Local columnists will be missed

To Catharine Cooper and James Pribram: Very poignant, wonderful writing today (Chasing Down the Muse: “Last 11 years have meant a lot,” and Surfing Soapbox: “Time for a new chapter,” Aug. 26).

And thanks for a long, joyous ride.

Although the bottom line is always about money in any business, it is the hometown perspective that you both provide that has set the Coastline Pilot apart.

Local papers are about local people and places, and it is a shame to lose your voices. After all, it is not always about reporting and news.

Steve Kawaratani

Laguna Beach