Ask the Doc by Dr. Robert Swain
The last series of articles were full of heavy info but very important. To lighten it up and to celebrate the 4th of July here are some interesting facts about our states. Read More
Behind the Badge by Richard Hannibal
A recent arrest has resulted in some questions about the laws that govern peace officer authority at an on-sale liquor business (bar or tavern) and public intoxication. With that in mind I would like to clarify some applicable laws. Read More
Best Friends by Malcolm Riordan, DVM
A recent article in Science Daily described a scientist's offhanded effort that eventually should mark a breakthrough in the field of that perennial favorite question: "What do our dogs think?," a field presently based on surmise and guesswork. Read More
California State Parks
Join us for our annual Pecho Ranch Day, July 7, 11 am – 2 pm at the Spooner Ranch House, located in Montana de Oro State Park. Learn what ranch life was like over 100 years ago on what was then A.B. Spooner’s el Pecho Ranch. Read More
Double Vision by Shana Ogren
Imagine your team. Who is it? The team can be as large or as small as you want. Your team is the group of people that root you on as you progress through life. Read More
Exploring the Coast by Ruth Ann Angus
Independence Day comes around once a year and often affords us a three or four day weekend that calls for a mini-vacation. But the great thing about the Fourth of July holiday is that you don't have to travel to enjoy it. With the price of gas higher than the moon, staying at home is the best choice for a wonderful Independence Day Weekender. Read More
Feel Better Forever by Brian Dorfman
In finishing up our series on the lower back, here is a case study to help illuminate lower back pain, its possible causes and what one woman has done to address it. Read More
Go Green by Lawson Schaller
In providing renewable energy solutions to homeowners I am frequently asked "what about wind?" For some reason people are curious and attracted to the idea of wind machines creating energy. Perhaps people like the sight of a wind mill. It is active; one can see it in motion working to produce energy. Often wind machines conjure up images of windmills pumping water . . . maybe there is a romantic element to the attraction of wind machines - a getting back to the land sort of thing? Read More
The Human Condition by John Bullaro
There are moments in life when we live on another planet — that nothing squares with our understanding of reality. Old friends suddenly seem strange, children walk out of our lives without explanation, and work loses its meaning. Too often we cope with these feelings by looking out there and claim, if these were happier times I'd be happier. So, for many of us, our default strategy for unhappiness is to look outside ourselves for answers. However, some of what goes on out in the world that dampens our enthusiasm for life is pervasive and unavoidable. Let look at just a few of these toxic scenarios. Read More
Medical Myth Busting by Dr. Steven Sainsbury
The look on the patient's face, even weeks later, will haunt me. Her anguished eyes, avoiding contact with the men in the room, dart rapidly back and forth. She winces at every perceived movement. Her voice, barely audible, utters monosyllabic responses. Despite having worked in emergency medicine for over 20 years, I have never seen a patient display such unspoken suffering and torment. Read More
Observations of a Country Squire by George Zidbeck
The look on the patient's face, even weeks later, will haunt me. Her anguished eyes, avoiding contact with the men in the room, dart rapidly back and forth. She winces at every perceived movement. Her voice, barely audible, utters monosyllabic responses. Despite having worked in emergency medicine for over 20 years, I have never seen a patient display such unspoken suffering and torment. Read More
One Cool Earth by Greg Ellis
San Luis Obispo County is at war, at two wars actually. While the wars haven't been declared officially, they're hard to ignore. First, neighboring cities and developers fight over water rights, agriculture and municipalities point fingers over groundwater basin declines, air planes attack clouds with silver iodide, and expensive pipelines raise community ire. One war is for water. Read More
Slo Coast Cooking by Elise Griffith
We're very fortunate to live in an area where there's an abundance of fresh foods available throughout the year, much of it produced here in SLO County. Read More
Surfing Out Of The Box by Paul Finley
For the past four years Paul and I have been working alongside Project Surf Camp. Project surf camp is a local non profit organization, based out of Morro Bay, that works with kids with special needs and teaches them to surf. They have specialist on hand and in the water that are professionally trained in special education. PSC also has many volunteers come out every year to come along side each child. Read More
Under the Tongue by Christine Neilson
June gloom grips my mood every year. Relief from the gray is assured by a short jaunt to Cayucos or Avila Beach, dependable sunny oasis along the Central Coast. Read More
As our world's most extreme recyclers, From War to Peace has decided to make the hippest, most meaningful jewelry created on our planet affordable to all in these challenging economic times. Two-thirds of all FWTP jewelry offerings will now retail for less than $30. |
|
