EMERGENCY FEES OR FINES OR MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING?
BY KATHERINE KELLY Imagine you’re in an auto accident and after the dust has settled, you receive a bill from the City for $101. You sit back and wonder, what’s…
FESTIVAL OF TREES
BY DONNA WESTFALL It’s one of the most beautiful events of the holiday season. Living or artificial trees were decorated and on display around the perimeter of the room at…
OUR CHRISTMAS MOUSE
BY KATHERINE KELLY I’m not a huge fan of mice. Usually we try and get rid of them. But I don’t kill things, anything, if I can avoid it. Our…
THIS THE SEASON TO BE CAREFUL. AVOID THE 12 SCAMS OF THE HOLIDAYS
Keep Your Holiday Cheer and Avoid the 12 Scams of the Holidays The holidays are just around the corner and amid the hustle and bustle 70%1 of us will fire…
AFTER THE MORATORIUM ON FLUORIDE
This was written in response to a letter to editor sent into the Triplicate by Hillary John Herman and published on November 15, 2012, about fluoride. So far the Triplicate…
A CARDBOARD BOX
A CARDBOARD BOX © 11-20-11 by Vickey Stamps The place was a large town and one of many. It was modern with a mixture of people of all cultures and…
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT XYLITOL?
BY DONNA WESTFALL While vacationing in Santa Barbara a year ago, we stopped in at a children’s clothing boutique in downtown Montecito called Summer For Kids. There I picked up…
