Cover Story
FROM THE EDITOR
First an apology, then an explanation.   We deeply regret having provoked the community outrage that has been so forcefully expressed in response to last week’s cover story, “Meth Made Easy.â€? From throughout SLO County we received hundreds of angry letters and phone calls. Quite a number of you went to the trouble of visiting our…
Supes reach agreement with Deputies’ association
 After two years of negotiations, the SLO County Board of Supervisors and the Deputy Sheriff’s Association have reached an agreement for a new contract. The new deal allows sheriff’s deputies to retire after thirty years service with an annual retirement income of $66,000. The contract applies to about 260 non-managerial sheriff’s positions. The supervisors also…
Thanks, but Don’t Even Think About It
Last year: handcuffs. This year: handshakes. But the ultimate message for Mardi Gras 2006 is still the same: Stay out of town. “The campaign last year was a tremendous success,â€? says Maggie Cox, of the SLO advertising firm Barnett Cox Associates. “But there’s still a need for vigilance and awareness, and there’s still going to…
Atascadero pot clinic to stay open
 Central Coast Compassionate Caregivers, the medical marijuana dispensary in Atascadero, will be able to stay open, for now. Compassionate Caregivers opened on January 9, but on January 24, the city ordered Charles Lynch, owner of the dispensary, to shut down the clinic and apply for a permit to operate the business. He complied with the…
Free for all!
At the end of the week, this newspaper will probably be recycled. It’s just the right thing to do, right? But then, around here we recycle glass and plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and Styrofoam, too. We turn yard waste into mulch and coffee grounds into fertilizer. We are a community of recyclers. Why? Because it’s…
A pox in your house?
       Due to a recent surge in chickenpox cases in public schools throughout the county, the SLO County Public Health Department is encouraging families to take special precautions to prevent the further spread of this highly contagious disease. Cases have popped up at Cambria Grammar, Grover Heights Elementary, Laguna Middle, and SLO High schools.       #Anybody…
Teens bummed over new driving law
After six months of waiting, 17-year-old John Luxton of San Luis Obispo became eligible to drive unsupervised with other teens in the car, and he celebrated by driving a group of his friends to school. For two months, he ran errands for his mother and played chauffer to his sister. But last week when he…
