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August 2014
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Big Bad & Ugly Surf Contest
Big, Bad & Ugly Surf Contest 2009
by Kevin Cole

Morro Rock
Morro Rock by Dennis Young

USCG Surf Boat
USCG Surf Boats by Malcolm Riordan

Ratz!
Great Blue Heron by Nan Carder

Chuck Abbe
Thoughtful by Chuck Abbe

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About the Slo Coast Journal

The Slo Coast Journal is all about life in one of the finest, most beautiful areas of the country - the Central Coast of California. An amazing collection of eclectic, fascinating, and talented individuals from all walks of life have chosen to make this part of the world their home. Many of those who don't already live here wonder how they can make the move. Read More

 

Archives

A complete collection of past Journals, beginning with July 2009 to last month's issue. For instance, our very first article was this:

Morro Bay Institutes Green Building
Incentive Program

To encourage builders to build "green," the City of Morro Bay is instituting a "Green Building Incentive Program." The City has place a high priority on stewardship of its natural resources, as well as public health and safety.

You can find all of the previous articles and issues in the archives. Delve In

 

Letters to the Editor

From: Lynda Merrill
Morro Bay

Dear Editor the Slo Coast Journal,

Unfortunately, the USA began the irrational tradition of employer paid health care during WWII. So much of the current turmoil could all go away with UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE! Why the corporate big wigs (except, of course the health care executives) cannot support this concept is simply ideological, not logical. Including the ability for the government to seek competitive bidding on meds, I declare that we should have MEDICARE FOR ALL. This would include veterans so we could eliminate the VA hospitals except for real war injury trauma. We could eliminate gigantic health care executive pay and the legions of clerical workers who are hired to find ways to deny claims. We could have more employment mobility. We could have earlier retirements for those who simply hang on to their jobs to keep their insurance. Read More

 

Stan's Place

It is mainly in tribute to Stan that the Slo Coast Journal was conceived. He loved this community and the people in it. One of the things he shared with me was how important it was that we all have a voice. He felt that we should be reminded of how fortunate we are to live here, because we often take our place for granted. We in small communities have something to hold on to - the ability to know our neighbors and to understand how we all contribute to the lives of each other. Stan enabled that through his columns. Hopefully we at the Journal will continue, in our own way, that service to you.

I'm no Stan Thompson. I can't write like he did or capture that warmth and generosity of spirit he shared through his columns. But others will be here to continue to introduce you to your neighbors. When you read these pages, please think of our Stan and smile. Read More

 

Writer's Index

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Valencia Peak Panorama by Howard Ignatius

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Primary Elections Going on Voters Block by Jack McCurdy

Cambria CSD Suspends Non-Potable Water Distribution

Town Business
Morro Bay Library - by Robert Fuller Davis

 

Slo Coast Arts
Atascadero Writers Group
The Elements of Life - by Lucille Bosco
Frustrated Local Writer - by Rose Marie Zurkan
Genie's Pocket - by Jeanie Greensfelder
Great Shots - edited by Steve Corey and Jerry Kirkhart
One Poet's Perspective - by Jane Elsdon
One Way Ticket to Pluto - by Ben Simon
Opera Slo- by Kathryn Bumpass
Practicing Poetic Justice - by Deborah Tobola

Slo Coast Life
A Roe Adventure - by Roe Yeager
A Wilderness Mind - by John Bullaro
Ask the Doc - by Dr. Robert Swain
Best Friends - by Dr. Malcolm Riordan
Beyond the Badge - by Richard Hannibal
Double Vision - by Shana Ogren
Feel Better Forever - by Brian Dorfman
Whooo Knew? - by Peg Pinard

It's Our Nature
A Bird's Eye View - by Mike Stiles
Elfin Forest - by Jean Wheeler
Marine Sanctuaries - by Carol Georgi and Karl Kempton
Pacific Wildlife Care - by Pamela Hartmann
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