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Dec 30, 1999
vol. 14, no.20
20 Dates to Put That New 2000 Calendar
Dec 22, 1999
vol. 14, no.19
I'm Y2K, You're Y2K
Before You Rush Out to Celebrate New Year's Eve, Follow These Handy Tips to Ensure That You're Still Around on Jan. 1, 2000
Dec 16, 1999
vol. 14, no.18
Impromptu Art
You Don't Always Need a Gallery to Bring Art to the People
Dec 9, 1999
vol. 14, no.17
'Most of the people on Garden tend to be running from something.' The Outcasts of Garden Street
Why Their Few Feet of Asphalt Matter in Their Own Words and Pictures
Dec 2, 1999
vol. 14, no.16
Odds Facts
What Are the Odds of You Being Murdered, Hitting a Hole-in-One, or Getting Jury Duty? We've Got the Numbers
Nov 24, 1999
vol. 14, no.15
Making Sense Out of Paranoia
In an Ever-Changing, Politically Treacherous World, Conspiracy Theories Offer the Best Answers for Some
Nov 18, 1999
vol. 14, no.14
Training for the Worst
When Disaster or Terrorism Strikes, a CSTI Student Will Likely Be Called Upon to Respond
Nov 11, 1999
vol. 14, no.13
Shear Hell
Major Home Construction Defects Are All Too Common, But State Laws Help Shield County Inspectors From Accountability
Nov 4, 1999
vol. 14, no.12
MTV's Bad Boy May Be Your Neighbor
A Hacker-Turned-'Road Rules'-Star Comes to Cuesta College to Settle Down
Oct 28, 1999
vol. 14, no.11
The Decades Project: Pages Out of Our Past
Oct 21, 1999
vol. 14, no.10
A Summer at the Cay
CDF Firefighters at Station 11 Spend a Busy Season Traversing the State
Oct 14, 1999
vol. 14, no.9
Winning Images
A Record Number of Entries Makes the Judging Hard and the Show Spectacular
Oct 7, 1999
vol. 14, no.8
Behind the Boards
A Former Frat Boy Reveals Sordid Secrets and Troubling Truths About Greek Life.
Sept 30, 1999
vol. 14, no.7
Art Voyeur
The Open Studio Tour Will Let You Glimpse Our Artists' Psyches
Sept 23, 1999
vol. 14, no. 6
A Season for Thrill Seekers
Forget Summer! Fall's the Season to Visit the Amusement Parks of Southern California
Sept 16, 1999
vol. 14, no. 5
Poly's Farewell to John
A Professor's Death Leaves a Large Gap in the Design Department
Sept 9, 1999
vol. 14, no. 4
Locking Up AIDS
A Report and Officials Agree That Prisons Like CMC Don't Do Enough to Slow the Spread of HIV
Sept 2, 1999
vol. 14, no.3
The Changing Face of Downtown SLO
Aug 26, 1999
vol. 14, no. 2
Are We Too Casual
Even in the Most 'Formal' Occasions It's Often Anything Goes
Aug 19, 1999
vol. 14, no. 1
No Musclemen Allowed
A Local Man Is Set to Challenge the Women-Only Policy at Cory Everson's
Aug 12, 1999
vol. 13, no. 52
Alternative Avilas
The Old Avila Beach Is Gone, the New One Has Not Yet Risen; Here's Some Ideas for Funky California Beach Towns to Visit While You Wait
Aug 5, 1999
vol. 13, no. 51
July 29, 1999
vol. 13, no. 50
Safety First?
