Getting to Yes on Gun Safety
Editor,
America is rejecting NRA interpretations of the 2nd Amendment putting the burden of gun safety solutions on those targeted by shooters seeking a moment of...
Tree Trimmer Shows Thoughtfulness
Editor:
First of all, I would like to thank the city for hiring a new tree service this year. The benefits are obvious. The trees...
Visitor Shares a Memory
Editor,
My wife and I recently accompanied our son and his wife to California to visit their daughter, who is a freshman at USC. When...
Village Matters
Garden by the Sea
Arbor Day was an occasion to celebrate and ponder what trees and landscaping contribute to our lives--and to inspire us to...
Does the Wet Suit You?
Once Bootleg Housing is Outed, It Doesn’t Come Back
Before the 1993 fire an artist friend was trading construction work for rent. He had demolished...
Finding Meaning
Bread on Water
Laguna is a place of healing; it’s baked into our cake. When Eiler Larsen—the original “Forest Gump” —came he was homeless and...
Personnel File
Local Leads Methodist Youth
Laguna local Jen Kucera Rothman was recently named director of children and youth ministries at Laguna Beach United Methodist Church. She...
Radio Station Changes its Line-up
Afternoon DJ Zach Churchill will be the primary host of KX 93.5’s “Daily Scramble Live” on weekday mornings from 7 a.m. to noon. He...
Pet Peeves
Give Me a Belt
A visitor walks into a Laguna bar. He says to the bartender, “Give me a belt.” The bartender turns out the...
Just for Laughs
Read the Personals
DOGGIE PLAYSCHOOL – Yes, obedience training is good for you and your dog, but sometimes we all need to play, relax,
and just...
Stand-Out Entries Reap Parade Honors
The following is a list of winning entries in the 54th edition of the Patriots Day Parade, which took place despite showers and cool...
Coast Inn Plans Remain Overly Ambitious
Editor,
Six weeks ago the attorney representing the investment group for the ocean front mega-project Coast Inn and Coast Liquor “remodel” presented their proposal to...
Giving Voice to Laguna’s Wealth of Characters
Editor,
The myriads of diversity: A collection of uniqueness-Go live!
Laguna is known for its charm. Some say that it's the businesses, restaurants, landscapes or art,...
The Kibitzer
More Trees, Please
Just after I thought I’d covered everything I had to say about the sacredness of trees in my last column, I found...