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Posts published by “Janie Sheppard”

Remembering Last Summer

2018. California is disappearing in smoke and flames. Global warming sits on us like a smothering blanket. Out my window I see two fires and there are at least seventeen ongoing

California Burning

California is disappearing in smoke and flames.  Global warming sits on us like a smothering blanket.  Out my window I see two fires and there are at least seven ongoing fires in the state.  Triple digit heat is unrelenting.  Leaves are falling from the trees ahead of schedule as a result of a six-year drought with only one year of significant rainfall.

Jerry: A Scrappy Little Dog

In my mind’s eye, I see Jerry running along the fence line, snapping at the tolerant Malamute neighbor. An incongruous pair, Jerry is a 12-pound short-legged Jack Russell with a coat somewhere between broken and…

MendoVito: Salvation Or Fantasy?

Thursday night, November 20, the University of California and the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians hosted a community conversation about the proposed MendoVito settlement. Bill and I attended, and these are my thoughts. For information…

Looking For Elusive New Deal Art

Determined to see another example of mural art by Ben Cunningham, the artist who painted the mural in the Ukiah Post Office, I trekked to Coit Tower in San Francisco. There, my Internet research assured…

Raising Coyote Dam

Last night representatives from the local water agen­cies met to hear a presentation by the Corps of Engineers on its plans for the Coyote Dam at Lake Mendocino. The public was invited. Bill and I…

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