Pet Peeves
Christmas Tree Caper
I didn’t get the message. I showed up the Sunday after Thanksgiving with grandkids in tow for the tree lighting ceremony at...
Lamenting an Impossible System
Editor:
While many of the Orange County Libraries have a new fiber optic internet service, the Laguna Beach branch must wait until October to have...
Proposal Skirts Policies of Canyon Plan
Editor,
While almost every Laguna resident supports the concept of artists’ work/live projects, very few support the massive and architecturally inappropriate project being considered for...
Blackburn’s Passion Continues in Perpetuity
A fund to aid a variety of local charitable causes assisting those in need was established at the Laguna Beach Community Foundation in memory...
Wisdom Workout
My Global Girls
The International Terminal at LAX was crowded with those of us waiting for the next wave of arriving passengers.
I kept my eyes...
Appreciation for Sawdust Visitors; Yarn Bomb Mystery Resolved
Editor:
On behalf of the Sawdust Festival artists, board of directors and staff, I want to thank all our visitors who helped make the 2011...
A Candidate in the Trenches
Editor:
Prior to this election, I have been removed from active participation in local elections—other than studying the issues and candidates and casting my ballot. ...
Town Crier: Week of Feb. 16
Holocaust survivor to speak at Chabad Jewish Center on Feb. 28
Chabad Jewish Center Laguna Beach will host 100-year-old Holocaust survivor Dr. Jacob Eisenbach on...
A Witness to Uncivil Behavior
Editor,
I support the unanimous decision of the Laguna Beach City Council to fight this law suit, to clean up Laguna Beach and make our...
Magnet Theory for Homeless Lacks Credence
Editor,
In a recent letter to the editor ("Homeless Housing is a County Problem," June 8), J.T.Price stated that he (I'm assuming "he" throughout and...
Holiday Digest
Silver Bells
It was clear and visibility unlimited, the kind of day that Californians insist upon.
Lucas, Gracie and I were making the most of it...
His Ballot Picks: A Slate of Women
Editor,
Vote for Verna Rollinger and Judie Mancuso for Laguna Beach city council. Mayor Steve Dicterow has done too many dumb things to list here...
Sawdust Visitor Surprised by New Discoveries
Editors:
I just came from my annual token visit to the Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach. I say "token" because I do it in honor...
Unnecessary Taxation
Editor,
Much has already been written on Measure CC (MCC), the proposed Laguna property tax to acquire open space parcels. The proponent's arguments just don’t...
Letter:In Response to Mr. Ray’s Musings
I read with both amusement and bewilderment, an economic primer for the New Year, and then got a little perturbed. Unless you’re schooled or...