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2024
December
Gratitude Before All Else
December 24, 2024
I’m writing this as dawn emerges behind the foothills, casting a salmon-hued glow on a glossy Pacific Ocean. On our…Green Gift Guide
December 9, 2024
Green Gift Guide by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read original in Noozhawk here) December 9, 2024 | 3:00 pm I recall…
November
Ballad of Ballots or Ballot Billeting
November 25, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist November 25, 2024 | 3:00 pm Read the original in Noozhawk. Youngstown, Ohio, was our first…Rooting for the Home Team
November 11, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com I’m not a particularly loyal professional sports fan, but I…
October
USA’s Glory Times
October 29, 2024
When was the United States’ glory period? I found myself pondering this question after reading Neal Ascherson’s “STONE VOICES: The…
September
Journalism and AI; a Story for Cub Reporter ‘Claude’
September 30, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist; Read original post on Noozhawk here. In August, LA Times writer Laurel Rosenhall reported on California lawmakers reaching a five-year…Farming 101
September 16, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist; Read original post on Noozhawk here. How did it take me six years to discover Farm…Carbon Pairings
September 2, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist September 2, 2024 | 3:00 pm We’ve learned a ton about carbon since 1925. Human activities,…
August
Animals Out of Control
August 19, 2024
Read the original column in Noozhawk A few days into the Olympics I was frustrated with the coverage. I wanted a variety…The Secrets of Scots
August 5, 2024
The bus driver in the Highlands clued us in on the secret of forecasting Scottish weather. We were passing alongside…
July
Find Your Happy Place With Happy Planet Index
July 22, 2024
“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.” …
June
Sunset the Subsidies
June 24, 2024
My brother- and sister-in-law had a great meal arrangement. Greg is an amateur gourmet chef. They love to entertain, which…Miracle Soil
June 10, 2024
I have healthy amnesia with respect to planting veggie gardens. Every few years, I give it another go, forgetting the…CaliTexas 2
June 3, 2024
Texas has a lot going for it, as I shared in my last column: a profusion of Blue Bonnets (lupine)…
May
CaliTexas 1
May 13, 2024
The solar eclipse totality was our dazzling first taste of Texas. Pre-eclipse, at LBJ National Historic Park west of Austin, we started…
April
The Splendor of Biking Santa Barbara
April 22, 2024
Call me provincial, but I believe the Gibraltar Road bike ride stacks up well against any road ride in the…CDC in The Age of Skepticism
April 8, 2024
I lost my Covirginity last month. After four years of caution and a scant few months after my eighth or…
March
Update on the Right to Repair Bill
March 25, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist There are the fixers and there are those who can’t wait to get the latest, greatest…Hard Driving Dad
March 11, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read original in Noozhawk by clicking here) I didn’t think I’d still be giving versions of…
February
The Velocity of Medical Knowledge
February 24, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read original on Noozhawk here) Vans of Big Data frequently cite the year 1800 as marking…
January
2023
December
Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future
December 25, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com (This is a reprint from Noozhawk December 2013) I used…Part 2 of California Islands Symposium
December 11, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com The word symposium derives from ancient Greek for “drinking together.”…
November
10th California Island Symposium
November 20, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com Skelmes ?Iwotoko. Islas de Esperanza, Islands of Hope. The 10th California…Gaza and Israel
November 13, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com Palestine loses Western support whenever Hamas resorts to terrorism. “At the same time,”…
October
The Importance of Sleep and Dreams
October 30, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com In college, an easy course we acquired to round out…Ingredients for Living Found at Class Reunion
October 16, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com What does a tasty bowl of split-pea soup have to…Fossil Fuel Divestment is Working
October 2, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com Boycott and divestment actions don’t work — until they do.…
September
Two Birders Fly Away
September 4, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com Early this morning a black phoebe alighted on my upper railing just…
August
Spicing Up Your Life
August 21, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com In one of my imagined alternate paths I would have…Heritage National Marine Sanctuary
August 8, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, (read the original column in Noozhawk) By now, you’ve probably heard of the proposed Chumash Heritage National…
July
History in the Garden
July 24, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com Our garden grows citrus fruit (native to Southeast Asia) and…Trying to Figure Out Plot of Book Banning 101
July 10, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com Last month my friend’s grandson spoke at a school board…
June
Right to Repair
June 26, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com I loathe waste. Plastic pump soap dispensers have no place…Why Elders Act The Way They Do
June 12, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com In Fellowship Point, Alice Elliot Dark describes aging as “the letting go of…
May
Shaking Out What Happens in the Salt Marsh
May 29, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com Cool stuff happens in salt marshes. Signs in the Carpinteria Salt…Portugal II: Polite and Politic
