One in 20,000?
Guest Column
Demographic studies offer widely different numbers for atheists in our country. They range from 0.4% to 5%. These percentages applied to Laguna Beach would be 80 to 1,000 (adult) atheists. Why so disparate? One reason is that the majority of atheists are reluctant to admit to their atheism. Why so in this land of the free? Full Story
Just Wondering
Gary Alstot is taking a few weeks off. Full Story
Decking Out Your House
Decks are used just as much as indoor living space in Southern California. Not only are they practical, but also a good financial investment. As I stated in my last column, building either a wooden deck or a composite deck will give you a great return on your money. Full Story
Mothering Matters
Nothing else ever will make you as happy or as sad, as proud or as tired, for nothing is quite as hard as helping a person develop her own individuality - especially while you struggle to keep your own. 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
Chubasco On My Mind
The water temp has finally scratched and clawed itself above the 60-degree mark for the first time since early last November - so it's been roughly six months of 54- to 58-degree water. Now it's May and getting dry real quick. With scanty rain and lotsa heat in April, the hills are already crisp. We're locked in at about 8. Full Story
Financial Information
From Angst to Arbitrage
Stocks finished April with a nice gain, then began the merry month of May in a promising manner. Wall Street's return to optimism started with the shotgun rescue of Bear Stearns, leaving a belief that the Federal Government now has a policy of No Bank Left Behind. Main Street is more hesitant with consumer confidencestill low. Full Story
Raves for Retro
Not that I have anything against driving old looking new cars. I am, in fact, driving one today. I backed my used-to-be new car into the same brick wall I backed into a month ago. I dented the same place. Not as badly this time, but still. The bumper once again doesn't have that pristine, I'm-so-goddamn-new-I-could-scream look. Full Story
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