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too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
June
3 Morro Bay City Primary: Who's Running?
by Jack McCurdy
Those
who sought to recall mayor Jamie Irons over the past six
months — and failed
miserably — now will surely focus on
defeating his bid for reelection at the Morro Bay city primary election
on June 3. Read
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Peru
Adventure
by Don Henderson
It’s
one thing to have a dream of visiting a foreign country like Peru and
its Inca ruins at Machu Picchu, but to have the opportunity presented
to you to take such a trip is extraordinary. This is exactly what
happened when Alice Cahill, my wife, was chosen the Grand Prize Winner
in the 2012 Audubon Photo Contest.
Alice's
image of a Red-shafted Northern Flicker, photographed leaving its nest
hole in Montana de Oro State Park, was chosen from over 6,600 entries
submitted by 900 photographers. The award included five nights at three
different locations arranged through Inkaterra,
a Peruvian eco-tourism company with over 35 years experience. We added
a day at each location and Alice did all the arrangements by e-mail
over an eight month period. We were able to fulfill her dream. Read More
Pismo
Preserve Opportunity
While driving past Shell Beach, have you ever wondered about those
grassy hillsides that rise almost 1000 feet above the ocean? The east
end has the homes of Pismo Heights climbing up the hill. When will
homes spread west across those hillsides? The answer to this question
is: "Never" if the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County (LCSLO)
is successful in raising the money to acquire this spectacular
property. Read More
Morro
Bay Visit a Big Hit on Discover America Road Trip
Lunch
aboard the Papagallo II while touring the bay was a high point for
Japanese visitors on a sightseeing trip along the California coast. Read More
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State's
Solar Power Hits Record by Jack McCurdy
Solar power
production in California hit a record high of 4,093 megawatts on March
8, keeping the state as the largest producer of solar power in the
nation and
raising questions about the need for energy from the Diablo Canyon
nuclear plant, which can pose dangers to people living nearby. Read More
Future
of Power Plant Faces City by Jack McCurdy
The
Morro Bay City Council is ready to tackle initial planning of the Morro
Bay Power Plant's future by starting the process of updating the city's
Local Coastal Program, which governs use of the plant site. The update
process can be complex and time-consuming, but eventually it will open
the door to the best possible use of the 107-acre power plant site
after more than 25 years of failure to update the document that
controls how that beautiful 107 acres on the north shore of the Morro
Bay National Estuary is used. Read
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New
Study Cites Added Danger of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant by Jack McCurdy
The
health of people living around the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant has
declined dramatically since its reactors were activated some 30 years
ago, and the teeth of some babies in those families have now been found
to contain Strontium-90, a radioactive isotope or element, all
according to a new study reported in a recent article in Truthout, an
independent nonprofit news organization. Read More
Deadly
Analysis: Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Seismic Hazards
by
Lee Andrea Caulfield
In
the wake of the Fukushima disaster in Japan scientists have been
investigating a potentially dangerous fault system near Diablo Canyon
Nuclear Power Plant (DCNPP). As reported by Susanne Rust of California
Watch , "while PG&E maintains the Hosgri fault is too small to
threaten the aging plant, some government scientists suspect the fault
acting with others in the region could produce an earthquake much more
powerful than the plant was built to withstand." Read More
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Shutterbugs
by
Catherine Ryan Hyde
I like
the fact that this feature is called Shutterbugs,
because I can embrace that label more easily than "photographer." I
figure I spend enough time behind the lens of a camera to qualify as a
shutterbug. I guess I could use the same logic to call myself a
photographer, too, but I'm careful to note I'm not a professional one.
I write fiction as a profession, and take photos just as a way of
sharing observations. This is not false modesty. It's a kind of
realism. I look at the work of professional photographers, and I know
they're doing something I'm not. Read
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Avila
Beach Designated Bird Sanctuary
Morro
Bay was declared a bird sanctuary in 1970. Now there is a new bird
sanctuary joining the central coast. Avila Beach is the newest bird
sanctuary in California. Read More
Kite
Festival Returns to Morro Bay April 26-27
The
sky around Morro Rock will be bursting with color as the 8th annual
Morro Bay Kite Festival flies into town April 26-27. This free, family
event offers great entertainment for all ages as professionals and
amateurs, children and adults show off their kite-flying
skills.
Teams
of kite-flyers and kite-dancers from around the country will amaze the
crowd with choreographed kite routines set to music. Read More
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