May 15, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com Traveling to Portugal, I expected to be reminded of Italy,…Spending Time in Pleasing Portugal
May 1, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com Now that we’ve entered May gray season in Santa Barbara,…
April
March
Shedding Light on the Perils of Wildlife Migration
March 27, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com Migrating wildlife are the incredible drones of the natural world.…Beyond Black History Month
March 13, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com Sorting through my published clips file, I came across a…
February
Zebras are Mascots for Rare Disease Day
February 27, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com Why would an awareness group choose a rare date like…Whistling a Happy Tune
February 13, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com My Valentine, whose birthday is on Valentine’s Day, comes from…
January
ESG Investing
January 30, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com I have been practicing ESG investing since years before the label Environment,…A Snippet on Some New 2023 Laws
January 16, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com January priorities include recovering from the holidays and implementing new…Tracking Down Financial Assets
January 2, 2023
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com I grouse about how my husband loses things, but he’s…
2022
December
State of the Sea
December 19, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (Read the original column in Noozhawk) As Mauna Loa showers the Big Island with spectacular fireworks and lava flows into…Santa Barbara Seekers
December 5, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) A bumper sticker I spotted on the freeway…
November
Tajiguas Landfill and ReSource Center
November 21, 2022
A couple of falcons are trained to chase gulls away from the landfill by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the orignal…Santa Barbara for the Birds
November 7, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) One of my new favorite activities is nighttime…
October
A Note to 2122
October 24, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Museums these days are interactive, full of surprising…Solar Saves Babcock Ranch From Hurricane Ian
October 11, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) You’d think Babcock Ranch was in California, for all its…
September
Birds Are Pro-plastics
March 24, 2025
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, read original in Noozhawk here. March 24, 2025 | 3:00 pm After two plastic-bashing columns (Plastic…Plastics Part 2 — Solutions
March 10, 2025
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read original in Noozhawk here) March 10, 2025 | 3:00 pm I asserted in a recent…In Defense of Diversity
February 24, 2025
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist – read original here. February 24, 2025 I am still a bit bleary-eyed from movie-watching at…Plastic is Permanent Pollution
February 10, 2025
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist – read original here. February 10, 2025 The Precautionary Principle has stuck with me since econ…Fire and Fragility
January 28, 2025
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist January 28, 2025 My parents, both 94, were sleeping comfortably in their Altadena retirement community when…Presidents on the Environment
January 13, 2025
Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read original in Noozhawk here) Jimmy Carter famously installed solar panels on the White House in 1979. (His successor…Gratitude Before All Else
December 24, 2024
I’m writing this as dawn emerges behind the foothills, casting a salmon-hued glow on a glossy Pacific Ocean. On our…Green Gift Guide
December 9, 2024
Green Gift Guide by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read original in Noozhawk here) December 9, 2024 | 3:00 pm I recall…Ballad of Ballots or Ballot Billeting
November 25, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist November 25, 2024 | 3:00 pm Read the original in Noozhawk. Youngstown, Ohio, was our first…Rooting for the Home Team
November 11, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com I’m not a particularly loyal professional sports fan, but I…USA’s Glory Times
October 29, 2024
When was the United States’ glory period? I found myself pondering this question after reading Neal Ascherson’s “STONE VOICES: The…Journalism and AI; a Story for Cub Reporter ‘Claude’
September 30, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist; Read original post on Noozhawk here. In August, LA Times writer Laurel Rosenhall reported on California lawmakers reaching a five-year…Farming 101
September 16, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist; Read original post on Noozhawk here. How did it take me six years to discover Farm…Carbon Pairings
September 2, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist September 2, 2024 | 3:00 pm We’ve learned a ton about carbon since 1925. Human activities,…Animals Out of Control
August 19, 2024
Read the original column in Noozhawk A few days into the Olympics I was frustrated with the coverage. I wanted a variety…The Secrets of Scots
August 5, 2024
The bus driver in the Highlands clued us in on the secret of forecasting Scottish weather. We were passing alongside…Find Your Happy Place With Happy Planet Index
July 22, 2024
“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.” …Sunset the Subsidies
June 24, 2024
My brother- and sister-in-law had a great meal arrangement. Greg is an amateur gourmet chef. They love to entertain, which…
August
Watershed Conservation: Good Clean Mud
August 12, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk here) My mom was ahead of her time in the ‘60s,…
July
The Writing Life
July 18, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Revered writers nudge us toward a new way…Home Budget Plan for Climate Change
July 4, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) In my self-appointed role as an eco-writer, my…
June
Antarctica 4: Penguins!
