The Mountain Gardener: Keeping gardening facts straight
I’ve received several emails lately, requesting more information about something mentioned in a recent column. Also, I received a phone call from a reader describing a bad encounter with a certain common plant — poison oak.
It’s Just Golf: Setup for success
It is simply amazing how something as pointless as hitting a little white ball can provide valuable insights into life situations that really matter. Nowhere is this clearer, than in the power of your setup.
Caring for Irene
Irene was a vibrant, intelligent, and much loved woman who was suddenly gone from social affairs. Her home community wondered, yet never heard plainly what precipitated her changes. This is an elder story.
Let’s Go Fishin’: Halt to Sardine Fishery
State and federal agencies came to an agreement to stop all large volume harvest of sardines as a consumable resource until July of 2016.
Your Health: High blood pressure
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, occurs when blood moves through our blood vessels at a greater than normal pressure, putting a strain on our heart. High blood pressure usually takes many years to develop and is said to affect 1 in 3 adult Americans. It is easily detected and usually easily treated.
Felton Fire District faces concerns over parcel tax proposal
Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) has been in the news of late due to the calamitous nature of its board and leadership, and the...