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MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH 
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Christmas in Topanga, 1942 
Suzanne Guldimann, December 13, 2024 0  
The Coastwatchers, TNT’s original fiction series set in Malibu during WWII, concludes in this issue. Our story began in December, 1941, just after the United States entered WWII, and ends on Christmas, 1942. Coastwatchers focuses on the experiences of...
New Books: Local Authors / Local Interest 
Suzanne Guldimann, November 29, 2024 0  
This is TNT’s annual holiday season round up of new books by local authors and new books on subjects of interest to our local community. For more local books published earlier this year, check out our summer reads list...
Mushroom Madness 
Suzanne Guldimann, November 1, 2024 0  
Fungi can cure or kill, nourish life, and also decompose it back into soil. Fossil evidence for fungi is limited, but the ability to analyze molecular data has led to revelations about the evolution of this extraordinary family of...
Fool’s Gold: The Myth of Tiburcio Vasquez 
Suzanne Guldimann, October 18, 2024 0  
“And still of a winter’s night, they say,  when the wind is in the trees, When the moon is a ghostly galleon  tossed upon cloudy seas,    When the road is a ribbon of moonlight  over the purple moor,    A...
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Claire Chapman

Claire Chapman is an artist and a fierce eco-advocate, originally drawn to Topanga by its rich artistic and eco-conscious community. She finds purpose in living artfully and mindfully in nature while highlighting the unique issues of life in the WUI.
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The Luck of the Pot 

Claire Chapman, June 28, 2024 0 3 min read  
The Fourth of July is here and many will gather to celebrate together and share a meal. While our Declaration of Independence in 1776 liberated us from England’s control, our mode of existence has always been much more interdependent....
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NUTS for Ornaments 

Claire Chapman, December 16, 2022 0 2 min read  
Unlike the stunning trees decorated with colorful baubles at the mall, Christmas trees with handmade decorations have charm and warmth and tradition. Over the years, Christmas tree ornaments can transform into keepsakes that mark the time of when they...
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Material Matters 

Claire Chapman, October 7, 2022 0 4 min read  
The fashion industry is responsible for about ten percent of our global carbon emissions with other impacts coming from the sourcing of materials, sweatshop labor, chemical processes, fossil fuel-based fibers, and vast quantities of water waste.  Once we bring...
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Business for Good 

Claire Chapman, June 17, 2022 0 6 min read  
With the growing awareness of climate change, today’s businesses are under increasing pressure to operate more sustainably. Consumers and investors are looking carefully at a company’s environmental footprint, but there is also much scrutiny placed on the social impact...