Town Crier

By Amy Bazuin-Yoder, Ph.D. Since our mothers were best friends well before we were born, just shy of nine years ago, Audrey and I had...

By Katrin Sofie Berg   A tiny island in the Indian Ocean, beaches of powdery white sand, turquoise water, swaying palm trees: Christmas in paradise. Hold that...

By Alice C. Meek, MA   Jenny danced up and down the hallway. “Is it time, mom? Is it time?  Are we ready to wake them...

From one moment to the next, my 5-year-old became obsessed with turtles. She decided that what our family needed was not a dishwasher that...

By Amy Bazuin-Yoder, Ph.D.   It is three days before Christmas and my Rhodesian Ridgeback, General Custard, is on high alert. Even with my kitchen windows...

By D. Lockwood Somewhere in Afghanistan December 2012 Six Marines have been separated from their unit during a firefight with the Taliban. “We’re sittin’ ducks out here....

By Suzanne Redfearn   My three worst mom moments according to my daughter and recalled at the slightest provocation: 1.  When she was 3:  I put on...

By Terry Black   You’ve probably seen them outside any grocery store this time of year, the Knights of Columbus, a charitable organization based within the...

By Ed Kaufman   Stroll any morning along the glorious bluffs of Heisler Park in North Laguna around 6:45 and you’ll invariably find a small pack...

By Liz Zuercher   My adult son called me a bitch last Christmas, but I wasn’t insulted. It’s all about my famous almond roca, which inspires obsession,...

The fifth anniversary holiday party at Camp Pendleton for 845 marines, sailors and their families last week proved to be the best ever, according...

Laguna Beach residents Karen and Jon Jaffe extraordinary commitment of time, talent and treasure to end the cycle of domestic violence earned recognition recently...

Laguna Beach American Legion past Commanders Dave Connell, left, and Frank Daniel admire the new Veterans Memorial highway sign installed on the outbound side...

After a brief yet brave battle with cancer, Ulli Ceniceros-Sperry succumbed to this disease on Dec. 16, 2012. Ulli was 4 years old and a...

Editor, We want to express our deepest thanks to the people responsible for erecting the sign and Christmas tree at Main Beach, remembering the victims...