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Shopping local isn't always easy during the holidays

The advice seems simple enough: Shop small. Shop local. Shop with people you know whose businesses are in your own backyard. Sadly, holiday shopping at home isn’t always as simple as it sounds.

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• Two men charged with sex trafficking of minors in San Luis Obispo

• Sixth-graders raise money to help buy service dog for Nipomo teen

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Sports

Kobe still winless after Suns beat Lakers 114-108

Kobe Bryant is swiftly regaining his confidence and timing. His conditioning improves daily, and he's already leading the Los Angeles Lakers in scoring again. 1 hour ago

• Prep Roundup: Paso Robles rallies to beat Templeton in boys basketball 3 hours ago

• Cal Poly's Pridham named to soccer all-region team 3 hours ago

• College Notebook: Former Cal Poly wrestler Mendes back in UFC spotlight

• Tuesday Sports In Brief 56 minutes ago

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Business

• Central Coast ranked among top U.S. travel destinations for 2014

• Bunyon Bros. Tree Service hires master arborist

• Delay in Pacific trade pact hurts US shift to Asia 11 minutes ago

• Spain's Zara profits barely grow despite expansion 11 minutes ago

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Opinion

Dizzying world of car technology

I was puttering in my garage the other day on a woodwork project. I live in a small (nine-unit) condo complex. Parked less than 40 feet away was my neighbor’s car. All of a sudden I heard it start up. I turned around to say “good morning...

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Entertainment

Cuesta production dives into the deep end of racial issues

Set in the summer of 1963 in Birmingham, Ala., “Pool ’63” examines how the lives of two 9-year-old girls — one black, one white — are shaped by the civil rights movement.

• 'A Tuna Christmas' adds ha ha to ho ho ho

• SLO Little Theatre raises the curtain on holiday cheer

• 'Mary Poppins' is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

• Michael McDonald to perform concert in SLO in March

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Living

Finances and the Holidays: Don’t go (for) broke at mall

You want your holidays to be merry and bright. But you don’t want to break the bank in the process. Below are tips for celebrating the season without going into debt:

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• Sharon Randall: Nana may leave, but she's never really gone

• Ex-etiquette: Don't respond to ex's advances until after the holidays

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State

Plant found only in SLO County to stay endangered species

The Indian Knob mountain balm, which grows in San Luis Obispo County, will not be removed from the endangered species list as previously recommended. 1 hour ago

• Home improvements will trigger new rule on replacing plumbing fixtures in 2014 2 hours ago

• California voters like their state intact, scorn secession talk, poll shows 2 hours ago

• The Buzz: New EdVoice initiative takes on California teacher discipline process 2 hours ago

• Capitol welcomes the sights and sounds of the holidays 3 hours ago

Nation/World

• Damien Hirst paintings stolen from London gallery 7 minutes ago

• Delay in Pacific trade pact hurts US shift to Asia 11 minutes ago

• Trial over NM's assisted suicide law to begin 11 minutes ago

• Congressional subcommittee weighs online gambling 11 minutes ago

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