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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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Jill Cotu

Jill Cotu, B.A., lmt, is a licensed massage therapist & Reiki master, part-time writer, and full-time mama. After graduating college, she spent many years in the entertainment industry as a post producer before following a call to the healing arts. Cotu has made Topanga home for the last 12 years. When she’s not writing for the paper, you may find her at the library, reading.
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The Power of Service 

Jill Cotu, August 26, 2022 0 6 min read  
Driving down the “S” curves early on a beautiful weekend morning, one might see a woman with an orange vest picking up paper with a trash picker. Other environmental warriors join her. Why are they giving up their weekend...
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The Power of Silence 

Jill Cotu, July 15, 2022 0 4 min read  
Three hours outside Topanga lies the town of Julian, California. There you’ll find something more precious than gold. The drive is just long enough to be a satisfying road trip. An old mine draws visitors eager to take an...
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Creating a Sacred Space 

Jill Cotu, April 9, 2021 0 6 min read  
What is the meaning of sacred? The dictionary tells us sacred means connected with God or pertaining to religion. However, in the parlance of our times, the definition is further reaching. It includes the secular and spiritual, and truly...
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Making Space 

Jill Cotu, February 26, 2021 0 7 min read  
Get Rid of Stuff When the circumstances of life seem out of control—and more specifically, beyond our control—it is human nature to attempt a pendulum swing back to a more measured place. Those who study Buddhist dharma might fall...
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Moving with the Seasons 

Jill Cotu, November 6, 2020 0 6 min read  
We all feel the winds of change blowing—metaphorically certainly, but also literally—as November settles us firmly into the fall season. As we move into autumn, we must remember to keep our immune systems strong. Traditional Chinese medicine can help....