Carolyn Kiernat, a principal in the Page & Turnbull firm in SF, asked me to submit this opinion piece on her behalf. Page & Turnbull,…
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The surfers describe it best: They refer to it as “Answering the calling.” I got it from my dad whose family had been in the…
One day more than 25 years ago my mom called me and asked me to drop by. This was nothing unusual; my parents lived nearby…
Before his birth, Ed Sniece's mother galloped her steed down the cinder traces of the old railroad bed parallel to the river. Her favorite bonnet…
Ukiah’s City officials are hoping to rev up some of that old school spirit with an artificial “competition” among a few other cities, probably none…
Did I cry when the newspapers announced that Macy’s in San Francisco was closing? No, I didn’t, though I have known about Macy’s and have…
I was going to be up in the Seattle area and wondered what it would be like to meet Doug Holland, who chronicles his daily…
Over the years we’ve noted a trend in the American language whereby two words are made to substitute for one. I’m sure we’ve missed some…
We have always considered John Pinches to have been a good supervisor, certainly a much better supervisor than any of his four colleagues when one…