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Ask the Doc by Dr. Robert Swain

Congratulations for surviving another holiday season. Also, we have made it past the end of the Mayan world.  This gives us a great opportunity to evaluate what we want our future to be.  Here is an important question you need to ask yourself — are you healthier now than you were last year?  If the answer is yes, then keep up the good work.  Any other answer requires you to take a close look at where you want to be next year, in five years, or even 10 or 20 years from now.  Read More

Beyond the Badge by Richard Hannibal

How far they had come! An armed robbery in progress, a foot chase, and an attempted murder would have satisfied the average "blue suit." But to them, it was just another day at the office. How far they had come! Like an addict, they needed more action to satisfy their lust for adrenaline. They sought increased dosage to take them to the limit, which only yesterday required so little. This unquenchable thirst had the potential to consume them both.  Read More

Best Friends by Malcolm Riordan, DVM

Any place where a dog and at least two people are gathered, the question will arise: "What is he?" This question is universally understood as the opening of a conversation in which speculations will be exchanged on what pure bred ingredients the dog in question has.  Read More

Double Vision by Shana Ogren

Everyone was worried when I moved to Malawi, Africa for my two-year Peace Corps service.  "It's AFRICA!" said a friend of mine.  "You better watch out."  Let me be more specific than she was – to her, Africa meant AIDS.  And this article will in no way try to disprove that impression.  That impression is correct.  There is a reason that the average life expectancy in Malawi, Africa is 37.  One in seven Malawians is HIV positive. Read More

Exploring the Coast by Ruth Ann Angus

Living on the Central Coast affords us great opportunities to experience a myriad of things to do and places to see without the cost of traveling. Let's take a tour of the towns of the Central Coast and we'll start with my town, Morro Bay. Famous as the town with the "Rock," Morro Bay has lots more to offer. Whether you spend a day or a week in this small town by the bay, there is something for everyone here. Read More

Feel Better Forever by Brian Dorfman

The shoulder is a complex area in terms of the structure of the bones, joints, musculature, and attachments. It is more involved than the other areas we have written about, such as the lower back, hand, and wrist. In addition, the shoulder is one of the most mobile joints in the body. And there's a trade off: the more mobile a joint is, the less stability it has. Read More

Go Green by Lawson Schaller

Save money, save energy, reduce the burden on Mother Nature and live more comfortably year round.  This is all done through Energy Upgrade California,  a statewide whole house assessment program. Read More 

Great Employees

As we are all aware, a lot of perfectly reliable, capable, and talented people are out of work. We want to use this page, this month and in the future, to introduce you some of them in hopes that you might have, or know of, a job that could be a match for them. Read More

The Human Condition by John Bullaro

January is a time people make promises to improve their life. Some people want to loose weight, stop smoking, save money, find a new mate, or be more diligent at school or work. A New Years resolution suggests these individuals want a better or healthier life.    Read More

Northern Chumash Tribal Council

As we of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council look back on the great year of 2012 and contemplate the many different things that occurred, we saw many good things happen for Indigenous Peoples, but we also know that many unspeakable things are still happening around the world as I write this article.  Read More

Observations of a Country Squire by George Zidbeck

 When I first entered San Luis Obispo County twenty-seven years ago with the expectation of retiring in this locale, I began reading local weeklies and monthlies. In one, it offered the news of a man arrested underneath the women's toilet in a park (Morro Bay I believe) who had sneaked into the septic catchment under said toilet.  Read More

One Cool Earth by Greg Ellis

To really understand hedgerows, let's look at their humble origin.  Hedgerows date back thousands of years to the dawn of agriculture.  Like many amazing and useful things, early hedgerows were more the product of accident than human ingenuity.  Read More

Surfing Out Of The Box by Katie Finley

Last month I highlighted the difference between being a surfer, and someone who surfs. This, for some, might not seem that important, but it makes a difference when you are dating someone or are married to someone who is a surfer verses someone who just surfs. As I said before, I have had eight years of experience with being married to a surfer. 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.