The evidence is compelling. Living a heart-healthy lifestyle is the best way to reduce not only your risk of heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure but it also leads to lower risks of the common cancers afflicting us (lung, breast, colon, prostate) and delays the age at which Alzheimer’s disease becomes symptomatic. You would […]
Resolve This Year to Live a Heart-Healthy Life
Posted inBusiness, News
January Often the Best Month to File for Social Security
I write a column similar to this one about this time every year. But I don’t mind plagiarizing myself because it contains a very important message for people planning to retire in 2015. January is a critical month for the hundreds of thousands of potential Social Security beneficiaries who are reaching 66 (their so-called full […]
Posted inlifestyles, News
Bring on the Heat for the Big Game
When your friends and family gather around the screen for game day, you can give your favorite fans an extra reason to get rowdy and cheer. Take your game day menu to the next level with crowd-pleasing buffalo flavor-inspired appetizers. The buffalo flavor has been a game day staple since 1964 when the first-ever buffalo […]
Posted inauto, News
2015 Nissan Murano: a Statement of Style, Prestige
The following column is by Ron Moorhead. Mark Maynard is on assignment this week. Step back and take a look at the redesigned and reengineered 2015 Nissan Murano. It is a design showcase inside and out. The striking zigs, curves, arcs and angles make a statement of not just creativity but also the precision of […]
Posted inlifestyles, News
Cut Crown Moldings Properly for a Good Corner Fit
Dear James: I had my dining room remodeled, and I am attempting to do some of the finishing work myself. I am having a terrible time getting the crown molding to fit at the corners. Any suggestions for me? — Julia N. Dear Julia: Don’t feel bad because this is one of the toughest jobs […]
Posted inlifestyles, News
Take a Legal Trip to Cuba
By Victor Block, Creative Syndicate Lying on a white sand beach at the edge of the turquoise sea, I could have been at any Caribbean destination. The major difference was that I was in Cuba enjoying an experience that few Americans could share for more than the past 50 years. That is likely to change somewhat […]
Posted inLiving, News
Horoscope for the Week of January 11, 2015
ARIES (March 21-April 19). We are social creatures. The feeling of belonging is essential to human existence. You’ll give a great deal of time and energy to others, and this will be neither easy nor immediately gratifying, but it will be absolutely worthwhile in what it gives back to you: the pride and confidence that […]
Posted inNews, News
Looking Forward as 2014 Closes
The San Fernando Valley Sun/El Sol newspaper both opened and closed 2014 with challenging news. At the start of 2014, a family perished in an early morning fire. The family, which had faced financial problems, was excited to move into a new home — a home, located on Eldridge Street in Sylmar, that was converted from […]
Posted inNews, News
Autopsy Report Raises New Doubts in Deadly San Fernando Police Shooting
The family of Gabriel Lopez-Gonzalez, who was killed when he faced San Fernando Police officers in a confusing episode along Brand Boulevard in the City of San Fernando, has doubted the accounts of his death that occurred on Aug. 12. Just recently, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office released Lopez-Gonzalez’ autopsy report, which has raised […]
Posted inNews, News
Woman Killed, Man Arrested After Two-Vehicle Crash in Sylmar
Two allegedly drunken drivers collided early Sunday morning, Dec. 28, in Sylmar. One driver was killed, and the second was arrested, police said. Blanca Lopez, 58, a resident of Sylmar, was driving a black Toyota car, died from the accident. Police said she had apparently run a red light before hitting another car. The second […]