Finding Meaning
Being Spiritual
Over a century ago, in Los Angeles, a little-known Black evangelist named William J. Seymour started a revival on Azusa Street. The setting was...
Live Jazz, Spanish Food Highlight Fundraising Celebration
Laguna local Ann Shea will host a party in her home to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Chhahari Hostel, which houses 19 children...
Dr. Donald Joseph Bédard
Dr. Donald Joseph Bédard died Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at his home in Seal Beach, Calif. He was 91 years old.
Don was born on...
Taking Stock
Sideways Motions
Halfway through the second quarter, the market has gone nowhere so far this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is where it started...
Penny Steris
Penny Susan Steris, known to many as "Coach Penny," passed away on May 5, 2018, at the age of 67 years. A California native,...
Pet Peeves
Carbnb
My wife has a favorite story she tells… “Hey Debbie, there’s a homeless guy living in your car,” her friend announced while bringing in...
Just for Laughs
Read the Personals
EXPIRED FROZEN PIZZAS for sale. Okay, I’ve got a dozen frozen pizzas dated April 30, 2018; nobody in my family will eat...
Pledge to Prepare
Editor,
Local issues like traffic, crowded beaches and parties at summer rentals often are the focus of resident complaints as summer gets under way. But...
Unintended Consequences: Higher Insurance Rates
Editor,
Laguna Beach city staff has just helped raise your insurance rates.
City staff, in an effort to convince and scare you to pay for undergrounding...
Let’s Embrace the Future and Get Off the Grid
Editor,
Laguna supposedly prides itself on being “progressive” and “forward thinking,” yet the city wants us to invest in old 20thcentury technology by undergrounding utilities.
The...
Another Factor to Consider
Editor,
Laguna Beach is a very beautiful and unique town. We who are fortunate enough to live here are rightfully very proud. Part of what...
SchoolPower Welcomes Financial Transparency
Editor,
Last week, a letter to the editor (“SchoolPower’s Strategic Options,” May 11) raised questions about SchoolPower’s salaries and expenses. SchoolPower is committed to being...
Making Room for Dissent
Editor,
Count me among many who admire PTA and Schoolpower leader Tammy Skenderian. Her commentary “Allow Stress-Free Semester Break” (Letters, April 20) invites respectful dialogue on...
Where She Stands
Editor,
In a time when small district congressional elections are making news on the national scene, we here in the 48th district (which encompasses Laguna...
Spare Taxpayers the Cost of a Garden
Editor,
It’s interesting that South Laguna, Village Laguna and Ann Christoff would embark on a deal that was never legally consummated.
That they should have gone...