June 19, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) You thought I’d never get there. When I…Gun Violence
June 6, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) I learned to shoot rifles as a teen…
May
Prime Time for Music
May 23, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) My home is deep within you, and I’ve…Antarcticans, 0; Antarctica Tourists, Numbers Increasing
May 9, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) There are no Antarcticans. Whalers, sealers, explorers, scientists…
April
Rewilding California
April 25, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist(read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Some people practice meditation to reach their inner child.…Antarctica Journal 2: The Southern Ocean
April 11, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Surrounded by ice and icy water stretching to…
March
Social Security — Good News, Bad News
March 28, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Social Security news tends to come in good/bad news…Amazing Antarctic Adventure
March 14, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist(read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) If boaters sail straight for our Channel Islands and miss them…
February
January
Mind Over Molecules
January 31, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Just about the time I become hopeless about…Good Economy for Job-seekers
January 17, 2022
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist(read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) New Year’s is typically a time for anticipating the…
2021
December
Santa’s Carbon Footprint
December 13, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) I was pregnant with my first child in…
November
Remember the ACA?
November 29, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, is a dozen…Safe Senior Sex
November 15, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Mature sex is a taboo fascination that emerges…
October
Good Land Strategies
October 18, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) We read daily that the land is in…Water and Cash Flows
October 4, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Creek Week, followed by World Rivers Day on…
September
What’s in YOUR water?
September 26, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) “Dilution is the solution to pollution.” I first…Penultimate Move
September 20, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) My book club has been reading and nattering…
August
Movin’ Along Renewable Energy Highway
August 23, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) “One more song about movin’ along the highway;…Simone Biles, And All That Jazz
August 9, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) In the wake of Simone Biles’ withdrawal from the…
July
Personal Budgeting in Post-pandemic World
July 26, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Unless you’re fresh out of school, the world…Kicking The Plastic Habit
July 12, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) It’s hard to change (or create) a habit…
June
The Delight of a Dilettante
June 28, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Shoot, what are those small green vegetables that…Covid By-catch
June 14, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Lately I’ve been reflecting on the effects of…
May
Social Security Update
May 31, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) At last! After researching and writing about Social Security for…Earth Day Wrap
May 17, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Without the usual Earth Day festivities in Alameda Park, you…Selling Your Personal Data
May 3, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) I have to admit I’ve been bothered —…
April
Volunteering: The Island Life
April 19, 2021
Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) The Channel Islands are a sanctuary not just…
March
Are Extended Warranties Worthwhile?
