Opinion
Story Spotlights Cutbacks

    Editor, I wanted to once again thank our friends at the LB Independent for running the human interest piece on OC AIDS Walk and ACTION CarePartners by Noella Hebert ("AIDS Walk Steps Off Amid Funding Worries," May 15) It was a very nice story, which provided some much needed insight to this cause. Full Story
Recapturing Memories in Print

    Editor, My uncle, Otis Yates, was a member of the New Mexico's 200th Coast Artillery, survived the Bataan Death March, and was on the last POW boat to reach Japan where he spent the next 40 months as a prisoner of war. Full Story
Reaffirming the Definition of Hometown

    Editor, Last Friday night I fell in love with Laguna Beach all over again. The honors convocation for the LBHS Graduating Class of 2009 reminded me that the true beauty of this town transcends its obvious physical attributes, revealing a depth and a heart that we sometimes take for granted. Full Story
Appalled at Homeless Relocation Plan

    Editor, The idea of putting the homeless in the parking garage on Mermaid Street is absolutely outrageous and appalling. What was the committee thinking? There is no way the residents impacted by this lunacy will permit it. The garage is not a viable location for the homeless. Full Story
United By a Cultural Experience

    Editor, If you haven't seen "An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf" at the Laguna Playhouse, I urge you to do so. The playhouse's aptly titled artistic director, Andrew Barnicle, selected and directs this delightful play by Michael Hollinger. The comedic actors each develop their character and nothing is as it seems. Full Story
Praise for Runoff Restrictions

    Editor, Last week your paper missed some very good news for Laguna and our beautiful ocean. The City Council voted to support the MS4 permit to reduce storm drain runoff and the consequent pollution of the ocean. Reining in this liquid trash and toxic waste is a laudable goal whose time has come. Full Story
Won't Plan Disrupt Food Chain?

    Editor, Has anyone addressed the demise in fresh water soft shell clams in the creek if the Army Corps plan succeeds? What about the birds' loss of food, egrets, blue herons, and ducks? Eleanor Henry Laguna Beach Full Story
No Shortage of Uncivil Behavior

    Editor, The division of the committee's decision-making folks advising the City Council on the residentially challenged (homeless) issues is no strange topic of discussion for the Council. Full Story
Good Time Guy

    Editor, Some of us have memories of Ben Blount, a tall, soft-spoken, civic-minded, dedicated man. Years ago, the landscape committee assignment would find us driving around in his Peugeot with long tape measures, looking for exceptional trees in the community that would be designated as Heritage Trees. Full Story