A current article in the LA Times noted that students who participated in abstinence only sex-ed programs had significantly more unwanted pregnancies and were more likely to catch sexually transmitted diseases. It’s another example of the triumph of ideology over facts, the old “Who are ya gonna

The next time you see a picture of a tea party protest, look closely and try to identify anyone in that crowd under the age of 30. If you identify as many as five “ralliers” in that age group, you should keep that picture because it will be a collector’s item. The fastest growing group of vote

Trying to Save
a Flawed Technology

It has always been known that mammograms carry a significant risk of causing and spreading breast cancer, yet it has been widely ignored by mainstream medicine. Mammograms can cause breast cancer through repeated irradiation of the breasts and spread cancer by the f

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAGITTARIUS! An abundance of planetary activity during the year ahead could stir up feelings that encourage you to make changes that improve your life in some way. Career, business affairs, community involvement and domestic matters appear to be areas of inc

Colorful beads dangle like tropical fish on a line, spinning and wriggling in a store front window display. Some necklaces have a simple color scheme, separated by tiny black spacing beads, allowing the eye to travel its path and carry its own rhythm, while others are multi-color and wild, inviting ...
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Winter is coming, and it’s time to bake the sweet root veggies now in season (yams, parsnips, burdock, potatoes & beets) for those warming winter dishes. The sweeter ground spices such as ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove and coriander tend to have a warming effect in the body as well, and they tast

Yield: 1-2 dozen

Ingredients
1 cup of organic raw sugar
1/2 cup of butter (soft)
1 egg
3 tbs. of molasses
2 cups of flour (sifted)
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. of ginger
1 tsp. of cinnamon
1/2 tsp. of nutmeg
1/4 tsp. of salt
1/2 cup of powdered sugar
2-4 tbs. of lemon juice
cooking  spray

Directions for Cookies
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“The very smell of [mint] reanimates the spirit,” exclaimed the Roman scholar Pliny who considered mint “the loveliest of herbs.” According to Greek mythology Minthe was a lovely nymph who was so attractive to the god Pluto (Hades) that his jealous wife Persephone kicked and stepped on her t

Transcendental Meditation® Technique

The Transcendental Meditation® program has been around San Luis Obispo County for many years and is perhaps the most scientifically tested of all forms of meditation.
Two studies presented last month add to the evidence that this form of stress reduction benefit

Twenty years ago if you walked into a typical bicycle shop you would be presented with only two choices. Did you want a road bike with drop bars and skinny tires or a mountain bike with straight bars and fat tires? Today you would be presented by a fascinating and somewhat bewildering array of two w

When I was young, my father talked about mind-over-matter. He, and from what I could see, his generation, saw it as conquering their physical surroundings, power over the physical world. It was culturally, a time for learning the lesson of power. The leaders from his generation still behave that way
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Bring out your zills, doumbeks, and best zagreet, it’s time for the 6th Annual Tribal Fusion Faire. Gathering under the theme of Celebrating All Tribes, the faire will take place on Saturday December 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and on Sunday, December 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Ar

San Luis Obispo County suffered less during the housing market bust than most other areas of California, and we are recovering faster as well.
Looking at the leading indicators, it appears that the median price of housing bottomed out around January or February of this year—along with nearly every
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Nestled in the pines and natural beauty of California’s Central Coast is the scenic seaside village of Cambria. There, on Main Street, you will find the Amethyst Healing Center where amenities for the body, mind and spirit are offered.

The menu of services features healers who specialize in ...
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November 21/22 – December 21
I Perceive
A mutable, fire sign of positive polarity
Symbol: the centaur
Colors: purple and deep blue
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Rules: hips and thighs
Keywords: aspiring, exploring, freedom-loving, offhandedly

Sagittarius is the centaur shooting for great heights. Aspiration is t
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