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Jesus: then and now
On Feb. 25, 2004, Jesus Christ was crucified in front of the American public. # Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ a controversial film that drew both praise and fire for its vivid violence debuted in wide release 40 days before Palm Sunday and ultimately racked up more than $70 million opening weekend and…
Hot enough?
The clouds parted over Washington on a mild December day. Far below, the streets were jammed with traffic, commuters still finding their way to work, late as it happens, some still hungover from the weekend’s Christmas parties. Others were headed to the malls, shoppers stocking up on last minute gifts. At the end of the…
Fast facts
The Prado Day Center which offers a variety of self-help, medical, and personal services for homeless and needy people needs volunteers and monetary support. The Center, located at 43 Prado Road in SLO, has traditionally relied on individual contributions to provide as much as 60 percent of the program’s budget. Seven days a week, the…
Tees to please
The former home of Blade Runner Day Spa 956 Monterey St. has a new tenant. Tee’s Me, now at the corner retail spot, is an artist’s take on T-shirt couture. The sparsely furnished shirt shack has three walls covered with shirts, all framed and composed to create a gallery look. # Owner Joanne Limberg studied…
Swelling operations
As part of an expansion in operations, Surfline.com may soon add as many as a dozen new break reports to its San Luis Obispo County index. According to site administrators, the additions have been in beta for several months and it remains uncertain what the new reports will entail or what information, upon implementation, they…
Oak protection wins support
A voluntary approach to protecting local oak woodlands has received a unanimous thumbs-up from the SLO County Board of Supervisors. # The supes on Dec. 19 adopted all of the recommendations from the Oak Resources Committee, a group set up in July to respond to a recent grand jury report calling for a countywide ordinance…
Recent attacks may be linked
Police are still searching for the man who’s suspected to be responsible for two attempted sexual assaults that took place on Nov. 10 near Cal Poly and also possibly a bold rape committed on Dec. 10 in downtown San Luis Obispo. The assaults have all occurred in open areas of residential neighborhoods between 10 p.m.…
Coastal Commission approves PG&E easement offer
Environmentalist and Coastal Commission executive director Peter Douglas waited years for an opportunity to get a major Diablo Canyon issue before the agency’s panel. The commission can only regulate PG&E’s coastal nuclear juggernaut typically under the jurisdiction of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on matters that extend the life of the plant. In a boardroom off…
The latest from Los Osos
There’s a sentiment frequently cited in public documents from Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee’s AB-2701 all the way down the trough that goes something like this: The process of building a sewer in Los Osos will require a great deal of trust. In the interest of building that elusive stuff, Public Works Deputy Director Paavo Ogren organized…
Letters
I’ll put my patriotism up against yours Mr. Ruhge (“The media is the real enemy,” Dec. 14), you, and others like you such as Mr. Page, are the real enemy. You would tear up the American way of life to suit your own opinions of what this great nation of ours should be. I’ll put…
Merry, merry, quite contrary
I’m decking the halls. I’m jingling the bells. I’m hauling out the holly. I’m making the season bright. If I were any more Christmasy this Christmas season, I’d be a fruitcake. No jokes, please. I’ve heard ’em all already. I don’t know what put me in the mood this year. Maybe it’s the frosted windowpanes.…
Rural development ordinance is scrapped
A wide-ranging proposal to allow new housing developments on rural ranchlands has been scrapped after a unanimous decision by the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 19. Various community advisory groups had recommended that the controversial proposed Rural Planned Development Ordinance should not be implemented because of its potential to create sprawl…
Jury deliberates animal cruelty charges
On Dec. 20, attorneys delivered their closing statements in the trial of a woman who was arrested in December 2005 and is facing cruelty charges related to reportedly keeping 84 dogs, 26 birds, seven cats, four ducks, and a goat in and around her Edna Valley home. The fate of Cynthia Walsh charged with six…
Clark Center sees more turnover
The Clark Center in Arroyo Grande has undergone yet another change in management. A representative from the center confirmed that on Dec. 18, Executive Director Blythe Rainey-Cuyler resigned from her role at the Clark Center. Rainey-Cuyler started the job in early September, moving from San Francisco to Oceano to accept the position. Before Rainey-Cuyler accepted…
