Since I moved back into my childhood home, I have had this song peripherally but consistently floating around my head. And it's okay with me,…
Posts published in February 2011
Shock and disbelief were almost simultaneous. One of the Ukiah Valley’s most active and popular figures, Susan Keegan, had been found dead in her South…
President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton rushed to contrast the repressive brutality of the Iranian authorities with what they now seek to present as…
LOCAL-FRIENDLY WINE Dear Editor, In these days of declining tourist dollars, with wine tasting rooms springing up like mushrooms to divide the attention of those…
Greetings one and all - if you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin... And let’s get straight into this week’s Public Service Announcements. #42.…
Thursday they were predicting near-record heat for the region, and the outdoor temperature at seven in the morning was a balmy 54°, the southewestern breeze…
On Monday, we celebrated President's Day. It caused me to reflect upon some of the characters we've elected to lead us over the years. One…
I wanted to open this article with that quote from Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, a great friend of the Kalahari Bushmen, so I would not be accused of using a derogatory term when speaking of the people from whom all humans on earth are descended.
I had arranged to meet with David at his recently purchased home in the Ukiah suburbs but with construction underway there we decided to move…
Well over 200 people came to West Marin from far and wide on a recent Sunday to hear United States Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin give…
The recent Egyptian power ouster has reaffirmed the reality that the desire of people to rule themselves is ultimately unstoppable. Egypt’s government will get a…