Cover Story
Origin of the specious
In the beginning there was the noble savage. And he was good. He hunted, gathered, and had a sufficient familiarity of the game he tracked and the plants he collected. He understood his place in the food chain. In time, Man developed strategies of agronomy and animal husbandry. And that too was good. Food became…
Mad thugs and Englishman
When Nicholas Quince came to sleepy San Luis Obispo from London, England, he probably expected a peaceful respite from the British metropolis plagued in recent months by deadly subway bombings. While the scenic Central Coast welcomes most visitors with open arms, Quince was greeted instead by closed fists that landed repeatedly on his face. In…
Divebomb?
‘Crazy as it may seem, on a dare we decided to test the air security of the plant, not knowing what to expect. From an altitude of 1,500 feet we began a high-speed aggressive dive at a 45-degree angle directly toward the power plant.’ Allegation of unidentified pilot … TARGET OF DECEPTIONAn anonymous pilot reported…
On Santa’s naughty list this year
An off-duty CMC lieutenant helped apprehend three males who were trying to steal a Sony PlayStation from Costco on Dec. 17. Nathan Johnson, 18, of Templeton, Jose Delfin, 22, of Hanford and a juvenile male of Templeton went into Costco with “specific intent to steal.â€? At Costco, a loss-prevention employee witnessed the juvenile perp using…
Letters
Sign me up for Save the Dirtbikes    Mr. McCay (“No dirtbikes? Say it isn’t so!’ Letters, Dec. 15-22), thank you for admitting you woeful ignorance. The rest of your letter confirms this fact.   Let me wish you a quiet Christmas, and I mean that, David, no sarcasm and no middle finger being held up…
Doggone it, she’s at it again
An anonymous complaint made to the SLO County Sheriff’s Department and Animal Services has led to the seizure on Dec. 14 of more than 100 animals and the arrest of 56-year-old Cynthia Walsh on suspicion of animal cruelty. Eric Anderson, manager of County Animal Services, stated that Walsh had a “history of animal issues,â€? mostly…
Environmental groups propose more intensive Carrizo study
A group of environmental organizations are asking the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to consider completing a more comprehensive environmental study of the Carrizo National Monument than it currently has planned. A study is required to complete a Resource Management Plan for the monument, which has been in the works for over a year and…
Pipe dreams
“Ooh, that’s worse then the last time I came down here.â€? Barbara Lynch, city engineer for San Luis Obispo, said as she looked up at the underside of the Marsh Street Bridge, near Santa Rosa Street. Lynch was particularly concerned with a section of concrete that had fallen off the underside of the bridge. Over…
Whatever happened to Christmas?
Watching TV the other night, I heard the bright and sprightly song “We Wish you a Merry Christmasâ€? coming over the tube at me. Only the words were changed. It sounded like “We wish you a happy holiday .â€? Aside from the fact that the syllables don’t even match the notes … ahhh, picky picky,…
