The Kibitzer
The Outdoor Antidote
If there is one thing that can serve as a curative balm in these troubled times, it’s nature. And in Laguna, its...
League Honors Service by its Members
The Laguna Chapter of National Charity League hosted its 28th annual debutante ball at Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel in December.
Eighteen young women were honored for...
Taking Stock
Buy On The Rumors
The beat goes on. The Dow Jones Industrials closed Wednesday at the tenth consecutive record level for this index. That’s the...
Law Proposed to Curtail Puppy Mills
Assembly member Patrick O’Donnell, a Democrat from Long Beach, introduced AB 485, which if approved will help put an end to puppy and kitten...
Michael Sager
Michael Sagar passed away Dec. 20, 2016, with his family, fresh cookies and chocolate ice cream by his side. He was 84.
Sagar lived his...
Pet Peeves
Reader’s Digester
Readers always ask me, “Where do you get your story ideas?” I used to say the bathtub, where I’m most relaxed. But I...
Participant Disputes Columnist’s Description
Editor,
This is in regards to the guest column by Jennifer Zeiter titled “Lesson in Intolerance.” Her description the events of that day is a...
Racism in Paradise
Editor,
I am writing in response to the letter published by the Laguna Beach Independent on Feb. 10, written by the parents of some of...
Apology Falls Short
Editor:
Regarding the parents’ letter to the community about their sons’ racist actions, I think they need to learn the definition of apology before trying...
What Would Dr. C Do?
Failure of local leaders to manage meaningful civic response to race and violence related social issues on and off our high school campus left...
Rohrabacher’s Positions Ignore Many of His Constituents
Local Republican leader Michele Monda asserts that Dana Rohrabacher is doing his job. He is not.
Even after taxpayers have--for decades--footed the bill for his...
Loss of Parking in One Neighborhood Will Impact Others
Editor,
In response to the letter writers who are concerned about losing parking in their neighborhoods due to the EDPC (“You Can’t Park There”, Letters,...
Emergency Access We Can Live With
Editor,
There is no “City program in the process of being finalized and implemented” to create “immediate and dire” parking restrictions in residential neighborhoods as...
Participant Disputes Columnist’s Description
Editor,
This is in regards to the guest column by Jennifer Zeiter titled “Lesson in Intolerance.” Her description the events of that day is a...