Our letter policy
Letters to the Editor are important - it's a Laguna Forum Letters to the Editor have been a community right in Laguna Beach for a long time and this paper will provide space to all who wish to express their opinions on just about any subject - whether it deals with a local issue or not. Full Story
"…what will you do to save your…home?"
Editor: First, a big thanks to Stu Saffer for writing an excellent and fact filled article about fire risks here in Laguna. (Some Streets at Higher Risk in Wildfires, LB Indy July 20, 2008) I am at once alarmed by three things noted in the article. Full Story
Pearson clarifies all five Village Entrance EIR alternatives
Editor: I wish to respond to your article in last week's Independent regarding the Village Entrance discussion at the August 5 City Council Meeting. It left out points, which I believe, could have brought more clarity to your readers had they been included in the article. Full Story
Three way race - one reader's criteria to choose a candidate
Editor: I was so happy to hear that we will have a real campaign for city council. I was afraid that without a real choice, we would not have a good discussion of the issues. Now, with Verna's entry into the race along with Cheryl and Jane, we will have three talented women to compare and choose from! This is great news! Full Story
No beautification awards in one neighborhood
Editor: Much of the time, most of us living in Laguna Beach feel like we live within one big neighborhood. We come together at civic celebrations and ceremonies, school and sporting events, always finding ways to support our City and our civic leaders. Full Story
20% marginalized or taken for granted?
Editor: This is an open letter to Rick Warren, Barack Obama, John McCain and the Republican and Democrat National Parties (and the TV media, of course): Thank you for the Saddleback Civic (oxymoron?) Forum Saturday. Full Story
Trading White House incompetence for incontinence?
Editor: John McCain will be 73 years old. Those of you under 50 will have little appreciation of what I say here but those on the other side will know exactly what I mean. There is no way at my current age I could handle the job stress I endured during my 40's and 50's. Full Story
Channeling Rush
Editor: I was chatting with a Democrat friend of mine and mentioned that I thought there would be more rioting in the streets of Denver at the 2008 Democratic National Convention than in the streets of Chicago in 1968. How could this happen? Well, as Senator Barrack Obama does poorly in the polls versus Senator John McCain nerves and emotions may run raw. Full Story
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