Eight senior citizens and one adorable little girl stormed the Eureka offices of Congressman Mike Thompson last Wednesday at noon, lending their voices to a nationwide day of protest aimed at fomenting impeachment proceedings against President George W. Bush. It was a cold, wet, blustery day. After several hours of silent protest outside the office […]
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Gardening in the Rain
So there I am, sitting at the kitchen table, looking glumly out at the rain. "What am I supposed to write about this week?" I ask my husband. "It’s raining. There’s nothing to do outside." "Write about the rain," he says. That sounds rather Zen, but there’s something to it. If you live in Humboldt […]
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Lost Coast Trilogy, Part One: Mattole to Spanish Flat
I feel serendipity each time I go to the Lost Coast. It doesn’t matter that I discovered it long ago and have explored it many times. Or that an incredibly diverse cast of historical and contemporary figures have wandered through or made their home or livelihoods there. It always retains that aura of mystique for […]
