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Posts published in “Essays”

Political Origins

That's it! I'm through with Donald Trump! Somewhere, some ones are hard at work making ink for these pens I use and I continue to…

Organistic In Frisco

I’m in San Francisco for an organ concert tomorrow night at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church on the edge of the city’s Tenderloin District, and a…

What Now?

Not to put too fine a point on it, America coughed up Hillary Clinton like a hairball last week — the catch being it then…

Rodger & Me

A good man passed last week, a hard-working, hard-laughing man. An honorable man. His name was Rodger Tolman, and I had the good fortune to…

Mr. Heeser’s Paper

William Heeser, born and raised in Koblenz, Germany, proved more than fluent in English by the time he reached the Mendocino Coast in the 1850s,…

Panther Soccer (Nov. 9, 2016)

The Panthers’ soaring season crashed dramatically last week when they were beaten 2-0 by arch-rivals Calistoga and were eliminated from the play-offs. Following postseason Championships…

October in Spain 2016

The leaves on the trees in Retiro Park in Madrid are turning burnt orange and brown, the umbrellas are in hand. Autumn is here and…

HumCo Forum Explores Mental Illness, Incarceration

A panel of mental health, probation and law enforcement officials has called on the community to support programs that avoid using the criminal justice system…

Kay Starr

As unhip as it may sound — until you really listen to her voice and get past some of the cornier material and arrangements —…

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