Wednesday, January 16, 2013

LOCAL: Hearst Castle Visit with our Guests

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(click photos to enlarge).  Many SLO locals rarely or never visit our largest tourist attraction - Hearst Castle. But not us! We recently...
Monday, January 14, 2013

NATIONAL: We Need More Journalists to Report the Facts

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PROLOGUE:  I'm old school and still like to read newspapers every day to "keep up on the news" - a habit that I suspect is dyi...
Thursday, January 10, 2013

CATALINA: Just for Fun!

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Our friend Corey from Fairbanks, Alaska, who is a sophomore at University of Alaska - Fairbanks, has been visiting us in San Luis Obispo for...
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Saturday, January 5, 2013

NATIONAL: Businesses Fleeing to "Anywhere But California"

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Based on the annual survey of 650 US business leaders, California (once again!) ranks 50th out of 50 states (i.e. last or worst - take your ...
Friday, January 4, 2013

INTERNATIONAL: Why Are We Still Defending Japan (and Germany)?

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******************** UPDATE 1/4/2013: We continue to read stories of the tensions between Marines and the Japanese citizens and government...
Wednesday, January 2, 2013

WORLD: What Mark Twain Did and Did NOT Say (Happy New Year!)

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Click image to enlarge. Mark Twain is attributed with many clever and worldly sayings, many of which he did NOT actually utter. I'...

NATIONAL: The Fiscal Cliff - Gee, What Fun We Are Having!

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******************** UPDATE - 1/4/2013: The Fiscal Cliff Fix of 2013 has capped charitable deductions for high income earners, likely resu...