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Creating Clarity in Chaotic Times   Our personal wellbeing requires that we nourish our inner strength and our ability to make timely choices no matter...

  Prior to the winter school break, students of the Even Start Preschool Program, 3 and 4 year olds living in low-income households, were treated...

Laguna Beach resident Maya Dunne was honored recently by the Public Law Center with its Founders Award. Last month, the center, Orange County's pro bono...

Editor: There is a mysterious campaign going on against our local newspapers. They keep disappearing! We were surprised and disappointed to see that local newspapers...

Good Neighbors Use Shears   “On most of the lists of things to worry about (is) the unrestrained growth of plastic plants.” – with apologies to Lewis...

Emil Monda’s “Common Sense” column states, among other boilerplate Republican talking points, that the Mueller investigation had “not one Republican in a position of...

At its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 11, the Laguna Beach City Council authorized the purchase of a Biological Odor Control System to control odors...

Curb Your Enthusiasm By Mark D. Crantz Hello readers. It’s me, the Pet Peeves guy. Don’t get upset. I’m not back for good, just back for...

Parenting Method #261   I’m finding it difficult to whine about motherhood these days. Perhaps after 11 years, I’ve perfected a method to this parenting madness. Granted...

Fundraiser for Presidential Hopeful Laguna Beach’s Fred Karger, unsuccessful in gaining entry to the New Hampshire debate this week between candidates vying to become the...

Civics Lesson 101 I was a good student most of the time. I raised my hand before answering teacher questions. I did my homework on...

Editor: Kudos to Billy Fried for his insights into decency and decorum ("The Season of Incivility," June 29).  My reaction, in no particular order, was: I...

Editor, At the regular City Council meeting of Nov. 17, the City Council majority showed disrespect to City Treasurer Laura Parisi, Jim McBride, CPA, and...

Family Businesses Among the things that make Laguna unique are our family businesses. We’re not a town of corporate cookie-cutter storefronts; in Laguna, it’s about...