By Louise “Lou” Fischer I’m a sports superfan. I’ll watch, and sometimes play, anything that involves a ball or a puck: baseball, basketball, ice hockey, tennis, rugby, football, volleyball and…
By Roger Doughty As LGBTQ people, we find ourselves at a moment in history when we all need to stand up and be counted. That means resisting. That means saying…
Farm-Fresh Eggs in a Rainbow of Colors Have you ever wondered why chicken eggshells naturally come in different colors? Some really beautifully colored eggs can be found at your farmers’…
By Cinder Ernst I love physical therapy. It’s the best thing for you when your body hurts. Physical therapists have a way of “reading” what’s going on in your body.…
By Fairley Parson, LCSW– Recently I attended the annual Aging in America Conference, hosted by the American Society on Aging (ASA). Movie puns aside, aging issues are multifaceted, and dare…
By John Lewis– It was 8 am on the morning of June 5, 1968. I was 9 years old and sat at the kitchen table in our house in Kansas…
By Andrea Shorter– The San Francisco Bay Area is rich and abundant with the struggles and histories of legions of people who dedicated their time and energy to nearly every…
By John Chen– At my gym several years ago, a couple of body builders approached me with obvious anxiety and trepidation. Unsure about what was to come, I broke the…
By Louise “Lou” Fischer– In November of 2017, I wrote a column entitled “Enough Already, We Need Stricter Gun Control” (http://sfbaytimes.com/enough-already-need-stricter-gun-control/). Last month, in response to the tragic mass shooting…
By John Lewis– When I learned about the upcoming “March for Our Lives” to end gun violence and shootings in schools, I reflected back on when gun violence first affected…
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