Callers not fond of the bikinis
Bikini brouhaha: "Hi, I was calling about your article in the Tuesday, July 5 paper. I was just looking through the paper and I love the pictures on the first page, the little parade for the Fourth of July. But then when I get to page A7, I see girls in thong bikinis. I think you could have chosen better pictures to represent the Hollister Independence Rally than these women on these Harleys wearing thongs. Those aren't pictures I want my teenage daughter to view and look up to. I think it was very poor choosing of the pictures. Thank you."
Home improvement – installing tankless heaters
Looking to save money or energy? Why not try installing an instant hot water heater, or tankless heater, in your house to reduce the long wait for hot water.
Want to organize your own creek cleanup? Get a permit
Some things just don't belong in the water supply: old tires,
Red-tailed hawk with injured wing and tail is getting better
The Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center has an
Are you trying to make my brain hurt?
If you've been watching the volley of medical studies released this week, you may be scratching your head. There's been more debunking, demystifying and plain old craziness going on out there than my brain can process, so here's a smattering of the world as we (don't) know it.
Newly wed and cooking
My husband and I attended a wedding a couple of weeks ago. The bride and her family have entertained us often with wonderful home-cooked food, simple all-American food that in part reflects their background in the Midwest.
Why the freedom of the press should matter to all of us
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."