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Mexican pozole soup dances on taste buds with robust flavor
Food is one of the most important ways for us to connect with others—be it those we know or strangers. Travel the world and food will be a common denominator. We all need it for sustenance, but it’s so much more than nourishment. Food can tell a story about the...
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Drop in elevation allows for hiking year-Round in Tahoe area
Mountain bikers tend to outnumber hikers when it comes to trails in the Jack’s Valley. Not a problem for those on foot, as those with pedals seem to always be courteous even when going fast downhill. Even though hiking is not the first sport people think of when it’s...
read more Mexican pozole soup dances on taste buds with robust flavor
Food is one of the most important ways for us to connect with others—be it those we know or strangers. Travel the world and food will be a common denominator. We all need it for sustenance, but it’s so much more than nourishment. Food can tell a story about the...
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Pavement makes trip through Baja an easy drive
It’s called a highway, but by many standards it is a merely a two-lane road. However, for those who remember when it was all dirt, this stretch of asphalt is like pavement heaven. The 1,711-kilometer or 1,063-mile long Carretera Transpeninsular (Transpeninsula...
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Book Review: Warren rips apart U.S. economic policy
It’s amazing how a few decisions can be so devastating to millions of people. If more people understood deregulation by the government, banking rules, and trade, it would be better for the middle class in the United States. It doesn’t mean change would be forthcoming,...
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Sidewalks make walking in Baja a challenge
Walking in Baja can be dangerous. It has nothing to do with the people, but instead everything to do with the infrastructure. Sidewalks, while they exist, are not built to a uniform scale. It’s a good idea to look down. Sometimes, though, it’s wise to look up...
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Charitable group providing menstruators with period supplies
Considering half the population menstruates and everyone comes from this natural female body function, it is amazing how much stigma surrounds this monthly flow of blood. “It is the source of life,” Veronica Wong simply said of periods. So why then are so many people...
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Produce goes directly from farm to consumer in Baja Sur
A private garden is about the only way to get fresher produce than what Baja Farm Fresh provides. This Todos Santos-based company is a co-op of four farmers who since 2016 have been growing vegetables and fruits that are delivered right to the...
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A bit of Mexican history with each mouthful
Every bite just kept getting better. While I didn’t immediately know it, I soon learned I was eating a bit of Mexican history. Chiles en nogada is no ordinary dish. This made it all the more special to have it for the first time with friends in Todos Santos on New...
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Wildfire smoke affects environment, wildlife, and water
Smoke from wildfires may be as dangerous to the environment as it is to humans. Every summer and fall when smoke inundates a town health officials issue warnings, often telling people to stay indoors. Wildlife doesn't have that option. Bodies of water cannot be...
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Book Review: Abrams tackles the consequences of voter suppression
I’ve always known voting is important. However, naively I thought voter suppression was more of a thing of the past and not that prevalent today. I thought the headlines and stories I would read were random occurrences; they were not something I paid much attention...
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