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Anderson Cooper is helping me understand grief — and podcasting

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Anderson Cooper is helping me understand grief — and podcasting

By Claudia Sternbach

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Lookout columnist Claudia Sternbach has fallen for Anderson Cooper. His podcast, anyway. On it, he unpacks his grief at...
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Need an escape from bad news and politics? Try fiddlin’ in the forest

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Need an escape from bad news and politics? Try fiddlin’ in the forest

By Claudia Sternbach

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Lookout columnist Claudia Sternbach is amazed at her friend Nora, who at 68 took up fiddling in 2019 and recently...
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The secret to aging in Santa Cruz: Wear that tiny bikini on the inside

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The secret to aging in Santa Cruz: Wear that tiny bikini on the inside

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Lookout columnist Claudia Sternbach is sometimes surprised at the gray wave sweeping Santa Cruz. On her regular beach...
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I lost my longtime friend to suicide. I’ll never recover.

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I lost my longtime friend to suicide. I’ll never recover.

By Claudia Sternbach

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Lookout columnist Claudia Sternbach is mourning the loss of her friend of almost four decades, who took his own life...
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I think my mother-in-law has discovered the Fountain of Youth

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I think my mother-in-law has discovered the Fountain of Youth

By Claudia Sternbach

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Juan Ponce de León never found the Fountain of Youth. In fact, he never even looked for it; that is just a weird rumor....
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I’ve been dancing to the Grateful Dead for 50 years ... I just wish I could remember it all

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I’ve been dancing to the Grateful Dead for 50 years ... I just wish I could remember it all

By Claudia Sternbach

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When you can’t trust your memory, it’s time to whip out your phone and push the record button, says Lookout columnist...
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Where in the Bible does it say, ‘and thou shalt have guns?’

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Where in the Bible does it say, ‘and thou shalt have guns?’

By Claudia Sternbach

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Lookout columnist Claudia Sternbach is outraged at the latest spate of gun violence gripping our nation. She blames the...
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How did I get old enough to have dead former boyfriends and a dead ex?

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How did I get old enough to have dead former boyfriends and a dead ex?

By Claudia Sternbach

Quick Take

Lookout columnist Claudia Sternbach once again shares her thoughts and humor about aging. She ponders her “inevitable...
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Storm injustice: Pajaro residents deserve more than to be ‘penciled out’

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Storm injustice: Pajaro residents deserve more than to be ‘penciled out’

By Claudia Sternbach

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Lookout columnist Claudia Sternbach is horrified by the mud, water and sludge oozing into her husband’s longtime Pajaro...
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They say getting older isn’t for the weak, so I’m gonna need to get tough

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They say getting older isn’t for the weak, so I’m gonna need to get tough

By Claudia Sternbach

Quick Take

Lookout columnist Claudia Sternbach has a succinct message: “Aging sucks.” Here, she humorously guides us through her...