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‘Mindwalk: The Screenplay’

By Floyd Byars, Bernt Capra & Fritjof Capra with Scientific Commentary by Fritjof Capra, a Director’s Note by Bernt Capra, and behind-the-scenes photos 108 pages, $13 Book, ... (Read More)

December 24, 2021

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Reflections and Deflections

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Of Tarot Cards And Crows

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10 Signs You’re Computer Illiterate

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On Homelessness, Will Crisis Bring Change?

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Kathie Gibboney

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Who’s a Journalist? Who Says?

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Insufficient Reason

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A Fire for All Seasons

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Nothing Like the Sun

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The First Amendment’s Fair-Weather Friends

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On A Clear Day

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Situation Normal?

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The Computer Electronic Show 2021

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Shame On Us!

February 19, 2021

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Beware the Threat of Attention Engineering

February 19, 2021

Getting Hip

February 19, 2021

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Modern Monsters

October 30, 2020

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Elusive Truths

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Contract for the Web

August 21, 2020

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Is Hindsight 2020? What We Can Do to Stay Involved

October 2, 2020

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Media Literacy and Civility

September 18, 2020

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Evident Truths

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The Parade Happened Anyway: Topanga Days

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Rude Interruptions "American Carnage"

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Sarah Baisley — The Heroine Down the Road

September 4, 2020

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The Origin of Power

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X Always Marks the Spot

There are certain areas in our cluttered home I have not the fortitude to face. I eschew the cobwebby bookshelf, the booby-trapped prop and costume closet, the ... (Read More)

September 18, 2020

Letters

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Dear Editor,

I so appreciated JP Spence’s ode to rock and roll (“Taylor Hawkins Was There,” April 15, 2022), which was also a touching tribute to the Foo Fighters drummer who sadly p ... (Read More)

Happy Hummies

On Behalf of Hummingbirds

Dear editor,

Topanga Elementary Charter School Now Enrolling!

Lack of Coverage of 5G Wireless Hearing

Fan Mail

Wonderful March 4 Issue!

Dear Cockroach,

Loving the “Listening Party”

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CA Wildfire Resilience Act Signed into Law

February 4, 2022

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Kim Zanti is ‘On Set’ at Akumal Arts Festival

February 4, 2022

Thanksgiving Outage Outrage

December 10, 2021

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The Little Free Library

November 26, 2021

Get vaccinated!

November 26, 2021

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Cali Free Protests Against Vaccine Mandates

November 12, 2021

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Acknowledging the Ancestors

November 12, 2021

Fire concerns from homeless encampments

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Quarterly Business Brochure “Serving Topanga” Ceases Publication

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Open Letter to U.S. Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA 26th Cong.Dist.)

Rides

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How to Tell a Gopher Snake from a Rattlesnake

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Treatment vs. Prevention for COVID-19

Disappointed

From Our Hearts

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Art or Vandalism

February 19, 2021

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Remembering Cloris Leachman

February 5, 2021

Free Speech on the Line

February 5, 2021

Love thy Neighbor

February 5, 2021

They Will Live On in the Fabric of Topanga

February 5, 2021

Cloris Leachman. A Topanga gem of late.

February 5, 2021

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Santa and His Missus made the Cover of the Palisadian-Post

January 22, 2021

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‘If Common Sense were so common, more people would use it’

January 22, 2021

Topanga Icon Bouboulina Closing

October 30, 2020

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Bittersweet Dog Days

September 4, 2020

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Call Your Senators – #SaveThePostOffice

September 4, 2020

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Adventures in Trash

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Canyon Limo Prevails!

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Dear Friends of Yoga Desa...

September 18, 2020

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The Legacy of Moira Talan Dwyer

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Letters of Concern

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A Lovin' Spoonful Of Sugar

Response to "Letter of Concern"

August 21, 2020

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Success Story In Crazy Times

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Thank You, Supervisor Kuehl

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Topanga’s Littlest Theater Buys the Farm

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This is a letter Brian Planas sent to Sheila Kuehl when he observed illegal installation of wireless telecommunications equipment being installed on Topanga Can ... (Read More)

Featured

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Spotlight On... America's Got Talent

Tune in to America’s Got Talent (AGT) on July 28 to watch Topanga brothers, Alex and Brody Gage, perform in their second-round audition. As one of the lucky teachers livin ... (Read More)

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Looking On The Brightside

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Ecotherapy: Keeping Nature Close

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FIRST PERSON: We Survived COVID-19

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Hobbies for Pleasure

September 4, 2020

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I’m Isolated for Health, and Addicted to Law & Order Should I be Worried?

