VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VIRGO! The urge to make changes that improve your life in some way may become stronger as your Astrological New Year gets underway. A recognizable need for better structure and order in your everyday affairs tends to be the issue that keeps you motivated. Your determination and commitment to growth and renewal is strengthened; however, it is suggested you move slowly and methodically toward your objectives. Time is on your side. Be more cautious than usual w

REVOLUTION FROM THE HEART OF NATURE

For the first time ever, the Bioneers Conference will be brought to the Central Coast October 15-17, 2010, at the Cal Poly Performing Arts Center Complex

Bioneers is inspiring a shift to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other, and future generations.  Bioneers has two keystone goals to help make this shift successfully: (1) connect people with solutions by popularizing breakthrough ideas and practices and (2) grow social capital by catalyz

Mary felt like an elephant was sitting on her chest. Breathing was hard and fatigue had become normal. Her neck and shoulders felt heavy, tight and painful. She went to the doctor for a check up. Blood tests showed everything normal. X-rays came up with nothing. Her insurance company would not approve an MRI. Depression moved in like the evening fog. Her discomfort and pain grew.  Her mystery seemed unsolvable and the doctors were at a loss. “Am I going crazy?” she thought.

No, Mary was not

Book lovers by the thousands will converge on San Luis Obispo’s Mission Plaza on Saturday, October 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for the Central Coast Book and Author Festival. This is a fund-raiser for the Foundation for San Luis Obispo County Public Libraries which benefits library programs such as the county-wide Children’s Summer Reading Program. Admission is free.

The event will feature free author presentations including workshops, panels and readings, at several venues in and nearby ...
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Interested in saving money on your water bills while having a lower impact on the environment?  One of the easiest ways to accomplish this is to stick to a reliable irrigation schedule. 

Rain is just one factor that is used to determine irrigation needs.  A factor less understood is the length of day.  Longer days not only produce warmer seasonal temperatures, they also increase transpiration (water loss) from plant leaves and evaporation from the soil – The more sun, the more wa...
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What California needs to keep a thriving middle class is solid support for public education says a San Luis Obispo educational professional.

California has had the most massive cuts in public education over the last three years and reductions will not impact just the next class but the next generation, said Mark Buchman, San Luis Coastal Unified School District member.

San Luis Coastal began their 2010/11 school year August 20. Yet according to published reports the district sustained $8 million i

“You must give back for the space you take up on this Earth.”

There, in a few simple words, was the life philosophy of my friend, Mina Vaughn. Mina was one of two friends who passed away unexpectedly in the last few weeks. Like my other friend, Estelle Wall, Mina lived her life philosophy to the fullest. These two women, on the surface, appeared to be totally different. One was tall and slender, with the grace of a dancer (and she was). The other was shorter and rounder. Both women had seemi

The Central Coast Book & Author Festival is back for its 11th year. This fun and free celebration of the literary arts takes place Sunday, September 19th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in San Luis Obispo’s scenic Mission Plaza.
New this year is a Character Breakfast which takes place from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on the morning of the festival. Actors from the San Luis Obispo Little Theatre will be dressed as literary characters to delight guests of all ages. Guests are also encouraged to come dressed as a c
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The Garden Classroom, also known as Sustainable Schooling, is an innovative method of teaching children for the future. Goals of this method reach farther than merely surviving and trying not to make a degraded planet worse. Children learn to support healthy communities for present and future generations. Curriculum nurtures respect and honor for physical, emotional, intellectual, cultural, and spiritual diversity with recognition for the need of justice.
Smart by Nature, motto of the Center for
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  Celebrating 115 years of a New Paradigm

"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." - Arthur Schopenhauer

On September 18, 1895, D.D. Palmer, a successful magnetic healer in Davenport, Iowa, made the discovery that would change the face of healthcare in this country.  Harvey Lillard, a janitor in Palmer’s building at the time, had gone deaf in his left ear 17 years prior.  He had been stoopin