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January 17, 2026

Mistakes We Often Make with Brokenhearted People

 If a good friend called you today sobbing uncontrollably and

The mixing of politics, nature

My purpose in writing this column week to week is very simple. By telling you about the many parks, preserves and beaches we have at our doorstep, I hope you will be inspired to strap on your striders, grab your day pack and get out. No politics; no religion. The only passion I want to awaken is the one that pushes you outdoors.

Panhandling with dog

While leaving the Camino Arroyo shopping center recently, I saw a woman panhandling at the entrance/exit between Kohl's and Panera. My concern was that she had a large dog with her. What I don't understand is, California state Penal Code Section 597. 1 states: "Every owner, driver, or keeper of any animal who permits the animal to be in any building, enclosure, lane, street, square, or lot of any city, county, city and county, or judicial district without proper care and attention is guilty of a misdemeanor." The statute also creates "a duty in peace officers, humane society officers, and animal control officers to cause the animal to be killed or rehabilitated and placed in a suitable home on information that the animal is stray or abandoned." Why aren't these dogs being taken away from owners so poor they cannot properly take care of themselves with daily food, water and shelter? Shouldn't the police, city employees, or animal control take the animal for the animal’s sake and try to find it a home?

Eadweard Muybridge and moving pictures

Long before Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt hit Hollywood, an

Collision course on airport

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GOLF: McIlroy’s U.S. Open win joins all-time great dominating performances

Four times a year, golf grabs the spotlight looking for

British Newspaper Columnist has a Point – to a Point

Recently, Helen Kirwin-Taylor made headlines across the United States and Britain for writing a column in a British newspaper stating that her children bored her. That's right. She stood up and said she was bored by motherhood – and she didn't care who knew it.

Exhibit to feature Japanese-American history

The aircraft carrier that welcomed Apollo 11 astronauts home

At the movies: ‘Confessions of a Dangerous Mind’

George Clooney is a Hollywood treasure, and I think he sits atop

White teeth aren’t necessarily healthy

Q: We've taken Eli, our poodle, to the same groomer for the past seven years. He loves going there and looks fabulous when they are done. They also clean his teeth and he has a beautiful smile when they finish. But our vet tells us that the groomer's dental work is not good enough and his teeth should be cleaned at the clinic. This means anesthesia and an expensive vet bill. The vet insists the groomer can't do the job, even though Eli looks so good afterwards. My husband thinks the vet is trying to drum up more business. She's a good veterinarian, and I usually trust her judgement. What's the story here?

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