March 22, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Erma Bombeck was younger than I am now…Online Shopping Scams
March 8, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) My friend Chris found herself on the losing…
February
Blacks Bear Brunt of Environmental Injustice
February 22, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Black Americans suffer disproportionately from environmental degradation. Santa Barbara…Cohort of 2021 Laws
February 8, 2021
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Whether you consider laws as over-reaching regulations or…
January
Birds Are Pro-plastics
March 24, 2025
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, read original in Noozhawk here. March 24, 2025 | 3:00 pm After two plastic-bashing columns (Plastic…Plastics Part 2 — Solutions
March 10, 2025
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read original in Noozhawk here) March 10, 2025 | 3:00 pm I asserted in a recent…In Defense of Diversity
February 24, 2025
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist – read original here. February 24, 2025 I am still a bit bleary-eyed from movie-watching at…Plastic is Permanent Pollution
February 10, 2025
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist – read original here. February 10, 2025 The Precautionary Principle has stuck with me since econ…Fire and Fragility
January 28, 2025
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist January 28, 2025 My parents, both 94, were sleeping comfortably in their Altadena retirement community when…Presidents on the Environment
January 13, 2025
Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read original in Noozhawk here) Jimmy Carter famously installed solar panels on the White House in 1979. (His successor…Gratitude Before All Else
December 24, 2024
I’m writing this as dawn emerges behind the foothills, casting a salmon-hued glow on a glossy Pacific Ocean. On our…Green Gift Guide
December 9, 2024
Green Gift Guide by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read original in Noozhawk here) December 9, 2024 | 3:00 pm I recall…Ballad of Ballots or Ballot Billeting
November 25, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist November 25, 2024 | 3:00 pm Read the original in Noozhawk. Youngstown, Ohio, was our first…Rooting for the Home Team
November 11, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist, Read the original column at Noozhawk.com I’m not a particularly loyal professional sports fan, but I…USA’s Glory Times
October 29, 2024
When was the United States’ glory period? I found myself pondering this question after reading Neal Ascherson’s “STONE VOICES: The…Journalism and AI; a Story for Cub Reporter ‘Claude’
September 30, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist; Read original post on Noozhawk here. In August, LA Times writer Laurel Rosenhall reported on California lawmakers reaching a five-year…Farming 101
September 16, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist; Read original post on Noozhawk here. How did it take me six years to discover Farm…Carbon Pairings
September 2, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist September 2, 2024 | 3:00 pm We’ve learned a ton about carbon since 1925. Human activities,…Animals Out of Control
August 19, 2024
Read the original column in Noozhawk A few days into the Olympics I was frustrated with the coverage. I wanted a variety…The Secrets of Scots
August 5, 2024
The bus driver in the Highlands clued us in on the secret of forecasting Scottish weather. We were passing alongside…Find Your Happy Place With Happy Planet Index
July 22, 2024
“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.” …Sunset the Subsidies
June 24, 2024
My brother- and sister-in-law had a great meal arrangement. Greg is an amateur gourmet chef. They love to entertain, which…
2020
December
Green New Year’s Resolutions
December 28, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) A few weeks back I received an oversize…RMD 123
December 14, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Picture a child arriving at the seashore on…Warren Buffett Is Right
December 16, 2019
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) A decade ago, mega-investor Warren Buffett, founder and CEO…
November
Jingles From The 1960s Going ‘Round in My Head
November 16, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) I need a break from this surreal era.…Observing the Polls
November 2, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) You may have thought it would never come,…
October
Medicare 2020 Part 2 of 2
October 19, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) In my last column I described Medicare and its extensions, Medigap and Medicare…Medicare 2020 Part 1 of 2
October 5, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) I’ve been writing about Medicare for years, so I wasn’t…
September
Autumn News
September 21, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) I’m home exchanging in the mountains east of Provo,…Staying Calm in Today’s Financial Markets
September 7, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) How are you faring in today’s gyrating stock…
August
Open Space Santa Barbara
August 24, 2020
50 Great Public Land Destinations website offers day trips and more by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk…Great American Outdoors Act
August 10, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) The economy is still in tatters, the pandemic…
July
ACA Tied to Fewer Cancer Fatalities
July 27, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Call me cheap, but I just don’t think…Plastic Free July
July 13, 2020
The ubiquity of plastics made its greatest impression on me five years ago on a visit to Easter Island. Twenty-one…Plastic Free July
July 13, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist(read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) The ubiquity of plastics made its greatest impression on…
June
Black Lives Matter
June 15, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist(read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Last week my email teemed with what I feared…Santa Barbara Library a Candy Shop For Mind And Soul
June 20, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) The public library was my first love outside…Black Lives Matter
June 15, 2020
Last week my email teemed with what I feared were mere platitudes about Black Lives Matter from organizations with which…Triple Emergencies II — An Illustration
June 1, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Last column, I wrote about the co-incident and…
May
Triple Emergencies
May 18, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) An emergency is typically an acute, awful event.…Basic Science
May 4, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Earth Day’s 50th anniversary passed without much fanfare,…
April
Credit Card Debt — Whose Is It?
