Guest column
Welfare Kings of Wall St.
Washington Irving wrote of Rip Van Winkle, who fell asleep for 20 years and awoke with more than a long beard. He was shocked at how life had changed and everything seemed upside down in the society he once knew. This past Monday, I gained a deeper understanding of irony for Rip Van Winkle's experience. Full Story
Right Of Way
A Line in the Sand
Sometimes opposition is a full time job in this town. Groups have opposed everything from the Montage resort to the newly renovated Pottery Place to public playground restoration projects. Certainly opposition helps drive compromise when different perspectives are under consideration. Full Story
Mothering Heights
Bus Stop Fashionista
I recently got a job writing about fashion for a monthly magazine, which is quite laughable, especially to my bus stop moms who know my true sense of style--pajamas layered with leggings, giant sweaters and slippers that rarely match. True, I have always had a unique style, but whether it has been fashionable is the question. Full Story
Weather-or-Not
Laguna Thunder Past and Present
Kind of a bizarre week. Last Thursday it was hot and sunny all day; light off-shore winds even! Then, Friday, Saturday and most of Sunday it was cold, foggy, dank misery. And then pre-dawn Monday we got an electric show with plenty of thunder, too! Then Tuesday and Wednesday with near record heat - 90 degrees in Laguna, with 70 degrees at midnight. Full Story
Star Talk!
October 3rd - 9th, 2008
LAUREN MEGGISON, MFA, Ph.D., is a professional astrologer who maintains a private practice in Laguna Beach, California, where she advises an international clientele. Find her website at www.myroyalstars.com Full Story
Financial Information
Going Where Others Fear
The week began with market and political forces colliding like accelerated neutrons in the new large collider. The results were not as predicted and the reaction to the surprising inability to get the rescue bill through the House drove the market down with the Dow losing a record 778 points. Full Story
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