Delightful Semple event for a good cause Regarding the Jan. 30 article on Robert Semple Elementary, I attended the school’s second annual Teacher Lip Sync Battle on Thursday, Feb. 1. The event was a delight. A shout-out is needed to the teachers and other staff members who participated in the program. As a retired teacher […]
Letter: A financial revolt is coming
A financial revolt is coming This is not fiction. This is what this very fine city is facing. I do not ask the residents/voters to believe me. Vice Mayor Young posted an article about this issue on “Benicia Happenings.” Sorry, posting is not the answer. Action is. It is all about the underfunded CalPERS retiree […]
Voice of the Village: Help! Please find me a word!
By Judie Donaldson I have developed a new–and unwelcome–habit in my almost 80 years of life. Can you guess what it is? Oh, that’s an unfair question. At my age, there are a lot of unwanted new habits that are all too possible: having less energy. being less agile, succumbing to naps, not being […]
Photo: Takin’ it (Big) Easy
Letter: High school diplomas for war veterans
High school diplomas for war veterans According to the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers, 17 percent of World War II veterans, 11 percent of Korean War veterans, and 5 percent of Vietnam War veterans do not have a high school diploma. The Solano County Office of Education is proud to participate in “Operation […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Feb. 11, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Board Refuses Los Angeles “Scrap Plyboard” Makeshift For Benicia School Children (Feb. 11, 1943) Refusal by the Board of Trustees of the Benicia Unified School District to accept demountable former WPA storehouses constructed from plyboard to house Benicia school children has failed to check the FWA regional office […]
Letters: Cannabis and cannabis
Disregard for community Although I am disappointed in the turnout of Benicia City Council’s second cannabis vote in December, I am far more disappointed in the fact that three of our councilmembers clearly have little regard for the members of the community they are to represent. They have their own agenda and no interest in […]
James Egan: The cannabis ordinance and democracy (Part 2)
By James Egan, M.D. Special to the Herald In Sunday’s Herald, I mined the information in the Benicia Town Hall cannabis survey to reach the conclusion that a large majority of those responding did not favor retail distribution of recreational cannabis outside of the Industrial Park. While on the topic of the survey, it is […]
James Egan: The draft cannabis ordinance and democracy (Part 1)
By James Egan, MD Special to the Herald After lulling critics into complacency, the Benicia City Council has instructed staff to draw up a draft ordinance allowing the licensing of three marijuana distribution centers in the city of Benicia, including a microbusiness. It becomes clearer that the council’s unanimous vote on Dec. 5 to disallow […]
Voice of the Village: What does it mean to be old?
By Lois Requist So many jokes and stories are told about old people and women—blondes in particular—that even if you’re old and/or blonde, you may buy into the assumptions that are made about you. Of course, racial stereotypes have been in our society longer than we have and getting rid of them isn’t easy. We […]