A New Times Investigation Finds That Lax Oversight, Spotty Safety Checks, Frequent Accidents, and Urealistic Schedules Plague SLO's Bus System
July 22, 1999
vol. 13, no. 49
Redefining Chia
An Ancient Food and Modern Kitschy Plant Becomes the Healthy Choice for the Future
July 15, 1999
vol. 13, no. 48
Investing in History
For Some, Collectibles Have Become the Poor-Man's Stock Market
July 8, 1999
vol. 13, no. 47
Enabling Legislation
After Nine Years, the Americans With Disabilities Act Is Still Being Worked Out
July 1, 1999
vol. 13, no. 46
'You Stink'
Heckling Is a Big Part of SLO Blues Baseball Games, But Some Players and Fans Argue That It Goes Too Far
June 26, 1999
vol. 13, no. 45
The Decade-old War on Drugs: A Status Report
Spending, Arrests, Use, and Support for Legalization Are All on the Rise
June 17, 1999
vol. 13, no. 44
Roadside Memorials
They Raise Both Awareness and Concern
June 10, 1999
vol. 13, no. 43
Longtime Scholars
So-Called 'Professional Students' Seek to Bring Respect Back to the Quest for Scholarship
June 3, 1999
vol. 13, no. 42
The Art of Compromise
SLO County Artists Must Reconcile Making Art with Making a Living
May 27, 1999
vol. 13, no. 41
Welcome to Summer
May 20, 1999
vol. 13, no. 40
You Make the Call
It's Your Money; Now We Offer You an Easy Opportunity to Tell the Government Whether or Not to Spend it.
Citizens Speak Out
Online and In-Paper Survey Yields Support for 14 of 22 Budget Projects
May 13, 1999
vol. 13, no. 39
A Victorian Makeover
The Painted Ladies Take a Lot of Care to Keep Pretty
May 6, 1999
vol. 13, no. 38
Judgment Day
Carlton J. Hagmaier Got a Prison Sentence and Steven T. Jones Got His Final Chapter
April 29, 1999
vol. 13, no. 37
Top Dogs
Best of SLO 1999
April 22, 1999
vol. 13, no. 36
Go, Speed Racer, Go!
Adam Saruwatari: From Bok Choy to Checkered Flag
April 15, 1999
vol. 13, no. 35
Selling SLO County
Every Community With a Mission or a Pier from Mendocino to the Mexican Border is Fighting for Roughly the Same Tourist Dollars; So How Do We Market Ourselves?
April 8, 1999
vol. 13, no. 34
Diner Culture
Look Closely and You'll Find a Bit of Restaurant History and Community
April 1, 1999
vol. 13, no. 33
Avila Shoreline to Become OilWorld USA
Locals Outraged as Oil Company Wins Approval For Oil-Bases Theme Park at Avila Beach
March 25, 1999
vol. 13, no. 32
SLO County's Edge
This Top Administrator Uses Songs, Noisemakers, and a Lifelong Passion for Politics to Deal With the County's Thorniest Problems
March 18, 1999
vol. 13, no. 31
Ditching Schools
Unschooling Allows Children to Discover Learning Daily Activities
March 11, 1999
vol. 13, no. 30
The Gentlemanly Sport of Rugby
March 3, 1999
vol. 13, no. 29
Legal Glitches for Computers 4 Kids
The Nonprofit Has Taken in Tens of Thousands of Dollars-Mostly in Cash-But Promises Have Been Left Unfulfilled and Taxes Unpaid
Feb. 25, 1999
vol. 13, no. 28
Advance Warning
The Paycheck Advance Has Become Big Business, But Credit Counselors Argue That These Short-Term Loans Aren't Worth the Cost
Feb. 18, 1999
vol. 13, no. 27
Thrust Into the Media Spotlight
Locals Talk About the Experience of Being Exposed on Front Pages and Evening Newscasts in Cases Involving Sex.
Feb. 11, 1999
vol. 13, no. 26
When Is It History, and When Is It a Shack?
Feb. 4, 1999
vol. 13, no. 25
SLO County Inc.
In the Past Few Years, Multibillion-Dollar Corporations Have Gained Control Over Our Hospitals, Media, Book Stores, Even Our Trash; What Does It Mean for Our Future?
Jan 28, 1999
vol. 13, no. 24
The Implant Decision
Getting a 'Boob Job' Raises Some Difficult Psychological, Sociological, Physical, Sexual, and Aesthetic Questions; One Woman Tells About Making Her Decision
Jan 21, 1999
vol. 13, no. 23
Part-Time Professors
Actually They're Not Professors, Never Will Be Professors, Because Nearly Half of Local College Teachers Are Temps.
Jan 14, 1999
vol. 13, no. 22
Death in Our Dunes
Serious, Often Fatal, Injuries Occur With Regularity in the Oceano Dunes, So Why Are Legally Required Safety Classes No Longer Given?
Jan 7, 1999
vol. 13, no. 21
Volunteering on a Board
Aloha Spirit Prompts Surfer to Give Free Lessons



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