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• Opinion

  Letters to the Editor 9-21-18

  It is without reservation that I recommend Heather Newsom to be elected to the City Council of Atascadero.

  8 months ago
• Entertainment

  Templeton Nightmare on Main Street back

  A Haunted House that promises pure heart pounding chills and thrills. Nightmare on Main Street is a non-profit created to give back to the local community. The haunted house at 99 Main St. is an old historic home that has been abandoned and boarded up for over 100 years — what scary secrets are inside?

  8 months ago
• Entertainment

  Cuesta: 2019 Book of Year selection

  Cuesta College’s 2019 Book of the Year program will bring renowned Mexican-American Chicana scholar, novelist, and poet Ana Castillo to Cuesta College in March of 2019, to discuss her memoir “Black Dove: Mama, Mi’jo and Me.” The memoir includes a collection of essays that offer an intimate look at pivotal experiences in Castillo’s life across three generations: the relationship between Castillo and her immigrant mother, Castillo’s own challenges as a single mother to her son, and her childhood memories of growing up in the Mexican barrios of Chicago.

  8 months ago
• Opinion

  Letters to the Editor 9-14-18

  With the impending closure of Diablo Canyon, I’m starting to get worried about what this really means for San Luis Obispo County. Over 1,500 jobs will be lost when Diablo Canyon is gone. This not only impacts the lives of those workers and their families, but it also impacts the small business owners in our area who rely on local customers. Likewise, the loss of tax revenue to our county could hurt our ability to receive things like a speedy response to an emergency.

  8 months ago
• News

  Fire threatens homes on Creston Road Sunday

  CRESTON — Several small fires broke out in the afternoon along Creston Road on Sunday, Sept. 2, according to Cal Fire San Luis Obispo. One of the fires at Creston and Neal Springs Road threatened houses and homes had to be evacuated. One vacant and abandoned home was fully involved in the blaze and destroyed, according to Chris Elms with Cal Fire SLO. “Engine companies were very quick to mitigate the threat to the houses,” Elms said. The fire was contained later in the evening before 8 p.m. and evacuated residents from the area were let allowed back into the home.

  9 months ago
• News

  Recovery program seeking home in North County

  A home for victims of human trafficking is looking for a permanent location in North County.

  9 months ago
• Opinion

  Letters to the Editor 9-7-18

  John McCain said “nothing in life is more liberating than to fight for a cause larger than yourself.” One of his favorite quotes was from Hemingway, “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are stronger at the broken places.”

  8 months ago
• News

  Atascadero name spikes after wedding

  Atascadero’s best and worst kept secret saw the town’s name popping up in international tabloids and spiking in Google search alerts Wednesday, Aug. 29 as news broke that singer-songwriter Neil Young and actress Daryl Hannah held a “secret wedding” involving a reception in the City the weekend before.

  9 months ago