Letter: In Response to ‘Orange is the New Blue’
Is it necessary for national political “debates” be taken up in a local paper?
I can understand local issues and really digging in with...
Letter: Scapegoating Is Not the answer
In response to Byron Nelson’s letter asking for intensification of brush management with goats, I would say, “bad idea.” Goats are no panacea. Some...
Just for Laughs
Read the Personals
CINDERELLA, IS THAT YOU? I am a very lonely Prince Charming – owner of a designer women’s shoe salon. Older guy with...
Heart Talk
Call Me Ishmael
On the first page of “Moby Dick,” Herman Melville has Ishmael, the narrator of the tale, speak these words: “Whenever it is...
The Kibitzer
The Granddaddy of Grifts
In this week’s New York Times Magazine, journalist Nitsuh Abebe writes, “There are frauds and swindles and other crimes, and then...
Holiday Fiction Digest
Dear Hanukkah Bunny
I miss the Hanukkah bunny. When my girls were little, the pitter-patter of small rabbit feet would climb up the stairs while...
Finding Meaning
A Day of Infamy
Some dates are especially fraught with meaning—like today, Dec. 7. Forever linked to the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D....
Does the Wet suit You
Laguna Beach has a Planning Commission, Design Review Board, and City Council that start out saying no to every new proposal while all too...
Holiday Sing-along at the Garden Park
Join in the holiday festivities at the South Laguna Community Garden Park, this Sunday, Dec. 9, from 2-4 p.m. Bring your singing voices and...
‘Coastline to Canyon’ Mural Dedication This Sunday
Neighborhood Church in Laguna Beach invites the public to a mural dedication ceremony Sunday, Dec. 9, at noon. The mosaic, titled “Coastline to Canyon,”...
Pet Peeves
Good Times Coming
The Pageant of the Masters has selected its 2019 theme. Stand still for it. Hold that pose. Ta da. Let’s hear it for...
Letter: Seeking Information on Jeanne Lattin
I am a poet and essayist who is writing a book about Jeanne Lattin, a forgotten media sensation who fell from the public eye...
Letter: In Response to ‘Orange is the New Blue’
A column by Billy Fried is bound to combine arrogance with a political message. There is no need to go into the content of...
Letter: Nationalism is not Patriotism
I am the "Indy reader" Howard Hills referred to in his letter last Friday. Clearly, we differ on the influence Bob Dylan's iconic song "The...
Letter: An Idea for Reviving Student Interest in School Lunches
In response to Amy Orr’s piece regarding the lunch programs and the hard work behind them—I have an idea and also some perspective from...