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Maridel Francis Commagère, 95, of Laguna Beach, passed away suddenly of natural causes on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. Known as "Mamie" to her family,...

Editor, The newly-elected Laguna Beach City Council will convene once again to tackle the issue of trees versus high-priced ocean views on Tuesday evening, Jan. 15 at 6...

Editor, "Finding Faith" by Susan Dodge Kuiper (Dec. 28 edition) was a gift that brightened the holidays in our house. We re-gifted it many times.   Howard...

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It was a “Leave it to Beaver” kitchen, Mexican style. Simple stained and varnished plywood cabinets, well-loved and clean. They had the original 1960s...

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   Who is to blame for turning a religious holiday into the most devious plot to give 99% of the children in our nation...

By Arnold Silverman   As we head into the Christmas season, I am reminded of an event that occurred in December of 1952, one of the...

By Malcolm Warner   Christmas in my wife’s family in Chicago really looks like Christmas. Everyone’s happy to see the snow. There are big Christmas trees...

By Susan Jacob, Ph.D.   Forest Park is still beautiful, 30 years after the St. Louis World’s Fair, especially when covered in snow. The air was...

By Marni Magda   We moved to California after my father was killed in action in Korea in 1951. From then until 1963 Christmas vacation was...

When I was a kid, my family lived in old Corona del Mar and opened presents on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas morning.  It...

Bite-sized chunks of writing to whet your brain's appetite.   Edited by Christine Fugate & Sally Eastwood   On the Menu: Appetizers: "Canaries for Christmas" by Adele Kopecky "Lost In Translation:...

By Susan Dodge Kuiper   There is another life, one of utter happiness and joy, of valuing the simple, yet meaningful.  After many seasons of semi-elaborate...