by Susan Stewart | Nov 1, 2019 | Community, Nonprofit, People, San Luis Obispo
“…And justice for all.” Since first grade, Americans have pledged their allegiance to a country that makes that promise. Yet, as our history and current evidence show, justice is not always meted out fairly, and all too often, not at all. In a news cycle...
by Susan Stewart | Oct 1, 2019 | Community, Pismo Beach
Glassy-eyed from the anesthesia, and with a barely audible voice, Ryan Teixeira woke up from a seven-hour surgery and said, “I know what we’re going to do.” His parents, Steve and Holly, paid rapt attention as their 18-year-old son described his vision for a new...
by Susan Stewart | Aug 1, 2019 | Community, Nonprofit, Paso Robles, People
WHAT DOES A GIANT SILVER BULL’S HEAD WITH blazing red eyes and smoke-breathing nostrils have in common with an ordinary tract house whose famous Christmas decorations are so elaborate you can practically see them from space? Answer: The breath-taking talents of...
by Susan Stewart | Jul 1, 2019 | Community, Cover story, Nonprofit, Paso Robles
As nights grow longer and the temperatures climb, a most-frequently heard conversation around SLO County goes like this: “You going to the Fair this year?” “Sure! Who’s playing?” First held 1946, the California Mid-State Fair is preparing for its 75th anniversary next...
by Susan Stewart | Jun 1, 2019 | Community, History, Nonprofit, San Luis Obispo
Here’s a truly shocking statistic: Fully 30 percent of Millennials—anyone born between 1980 and today—have never heard of the Holocaust. As a baby boomer, I find that alarming. The post-WWII world into which I was born rang loudly with the clarion call, the...
