VIEW FROM THE TOP
LELAND ACKER chreporter@mediactr.com
      Is it good to spank a misbehaving child? Or does it damage their self esteem and instill a spirit of violence in them? This question will be brought to the forefront of the debate on proper child-rearing because California Assembly woman Sally Lieber has outlined a bill which would ban spanking chi...
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SCENE IN PASSING
      We're back on what feels like the normal routine and I'm plumb pleased. Optimists ask, "if winter comes, can spring be far behind?" Some of those signals include the early start of narcissus blooms. They started in our late neighbors' yard, Jake and Polly Conway, Dec. 22. It has been cold. A little...
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HIGH POINTS FROM EL CAMINO REAL
CHRIS DAVIS elcaminoreal@consolidated.net
      Life along El Camino Real is getting a little boring as we wind up January and start waiting patiently for spring. I usually dread this time of year because of the difficulty it causes me when I sit down to hammer out your four bits' worth of news. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out t...
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