a Color Trip

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Editor, Color is where it’s at. The summer street banners make our town a more colorful place. Our gardens are colorful too and strike a...

Uprooting Myths

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Editor, I guess Ms. Christoph is right, repeat something often enough and people begin to believe it, including herself (“Point of View,” Village Matters, May...

Am I Antique or Historic?

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Editor, Some of us architects were born in the ‘30s.  Our bodies have structure so I guess I’m historic. I sure don’t like to be...

Misplaced Criticism

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Editor,   David Vanderveen makes a number of very disturbing charges against the Food and Drug Administration in “Local Currents,” May 13.   He claims the agency “has...