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• Betty will bring love into home

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  ‘Dogs reflect their upbringing. If puppies receive guidance and love from a variety of people, they’re predisposed to be good with people throughout their lives. Additionally, puppies that have the opportunity to play with other pups are predisposed to get along with other dogs once they’re adults.

  “Betty’s unknown owner must have given her such opportunities because Betty has a gentle disposition. She walks well on a leash and is gently affectionate. Betty’s fine with like-minded dogs, easy going and laid-back, but her first love is people.

  “One would have thought Betty’s owner, having trained and encouraged her devoted nature, would have come to the San Luis Obispo County Animal Shelter to look for Betty, but no.

• Just Ask Gemalto: Where can I get advice on international payment?

  Just Ask Gemalto: Where can I get advice on international payment?

  Q: Are there websites where travelers are sharing their experiences and where I can get advice on international payment?

• Viewpoint: With knowledge comes responsibility

  Viewpoint: With knowledge comes responsibility

  December 2011 marks the one-year anniversary of my joining the Grover Beach City Council.

  Never having been involved in any type of government, I quickly became aware of the great responsibility I had undertaken. I have become a primary decision maker for the welfare and continuing success of a city with a residential population of more than 13,000.

  Recently, I read an interesting article in The Wall Street Journal about the potential man-made causes of earthquakes. The article closes with the phrase “With knowledge comes responsibility.” That phrase hit home with me and my role in city government. In fact, with our upcoming city budget review, it is my mantra.

• Savor a second time: Food-and-wine extravaganza returns to Central Coast

  Savor a second time: Food-and-wine extravaganza returns to Central Coast

  As San Luis Obispo County’s $1 billion tourism industry remains one of the main drivers of the local economy, organizers of Sunset Savor the Central Coast say the second annual four-day food-and-wine event is the most recent — and high-profile — attempt to increase awareness of the region.

  The event, which organizers say generated $1.7 million in tourist spending to the local economy in 2010, kicks off Thursday.

  “Visitors may choose to come to Savor, but the reality is they are probably spending dollars outside of Savor, too,” county Visitors & Conference Bureau executive

• Want an aisle seat? Not for $2,000, Ralph Nader tells American Airlines

  Want an aisle seat? Not for $2,000, Ralph Nader tells American Airlines

  As if bankrupt American Airlines didn't have enough problems, along comes consumer advocate Ralph Nader, who's really steamed that for a flight Saturday to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, the only way for a non-frequent flyer to get an aisle seat was to pay a full $2,680 fare instead of the $700 price he'd already paid.