Ask the Doc by Dr. Robert Swain
Many of you have asked about little things you can do to improve your health. So here we go. Putting a crouton on your sundae makes it a salad. The handle on your recliner qualifies as an exercise machine. Read More
Behind the Badge by Richard Hannibal
There is a vital resource for families with persons who are suffering from dementia. It is an attachment that can assist searchers in locating the missing person. The lead agency is the SLO Sheriff's Department, assisted with financing by the SLO Lions Club. Read More
Best Friends by Malcolm Riordan, DVM
In having to drink from a standing position with their head down, our best friends had to have a method to overcome gravity — how to lift water when they drink. This drinking problem was overcome by necessity long ago — yet our understanding of their method of drinking was not accurate until 2010/2011. Read More
California State Parks
California State Parks Foundation Announces Second Round of Grants to Keep State Parks Open
Funding Will Help Nonprofit Partners Across the State Keep an Additional 10 Parks Open for One Year. Read More
Double Vision by Shana Ogren
What would you do today if you knew you would not fail? Run a mile, write a brain injury book, work again since becoming brain injured, cook new dishes, have more children? Then do it! Read More
Exploring the Coast by Ruth Ann Angus
The yearly Mid-State Fair always reminds us that San Luis Obispo County is primarily an agricultural area. So this month I take you on a journey along back roads to a few places where you can enjoy the rewards of the efforts of many of the county's farmers – a visit to farm stands. Read More
Feel Better Forever by Brian Dorfman
In general, I find that a similar set of principles guides the resolution of most neck disorders: extension and positioning. Extension of the neck and spine is needed to alleviate compression, just as extension in the lower back is necessary to alleviate pain in the lower back. Read More
Go Green by Lawson Schaller
Originally I intended to write this column comparing the total cost of owning and operating a gas car to an electric vehicle (EV). Instead I am going to look at fuel cost comparison, and I want to touch on some of the factors involved in deciding to purchase an electric vehicle. Read More
The Human Condition by John Bullaro
Years ago Jimmy Durante sang, "Make someone happy . . . " Well, no one make you happy for the long term. Happiness must emanate from the inside out. Happiness is an individual quest that takes time, thought, and effort to achieve. It comes from a belief in self. Read More
Medical Myth Busting by Dr. Steven Sainsbury
The millions of lives saved since the advent and worldwide utilization of immunizations is nothing short of miraculous. Whether administered to a Masai warrior roaming the Serengeti Plain or the golden child of a Hollywood mogul, vaccines protect us all from an expanding list of life-threatening and disabling illnesses. Yet amazingly, many people refuse vaccinations, putting themselves, their families, and others around them at risk. Read More
Observations of a Country Squire by George Zidbeck
This past December's issue of the Slo Coast Journal introduced my friend of fifty-seven years, Ron Pellet. The article provided Dear Readers the backdrop of how we met, plus provided some autobiographical stuff to round out the intro. The reader knew that my friend had shoulder and leg problems that, at the time, required him to seek placement in an assisted living facility. Read More
One Cool Earth by Greg Ellis
A man who will remain anonymous, in an undisclosed California city has set up his washing machine on his back porch. He mixes in a special detergent from a green container and hits the start button. After each load of soiled pantaloons and plaids, dirty water flows into a nearby garbage bin on wheels. Read More
Surfing Out Of The Box by Paul Finley
Have you even gone to introduce your neighbor or a close friend to someone that you know but you just can't remember their name? This creates an awkward situation in which I usually retreat to saying "dude" or "man." This unfamiliarity is usually sprung from a lack of effort from my part. Now imagine you knew that person for a long period of time and could never remember their name, there would most definitely be some form of disconnect in that relationship. Now imagine you raised a child from infancy to adulthood. Do you think that you could forget their name? Read More
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