Harmony Outhouse by Kevin Cole
Cedar Waxwing by Cleve Nash
"Seasons Come, Seasons Go" by Judy Sullivan
Double-crested, Brandt, and Pelagic Cormorants by Maggie Smith
Be Back Tomorrow by Chuck Abbe
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Peregrine Falcon Image on Banner by Cleve Nash

Ask the Doc by Dr. Robert Swain

I don't like taking anti-inflammatory drugs.  What other options do I have?

You could try Nettle Leaf extract.  You make a tea out of the dried leaf.  It works great for arthritis, urinary tract infections, and rhinitis.  The leaves are also rich in the minerals calcium, potassium, magnesium, zinc, selenium, iron, and absorbable silicon dioxide.   Silica is great for bone maintenance. Read More

Behind the Badge by Richard Hannibal

In October 1998, a young woman was reported missing to the Morro Bay Police Department. An out-of-the-area friend, who said she had been missing since 1995, reported her. The case was suspicious at the time and the Morro Bay Police conducted an investigation. Absent physical evidence and leads, the belated report was listed as a missing person and filed.  Read More

Best Friends by Malcolm Riordan, DVM

In the world of pet adoption, black cats and dogs are more likely to be euthanized than their lighter colored brethren. This extends even to puppies and kittens. A black dog or cat can take twice as long to get adopted — if they get adopted at all. These unfortunates — among unfortunates — accumulate and in the type of shelters which must take in every animal that is turned over to them, it is mostly those that have been there the longest who are euthanized to make room for the endless stream of new admissions.  Read More

California State Parks

Do we have a job for you! Become a docent for the California State Parks in San Luis Obispo County. Work with the public or behind the scenes to help people enjoy, understand, and protect the natural and cultural wonders of the Central Coast. The docent programs are a great way to invest your time in worthwhile activities, to meet people who share your interests, and to continue to learn.  Read More

Double Vision by Shana Ogren

What is the point of each day?  Are there professional and personal goals to accomplish?  Perhaps you keep weekly physical, economical, or spiritual goals.  Do you complete them?  How do you feel once you do? Read More

Exploring the Coast by Ruth Ann Angus

I nearly creamed two wild turkeys who were trotting up the road from the State Park. What's the matter with them? Don't they know this is the season for serving them with cranberry sauce and stuffing? I'm not sure wild birds would be as tasty as the domestic variety. These birds look rather lean and lank. I have to wonder how they have been doing living life in town. Read More

Feel Better Forever by Brian Dorfman

As I have written a - lot in these pages about lower back pain, its causes and cures, I feel compelled to address the current outbreak of fungal meningitis that has been linked to a steroid treatment for lower back pain.   In this procedure steroids are injected into the spinal column to reduce inflammation and the accompanying pain.     Read More

Go Green by Lawson Schaller

I recently participated in one week energy audit class for small commercial businesses.  The training was provided by PG&E.  The primary purpose of the energy audit is to determine how and how much energy a small business is using, and then to make suggestions on how they can implement energy efficiency measures.  Read More

The Human Condition by John Bullaro

One of the more disquieting characteristics of this 2012 political campaign are the lies candidates tell the public about an opponent.  In addition to lies of fact, they paint the opposition policies as bad policy. In this piece I'll focus on the lies told about what an opponent said or did or did not do.   Read More

Northern Chumash Tribal Council

The dominant race has kept only one promise, "We will take all of your land," and they did.  The American Revolution was about many things, but the most significant was the land.  To Native Americans, Mother Earth (Hutash) is alive.  Read More

Observations of a Country Squire by George Zidbeck

Simply put, any earth or mineral matter hardened in a mass defines the subject for this column. And, no, I'm not an amateur geologist or lapidariast. I'm just a guy who loves stones. Sure, as a child I skipped rocks over bodies of water and hurled a few at running lizards, but not until I went to Colorado in 1947 at age sixteen did a love for rocks begin and continue to this day.  Read More

One Cool Earth by Greg Ellis

I work at Liberty High School with the nonprofit, One Cool Earth, which has partnered with the school to grow native, edible, and drought tolerant plants.  Students work in the nursery, gaining horticultural skills, but also job-skills training.  Plants are sold to generate funding for the project, paying for nursery and educational materials, occasional field trips, and staff time.   Read More

Surfing Out Of The Box by Charles Loe

I started playing in the ocean because it is FUN - incredible, all consuming FUN! And I thought, writing about surfing could be really fun. I know there are a great many things in life that might be more important than having fun - family, career, faith, world peace, etc. - but I believe that adding the element of great enjoyment to anything that is important in one's life, enhances those things. Read More

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