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Rodents from Hell
#Everyone loves Mickey Mouse. He’s cute and playful and harmless. He even has good manners. Many of today’s adults adored him when they were kids, and still have a special place in their hearts for the lovable Disney character. But Mickey, of course, never left droppings on their kitchen counters, or ate through the cereal…
Dalidio farm up for public proposals
In response to a local community member’s desire to offer input to the Marketplace Study Group, County Supervisor Jerry Lenthall has scheduled a public meeting for January 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the supervisors chambers, 1055 Monterey Street in SLO. The meeting offers people an opportunity to provide suggestions about what to…
Throw ‘em a bone, Arnie
Reach back to your high school English days and you may recall a chapter in Mark Twain’s delightful “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court,â€? where our hero attempts to explain to the country folk in a “little tributary kingdomâ€? that having their tradesmen’s wages twice that of the adjoining realm, but having their costs…
The party is still over
#A peculiar message and concept, perhaps, for a town so devoted to and dependent on visitors, but one that certainly worked last year, when police agencies from all over the state converged on San Luis Obispo to prevent the kind of behavior and ensuing “riotsâ€? that permeated the annual Mardi Gras celebration in February of…
Scuffle in the sand
County sheriffs and Oceano Dunes Ranger Tony Villareal arrested two men from the Central Valley early Monday morning for allegedly raiding the sandy campsite of three local teenagers. Steven Douglas Garrett Jr., 20, of Visalia, was charged with robbery, and Russell Macomber, 30, of Porterville, was charged with robbery and assault. Both suspects remain in…
Tri it, you’ll like it
#In Ayurvedic medicine, optimum health is achieved through harmony between the three doshas, called Vatta, Pitta, and Kapha. These “humors,â€? as they’re also known, represent a transmutation of earth, water, fire, air, and space, and together they represent one’s psycho-physical balance. If this all sounds a little esoteric, not to worry, because in San Luis…
Letters
Appalling and reprehensible         As a loyal New Times reader, I am incensed by the caption that underscores the frame still from Ang Lee’s “Brokeback Mountain.â€? Just to get New Times readers up to speed on this utterly illogical pairing of an offensive, demeaning, deprecating and malicious caption with an accurate and thoroughly objective review…
Every silver lining has a cloud
Some days, I feel like I’m the embodiment of winter weather on the Central Coast. I’m sunny. I’m cloudy. I’m cold. I’m hot. I’m cold again. I’m clear. I’m overcast. I’m gloomy, and the forecast doesn’t look good. I get riled up and knock stuff over. And through it all, there’s a thick and pervasive…
Medical cannabis service opens in Atascadero
Seriously ill San Luis Obispo County residents desperate for medical marijuana no longer have to drive to Bakersfield, Santa Barbara, or Santa Cruz to obtain their herbal relief. Charles Lynch opened the Central Coast Compassionate Caregivers (CCCC) in Atascadero on January 9, and he insists that the business operates in compliance with state and local…
ECOSLO gets wasted without wasting
ECOSLO gets wasted without wasting When ECOSLO throws a party, they don’t like to throw anything away. The local environmental group announced this week that it produced a “measly 25-pound bag of trashâ€? from its Eco-Clectic New Year’s Eve Celebration at the SLO Vet’s Hall, no small feat considering there were 500 guests wining and…
Riding toward the future of cycling
# Lucas Euser started riding a bicycle when he was in elementary school, rolling around on a BMX dirt bike in the Napa Valley. For years, he says, it was just something he did for fun. In fact, in the first mountain bike race he ever entered, he waited at the top of a hill…
