Articles 2010

Anyone Can Train Their Dog By Art Hess   I’m often asked when you should start training your dog and I always answer “the day you bring your dog home.” Now before someone gets all bent out of shape, let’s talk about training. Webster’s simplest definition says “to rear and instruct” and if we accept […]

Hearts at Work —A Column by Jim Tipton “Living (and Loving) to Age 100”   According to The Centenarian (www.thecentenarian.co.uk) the fastest growing part of the world population is people 100 and older. They now number around 450,000. Currently the US with 72,000 holds the largest number, but Japan at 30,000 is number two and

Feathered Friends By John Keeling Golden-fronted Woodpecker   The golden-fronted woodpecker is the commonest of the woodpeckers we see on the lakeshore. If you visit the LCS gardens, or walk along the beach you are likely to hear the cheerily trilled ‘chirrrr, chirrrr’ above you. Look up and you may see the bird hanging on

STAY HEALTHY! By J. Manuel Cordova, M. D.t Medicine Of Tomorrow Is Here Today   Mankind has searched for hundreds of years to find cures for diseases. Herbs, animal parts, rituals, manual therapies and faith are all remedies. Fortunately, the focus on New Medicine concepts and Alternative Medicine is opening new doors to join healers

ANITA’S ANIMALS By Jean Sutherland Pet Stabbings   Be sure to see the latest in doggie products at the end of the article. Imagine if your doctor told you that every year of your life you had to get all your vaccine shots redone. That’s what has been happening to our pets since day one

OF FAITH AND FABLES By Bob Haynes You Have A Choice –Better Or Bitter   A wonderful musician came into my life some 15 years ago. His name was Dennis Jernigan. I went to a number of his concerts in Edmond, Oklahoma and I also purchased his songbooks. Thru them, Dennis spoke to my soul.

Wondrous Wildlife By Vern and Lori Gieger Fine Swine   Known by various names, peccaries, wild boars, and javelinas, or Chuleta (Pork chop) as ours is affectionately known, they look similar to pigs, but there are major differences. In Mexico they are known as javelinas (Spanish for javelin or spear) because of their sharp tusks.

THIS WORLD of OURS By Bob Harwood G8 And G20—Summits In Transition   G8 vs G20: The G8 and G20 bring world leaders together on issues calling for their coordinated action. In more intimate settings new leaders get to know their peers and established relationships are renewed. But what was actually accomplished at this June’s

Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan, MA, LPC, MAC Shopping and the Pursuit of Happiness   Iam writing this month’s column during my annual family visit in Oregon. During the weeks I’ve been here, I’ve repeatedly felt overwhelmed by the quantities of “stuff” I see everywhere. Warehouse stores, malls, aisle after aisle of floor-to-ceiling shelves

UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer Ethical Thinking in the Real World   If you’ve been reading this column, you will recall that I have been examining various frameworks of ethical thinking by looking at how we might respond to hypothetical ethical dilemmas. Dilemmas are good for discussing ethics because they give us very limited