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Spotlight On... Jamie Mazur

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Necessities of Life

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Lessons from a Dinosaur and a Great Teacher

Commentary

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Art for Art’s Sake

For some 15 years, I lived a short and pleasant walk from the La Brea Tar Pits, the Page Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Almost every weekend, my wife and I ... (Read More)

December 11, 2020

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The Extraordinary Ordinary

October 30, 2020

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The Flying Pig is Back!

October 16, 2020

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The Canyon Chronicle. Why Now?

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Kindness is Everything

September 4, 2020

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Vote! “...Eternity is in it”

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How Fragile We Are...

September 18, 2020

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Sadness, Solace, Solitude and Spirit

October 2, 2020

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The Simple Life. If Only...

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Topanga’s Independent Voice Since 1976

August 21, 2020

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Unbridled Generosity

EVENTS

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Classes Begin at Community Center

Velvet Marshall Named Sages Activities Director In addition to being the instructor for the Sages art classes coming back to the Community Center after a two-year-long COVI ... (Read More)

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‘The Runner’ Premieres on April 7 at Film Festival

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‘Art as a Visionary Practice,’ April 16th, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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‘On the Road to the Past,’ March 6, 3 p.m.

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Spring Gatherings & Fun at Kidiwische Corner

Spring has come to Topanga, thanks to the rain, and the following sunshine. Kidiwische Corner is in bloom, and we are out gathering the early bounty of the gard ... (Read More)

Thinking Out Loud

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The Art of Receiving

Lunch, dinner, chicken soup, groceries, dog food, cat food, laundry, dog walking, errands, trips to the doctor, advocates who know how to work the medical system, people poppi ... (Read More)

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THINKING OUT LOUD

Wishing that the week that was...wasn’t... but then again...

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Topanga’s Rich History

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Fun, Frolic and Intimations of 2022 Political Season

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The Merry Month of May

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APRIL FOOL LETTERS!

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Better to Light a Candle

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‘When Will They Ever Learn…?’

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Caught in the Web of the Unpredictable COVID

February 18, 2022

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Let’s Create Sweet Memories for 2022

February 4, 2022

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Right as Rain

January 21, 2022

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Happy Christmas and Good Tidings to All for 2022!

December 24, 2021

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Arthur Nissman—1939-2021

December 10, 2021

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The Sacrifice of Thankfulness

November 26, 2021

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Veterans’ Day—A Time to Honor the Warriors, Not War

November 12, 2021

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Finding Home

October 29, 2021

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Responsibility

September 17, 2021

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Remembering Mary

October 1, 2021

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Investing in Loss

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Ups & Downs

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Hypervigilance

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https://vm.tiktok.com/ ZMdf8Pbs4/

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Night Blooming Cereus and the Computer

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There Are Wars and There Are Wars

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Escape to the Farm

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Families and Friends

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Earth Day

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Stating the Obvious and the Marvelous Mundane

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COVID-19 Diary

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Life Goes On

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Mary Colvig 1949-2021

February 5, 2021

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Harbingers of Spring

February 19, 2021

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Hate and Hope

January 22, 2021

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Hate and Hope

January 22, 2021

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Year-End Giving TWC

December 11, 2020

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Joy in the Shadow of the Virus

December 11, 2020

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Building a House

December 24, 2020

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At 91, Professor Charles Quigley Celebrates with a Hike

December 24, 2020

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How I Became A Volunteer

December 24, 2020

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Everyday Hugs

December 24, 2020

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‘From the Heart of a Horsewoman’ by Lynnea Paxton-Honn

November 27, 2020

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At 91, Professor Charles Quigley Celebrates with a Hike

December 24, 2020

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How I Became A Volunteer

December 24, 2020

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This is Who We Are

November 13, 2020

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November 13, 2020

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