April 20, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) It’s not news that American consumer debt was…Good News For a Change
April 6, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) The news spews discouraging totals of infections, deaths,…
March
Trash Activism
March 23, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Living above Foothill Road, the beneficiaries of my…Time-travel by Train
March 9, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) What would it have been like to travel…
February
Go Green For More Green
February 17, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist(read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) What if I told you that your positive care…Travel Insurance Tips
February 4, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist(read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Travel insurance is a bit of an oxymoron, in…Reflections on Southeast Asia
February 3, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist(read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) I detest the shallow appellation “sleepy Santa Barbara” for…
January
2019
December
Citizen Science
December 2, 2019
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) I would have loved to be a scientist,…
November
Vigilance Needed Against Scams
November 18, 2019
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) I regret there will never be a dearth…Pensions And Divorce
November 4, 2019
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Divorce is difficult in so many ways. Arguably…
October
The Opioid Dilemma
October 21, 2019
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Opioids weren’t always reviled. The powerful class of…The Gig is Up
October 7, 2019
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) I am so bummed. I’ve prided myself in…
September
Conception Requiem
September 23, 2019
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) My niece texted me first about the Conception tragedy. She…Cowboys And Spaceships
September 9, 2019
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) I vividly recall William Nordhaus’s articles from my economics…
August
Open Space Santa Barbara
August 24, 2020
50 Great Public Land Destinations website offers day trips and more by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk…Great American Outdoors Act
August 10, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) The economy is still in tatters, the pandemic…
July
ACA Tied to Fewer Cancer Fatalities
July 27, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Call me cheap, but I just don’t think…Plastic Free July
July 13, 2020
The ubiquity of plastics made its greatest impression on me five years ago on a visit to Easter Island. Twenty-one…Plastic Free July
July 13, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist(read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) The ubiquity of plastics made its greatest impression on…
June
Black Lives Matter
June 15, 2024
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist(read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Last week my email teemed with what I feared…Santa Barbara Library a Candy Shop For Mind And Soul
June 20, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) The public library was my first love outside…Black Lives Matter
June 15, 2020
Last week my email teemed with what I feared were mere platitudes about Black Lives Matter from organizations with which…Triple Emergencies II — An Illustration
June 1, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Last column, I wrote about the co-incident and…
May
Triple Emergencies
May 18, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) An emergency is typically an acute, awful event.…Basic Science
May 4, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Earth Day’s 50th anniversary passed without much fanfare,…
April
Credit Card Debt — Whose Is It?
April 20, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) It’s not news that American consumer debt was…Good News For a Change
April 6, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) The news spews discouraging totals of infections, deaths,…
March
Trash Activism
March 23, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Living above Foothill Road, the beneficiaries of my…Time-travel by Train
March 9, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) What would it have been like to travel…
February
Go Green For More Green
February 17, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist(read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) What if I told you that your positive care…Travel Insurance Tips
February 4, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist(read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Travel insurance is a bit of an oxymoron, in…Reflections on Southeast Asia
February 3, 2020
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist(read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) I detest the shallow appellation “sleepy Santa Barbara” for…
January
Birds
Birding
Climate Disruption
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Democracy
Politics
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Democracy
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Gun Control
Violence
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Justice
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Poverty
Immigration
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Disasters
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Environmental Issues
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Carbon
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Plastics
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Pollution
Fossil Fuels
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Renewable Energy
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Finance
Economics
Investing
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Accordion 2
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Economics
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Investing
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Personal Finance
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Retirement Savings
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Risk Management
Privacy
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Taxes
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Health
Healthcare
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Disease
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Exercise
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Food
Eating
Sleep
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Healthcare
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Islands
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Chumash
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Land
Soil
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Gardening
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Farming
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Food and Compost
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Land Strategies
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Life
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Music
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Seniors
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Local Interest (Santa Barbara)
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Marine Environment
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Marine Animals
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Nature and Science
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Animals
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Philanthropy
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Spirituality
Religion
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Travel
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Water
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Writing, English Language
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