Just Wondering
Gary Alstot is taking a few weeks off. Full Story
Guest column
Just Say 'No' to Downloads
I have been told there are over 10,000 sites where one can legally download music. Although the music industry threatens to - and occasionally does - prosecute those who illegally download or copy music, these practices continue to run rampant. At the core of this issue is the question: Why should we pay for music? Full Story
A Sizzling Product
Having lost our home in Hurricane Katrina, my wife and I were quite anxious last year during the wildfiresin Southern California. It was the first time we had experienced wildfires,and they brought back the same feelings of helplessness we knew all too well from our previous exposure to natural disaster. Full Story
That Old Grey Mantle
Previews of June Doom - Temple of Gloom! Catalina Eddy is not a pool hustler from Avalon! Every time a cut-off low comes through here, in its wake - instead of the clearing skies that follow a surface low - the moisture sticks around in the form of thick stratus, 'cause the pressure is higher offshore than it is inland, so the process starts. Full Story
Financial Information
Wall St. Analysts May Breathe Easier
After their worst quarter in five years, stocks began to shift to a rally mode. They were up 4% last week and are keeping their footing as this column goes to press. No major institution has faced failure for a few weeks and Wall Street analysts are climbing out of their foxholes back to their cubicles. Attention will now shift to earnings reports for the March quarter. Full Story
Emotional Etiquette
Eating is aggressive by nature and the implements required for it could quickly become weapons. Table manners are, most basically, a system of taboos designed to ensure that violence remains out of the question. Full Story
Star Talk!
LAUREN MEGGISON, MFA, Ph.D., is a professional astrologer who maintains a private practice in Laguna Beach, California, where she advises an international clientele. Full Story
OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE
Things change, and they don't even run it by me first. It is only after the fact, out of the corner of my eye; I suddenly see that something in town has changed. For instance, when did Fetneh Blake decide to put color into her windows? I watch her windows like a hawk. I love them because they are edgy, okay? Sometimes edgy in lovely Laguna Beach just works. Full Story
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