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GETTING OUT: Discovering a Harvey Bear Ranch gem

January 4, 2013

I found a gem. There it was in plain sight, a new trail but far enough out of the way that I only recently stumbled upon it.

Avoid poison oak for sake of everyone

June 19, 2012

Q: We got into a discussion the other day about hiking the hills with our dogs. There’s some poison oak on this trail we walk, so we try to avoid going to close to that area. Can our dogs get skin problems if they get into that stuff?

What to do when you can’t afford to keep a home

January 20, 2012

Q:

How to buy foreclosed homes

April 24, 2012

Q: I have seen a number of shows about people who buy and sell foreclosures. From how it’s depicted on TV, it seems easy, a lot of fun and very profitable. How can a person buy foreclosed homes?

University holds historic Bible exhibit

July 21, 2010

Recently I was driving along Interstate 605 in Los Angeles

In defense of food in the South Valley

March 24, 2010

Food has been on my mind a lot lately. This year's Silicon

We’re falling in love with fall

September 27, 2011

For all the moaning and groaning I've done about the demise of

Getting Out: The next challenge: Mt. Tallac

December 5, 2013

Exactly one year ago, I challenged you. I hoped to either inspire you or provoke you to join me on a rugged hike to the top of Clouds Rest, one of Yosemite's iconic peaks. The first of our preparatory hikes was on New Year's morning. I have led a New Year's hike for several years, and it is usually an intimate affair. Last January, when more than one hundred of you came, I knew I had touched a nerve.

Sustained growth is no longer feasible

August 9, 2011

Last week's Times showed us two reasons that we need to be

Three rules for BTS shopping

August 21, 2013

Welcome to back-to-school – or as I like to call it, “Let's see how fast we can spend every penny in the checking account.” Oh sure, there is a lot of excitement about summer ending - the house will stay clean for longer than five minutes and food may actually remain in the fridge until well after 2:05 p.m. (for those of you unfamiliar with the teenage species, 2:05 p.m. is their version of the crack of dawn).

Crunch Time: You can tell Lydia Ko is having fun even when you can’t

‘The King and I’ shakes off drama, shines

Your annual financial to-do list

Our Town: Toast to a holiday done right

The California homeowner Bill of Rights

GETTING OUT: Discovering a Harvey Bear Ranch gem

Avoid poison oak for sake of everyone

What to do when you can’t afford to keep a home

How to buy foreclosed homes

University holds historic Bible exhibit

In defense of food in the South Valley

We’re falling in love with fall

Getting Out: The next challenge: Mt. Tallac

Sustained growth is no longer feasible

Three rules for BTS shopping

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