A Roe Adventure by Yeager
December is a month filled with all sorts of events and happenings that keep everyone busy and entertained. Busy is probably the most challenging aspect of this potentially fun filled time. Who knew that one day, December 25th, could generate so much activity. I know that there are many who begin preparations for this day almost a year in advance. Read More
Best Friends by Malcolm Riordan, DVM
Cat Sense, (2013) is a book by John Bradshaw published 2013 and was on the New York Times best-seller list. He is an anthrozoologist at the University of Bristol in England and has studied interactions between people and animals, animal behavior and cats in particular for the last 30 years. Read More
Beyond the Badge by Richard Hannibal
To me, retirement has always been a four-letter word. When I left my beloved police career, I was not thrilled. Some folks drift into retirement with few problems. Usually, they were in jobs that they hated, or they had a second career or hobby waiting for them. I was not so fortunate. Retirement to them was at the top of a mountain they struggled to climb throughout their life. For me, my entire career was already at the top of the mountain; a mountain I never wanted to descend. Read More
Double Vision by Shana Ogren
It was our official commemorative Veterans Day last month on November 11. On that day, I think of civic duty and wonder if I am doing my job to fulfill it.
What does it mean to serve one’s country? Or to serve the world? Read More
Feel Better Forever by Brian Dorfman
As you begin to read this article mentally check out your shoulders. Are one or both elevated toward your ears? If so, release them. Push the outside tops of the shoulder blades down and back while moving the bottom tips in and towards each other. This movement will facilitate an opening in the chest. Find that opening. This is the best position for the scapula bones (aka shoulder blades). And it makes a difference. Read More
Whooo Knew? by Peg Pinard
Imagine being in the position of planning for something and being able to have the benefit of learning from other's mistakes. Wouldn't this be a great opportunity to "do it right"? Now, imagine elected officials deciding, instead, to just make the same mistakes all over again. Well, you don't have to imagine, for this is exactly what is happening with San Luis Obispo's Regional Airport as the SLO City Council wants to override the safety zones of the county's Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC). Read More
Double-crested, Brandt, and Pelagic Cormorants by Maggie Smith
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