Opinion
Baseless Fear Over Cell Tower

    Editor, As an Old Top of the World resident, I strongly support the proposed cellular tower at the fire station, which will improve cellular coverage and bring in revenue for the city. Full Story
Good Karma for Dutch

   Editor, I thought that you should know that for years Dutch played a significant role in coordinating and delivering Meals on Wheels. Full Story
Ex-Sawdust Administrator Points Fingers

    Editor: Re: “Sawdust President Defends Board Actions,” Letters, Jan. 29. Full Story
Fiscal Woe Intensifies City Hall Scrutiny

    Editor, As Laguna faces budgetary woes, we are not unlike many other American small towns. Our limited financial and physical resources are stressed by the economy. The loss of city revenue requires innovation and better management of all available resources. Full Story
Dignity Bred by Caring People

    Editor, Driving home tonight after working with Faye Chapman on a photography project I saw an uplifting scene. Full Story
Kudos to Cindy Prewitt

    Editor, This letter was also addressed to Cindy Prewitt, founder of Laguna Beach Music Festival. Full Story
Not Even a Double Softens the Loss

   Editor, Two shots of Makers Mark on ice, please. I look around at the fireplace, the dining room. Ben Brown’s closed tonight. (“Locals Refuge Closes to the Public,” Jan. 29).I promise not to cry. Something precious and lovely is gone from our midst. Lagunatics are all a little poorer now. Full Story
Where Were You, Laguna?

    Editor: Seeing a few empty seats during the Laguna Beach Music Festival a Sunday ago made me want to go out and yell, “Hey Laguna, you don’t know what you’re missing here!” As a snowbird Chicagoan where we’re no stranger to classical music, (but it can be costly and Full Story
Repayment Earns the Ire of Fiscal Critics

    Editor, Let’s see if I got this straight. Five years ago, our city manager and the Council at the time learned that the city would owe $10 M to the state’s public employees’ pension fund this year and pay 7.75% interest on what’s owed. Did they immediately start accruing funds to pay for this as any prudent person should do? Nah! Not our city. Full Story
Absence of Bees Noted With Alarm

   Editor, In my garden I have blooming trees Only problem I haven’t seen any bees. What shall I do for fruit this year? A sign of global warming I fear. Has any one else noticed fewer bees in their garden? Usually they are very busy in my yard as my peach tree is an early bloomer. Ganka Brown Laguna Beach Full Story
Kudos to Shoe Collectors

   Editor: Laguna Beach is very fortunate to count Alex Wheeler, a Laguna Beach high school student, among its citizens. Full Story
A Scholarly Reply

    Editor, To Matt Smith, re; “Am I missing something?” Letters, Jan. 29) For what it’s worth, the difference between how historians count the centuries and how we count our ages is based on the fact that there was not a Full Story