Guest column
Protecting Endangered Life on Our Beaches
By Howard Hills
I have been playing in the sand at Fisherman’s Cove since I got my first tin shovel...
Eavesdrops
Driving You Crazy
By Grandpa Gramps
Will you let me drive?
No.
Why not?
You don’t have a permit.
You let Dad drive when he was my age.
Before.
Before what?
I let...
Local Currents
OBL and Lagunapalooza
“Politics may not be the oldest profession, but the results are the same.” Janis Joplin.
This week my partners and I went to...
Wisdom Workout
Exercising Your Own Voice
My friend of 38 years came to stay with me. She needed to get away from home. She is 90 and...
Guest Column
True North
By Maurice Possley
With the recent news of the death of Osama bin Laden, we praise the hearts of the courageous team of Navy...
Taking Stock
Reverting to the Mean
Buying excitement inspired by the news of the successful raid on Osama bin Laden faded in a few hours on the...
Village Matters
All in the Point of View
For nine years I lived and worked in a house on the oceanfront. Dramatic views and crashing waves were...
Wisdom Workout
Creditability
A letter came from a credit card company, thanking me for my loyalty. Call me shameless, but not only am I...
Laguna Observed
Laguna's Art Museum and Summer
It's May. As far as I'm concerned, summer is here. So my thoughts turn toward Laguna's Art Museum. Because inside...
Eavesdrops
Conversations with a grandchild.
The Perfect Gift
What are you going to get Mommy for Mother’s Day?
She’s your Mother not mine.
She’s your Daughter though.
Precisely.
When it’s Daughter’s...
Wisdom Workouts
Shopping Doldrums
Last week I was invited to lunch at an elegant French restaurant in South Coast Plaza. I was excited because I was finally...
Musings on the Coast
The Libertarian Blues
The most famous libertarian in American history probably is Ayn Rand, whose institute is based in Irvine. During the 1940s, ‘50s and...
Get Out of the House
Girl Time
When we first found out that I was pregnant, David and I quickly agreed on one thing that puzzled many, especially my...
Village Matters
Share the Memory, Share the Experience
By Ann Christoph
My little niece Barbie, age 5, was protesting moving the location of Christmas dinner from my mom’s...
Paradise Lost
By Mary Dolphin, Special to the Independent
Here I am, like many others I know, believing that here in Laguna I inhabit my own personal...