Christmas is coming early to cancer patients on the Central Coast. On Dec. 11 at 7 p.m., the Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo will open up its dress rehearsal of The Nutcracker to cancer patients and their families. A total of 1,200 free tickets have been distributed throughout Catholic Healthcare West’s Central Coast Centers, […]
Sugarplum Fairy to visit local cancer patients
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Thank you, Dana Adobe supporters and volunteers
I wish to thank the many Central Coast residents who, over the past 40 years, helped save the historic Dana Adobe in Nipomo. Now major restoration has started, contractors are being hired, and Aaron Regez, Dana caretaker, and volunteers have started removing old cement and bricks. We need more healthy volunteers to assist in this […]
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Good work on getting different sides
I just wanted to thank you for the way you wrote your article, “Proposition 8 is still making waves” (Nov. 27). I voted yes on Proposition 8 and so many people have accused me of hating gay people and voting to make gays second-class citizens. My vote had nothing to do with looking down on […]
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Redefining words is double-plus ungood
Regarding “Proposition 8 is still making waves” (Nov. 27), the real issue here is that words do mean things. Gay and lesbian people already have the right to get married anywhere. A gay man can marry a lesbian woman or a straight woman, and a lesbian woman can marry a gay man or a straight […]
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History and another point of view
I have the opinion that Tom Knepher (“Let nurturing prevail,” Nov. 27) has the good of his country at heart in his hope for the future. Like most people who spend their youth in school and then teach in a profession that is highly repetitive, Berkeley professor George Lakoff can see only one approach to […]
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From thriving to surviving
Caleb Lopez is one of the lucky ones. With several big development projects on his plate and a steady flow of smaller, private jobs coming in, Lopez might be considered a rarity when it comes to being a contractor in today’s economy. Following the overall downturn of the nation’s economy and the collapse of […]
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Which do you like better: guacamole or salsa?
Juan Garza unemployed “Salsa, because I love salsa and eat it with everything!” Leticia Garza housewife “Guacamole, because I love the taste of avocados.” Lauren Grayham retail “Guacamole, because it’s all about the avocados.” Sharron Fish shipping and receiving “Guacamole, because I’ve loved avocados since I moved to California from Michigan when I was 10.”
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Athlete of the Week
As the weather turns cold and people begin avoiding the beach, Katie Draeger’s surf season is just getting started. For the last several years, from September through December, Draeger has competed in Western Surfing Association competitions. The Nipomo resident is already sponsored by Esteem Surf Company, and ranks in the top 10 for the Western […]
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Banquet honors the best Bulldogs
The annual Allan Hancock College football awards banquet saw six players named to the 2008 All-Northern National Conference team. First-team honors went to freshman Brennen Locker, sophomore Clayton Cullen, sophomore Dion Bryant, and sophomore Dorson Boyce. Freshmen Riley Gauld and Marquelo Suel were named second team all-conference at the Dec. 3 event at the Santa […]
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Hancock basketball partners with Toys-for-tots
The Allan Hancock College Bulldogs are teaming up with the Toys for Tots Foundation of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties to celebrate the holiday season, which coincides with basketball season. At the annual Bulldog Classic women’s basketball tournament, set for Dec. 11 through 13, guests can get a three-day tournament pass by bringing […]
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Basketballers: Get to the clinic
Sure, you’ve got skills, but you could have mad skills. Dribble and shoot at the West Coast Xtreme Basketball Academy’s clinics, open to boys and girls in grades 3 through 8. The girls’ basketball clinic was held Dec. 6. The boys’ clinic starts at 2 p.m. on Dec. 13. Both clinics run for two hours, […]
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Cycle like you’re a pro
Can’t afford a trip to France? Never dated Sheryl Crow or Kate Hudson? Haven’t overcome a personal testicular cancer setback to become a successful professional athlete? There’s at least one way you can share something in common with cycling god Lance Armstrong: You can ride the Solvang route he’ll soon be pedaling as part of […]