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Laguna Beach Local News   The whales are passing in their timeless migration to feeding grounds in the Bering Sea. This improbably leads to a story about an early Laguna preacher, the Riverside orange grower remembered as Captain Handy. Curious about this Captain Handy, I did some research. Do you remember Herman Melville’s famous opening line, “Call me Ishmael”? Ishmael is the narrator in “Moby Dick,” the classic mid-1800s novel about men in small boats hunting whales. As the book opens, Ishmael attends church at the New Bedford Whaleman’s Chapel. The preacher, a former whaler,...

Remember when Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick went on Fox News last March and suggested older Americans should sacrifice themselves for the economy during the pandemic? "Let's get back to living," he said. "Let's be smart about it. And those of us who are seventy-plus, we'll take care of ourselves, but don't sacrifice the country." The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the number of intergenerational family households in the U.S.  |   Credit: Getty His comments sparked an immediate backlash. But remarks like those have also given momentum to a perspective embraced by a disturbing numb...

Do you get the sense that disasters like blizzards, hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, earthquakes and other catastrophes are increasingly common? Well, you're right. The number of billion dollar-plus events has been on the rise, largely due to global climate change. And while disasters are traumatic events at any age, older adults are especially at risk — especially ones living isolated at home. A firefighter tries to put out the wildfire on August 19, 2020 in San Mateo, California.  |   Credit: Photo by Liu Guanguan/China News Service/Getty Images via PBS NewsHour "What we found is tha...

Chris Farrel is senior economics contributor at Minnesota Public Radio Written By: Brainerd Dispatch | × Christopher Farrell. Submitted Photo Chris Farrell, senior economics contributor at Minnesota Public Radio and the syndicated public radio business and economic program “Marketplace,” will speak at the next virtual forum sponsored by the Rosenmeier Center at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28. The presentation is “Personal Finance: A New Year and a New Administration.” Those interested in listening to the live forum may request a link by emailing Rosenmeierforum@gmail.com. Those particip...

THE inauguration of Joe Biden as US president is part ritual, part celebration. At its heart is a reaffirmation of the power of democracy and the belief that even in divided, difficult times leadership can make a difference. This raises questions about the role and expectations of political leaders – not just in the US, but in the UK and here in Scotland. We live in an age where traditional models of leadership and the attitudes around them are discredited, but many – including the political elites – still cling to them. Traditional UK leaders in the 20th century – like Churchill ...