Benicia Herald

  • Front Page
  • News
    • Features
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Forum
  • The Arts
    • Poetry
  • About The Herald
  • May 8, 2025
You are here: Home / Archives for Constance Beutel

Crewmember Report: Benicia, California, Spaceship Earth: Thank you

January 29, 2015 by Constance Beutel Leave a Comment

FOUR YEARS AGO, as part of a commitment I made as a commissioner of the then-newly formed Community Sustainability Commission, I began writing this weekly article, “Crewmember Report.” Looking back at my notes for my first Forum article, I talked about how I was inspired by my hero, R. Buckminster Fuller, and his lifelong work […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page

Crewmember Report: Benicia, California, Spaceship Earth: Incredible endeavor!

January 22, 2015 by Constance Beutel Leave a Comment

SUE JOHNSON, ONE OF OUR MANY CREATIVE GENIUSES IN BENICIA, took the time to pick up an extra copy for me of the newly published book, “Breeding Birds of Solano County.” What an incredible endeavor by the members of the Napa-Solano Audubon Society and the book’s authors. Beyond “incredible endeavor,” it is an incredibly rich […]

Filed Under: Features

Crewmember Report: Benicia, California, Spaceship Earth: Data points

January 14, 2015 by Constance Beutel Leave a Comment

I HAVE A COUPLE OF DATA POINTS that I track on a personal level. I watch for new installations of solar panels in my neighborhood, and I look to make sightings of electric bicycles. I’m happy to see solar panels blossoming all around me. I’m not happy, however, to see that some installers just cobble […]

Filed Under: Features, Opinion, Spotlight

Crewmember Report: Benicia, California, Spaceship Earth: How lucky is that?!

January 8, 2015 by Constance Beutel Leave a Comment

LAST TUESDAY, DEC. 30, BENICIA experienced winds between 50 and 60 mph, with some resulting damage. What continues to inspire me and deepen my appreciation for the people of Benicia was represented in the email “chatter” I monitored from members of the Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC) during this wind storm. These dedicated men and […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page

Crewmember Report: Benicia, California, Spaceship Earth: Bits and pieces

December 25, 2014 by Constance Beutel 1 Comment

I’M NOT SURE HOW TODAY WILL TURN OUT. As I write this, the weather forecast anticipates a beautiful sunny Christmas Day for us. I truly hope that is the case, but whatever the weather, my hope is that I’ll see a lot of you out for a long walk on Christmas Day. Over the years, […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page

Crewmember Report: Benicia, California, Spaceship Earth: For the birds

December 18, 2014 by Constance Beutel 1 Comment

COMING BACK FROM MY MORNING WALK, I heard an unusual call above me. Looking up there was the beautiful pattern of . . . Canada geese, or was it snow geese? I couldn’t tell, but the call wasn’t the usual honk of Canada geese. It was more of a two-note call. For a moment I […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page

Crewmember Report: Benicia, California, Spaceship Earth: I wonder as I wander

December 11, 2014 by Constance Beutel 2 Comments

I’VE NOTICED THAT A LOT MORE PEOPLE are walking in Benicia, at least in the areas where I walk, just a little above and below Military. My Scotties, Jesse and Rory, take me out twice a day for a walk. We do the upper circuit, Shirley Drive, in the morning and the lower circuit, West […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page

Crewmember Report: Benicia, California, Spaceship Earth: Salt

December 4, 2014 by Constance Beutel Leave a Comment

WHAT AN INTERESTING TOPIC, SALT! The Morton Salt website states that salt is referenced in the Book of Job (approximately 2,250 BCE) and in at least 31 other references in the Bible. I didn’t know this, either: “Roman soldiers were paid ‘salt money,’ salarium argentum, from which we take our English word, ‘salary.’ About 4,700 […]

Filed Under: Features

Crewmember Report: Benicia, California, Spaceship Earth: Chance favors the prepared

November 27, 2014 by Constance Beutel 1 Comment

LAST WEEKEND I HAD A CHANCE TO FILM Denise Rushing at Benicia Public Library. She was the fourth and final presenter in the comprehensive introduction to permaculture gardening and farming presented by the Benicia Community Gardens. Denise’s presentation was substantive and filled with practical and philosophical advice that extended beyond farming and gardening. I’ll put […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page

Crewmember Report: Benicia, California, Spaceship Earth: Enlightened self-interest

November 20, 2014 by Constance Beutel Leave a Comment

I WAS LISTENING TO NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO’S SCIENCE FRIDAY last week and I heard a guest mention the name Naomi Oreskes and her book with Erik Conway, “Merchants of Doubt.” The authors had studied the distraction tactics of the tobacco industry to cause uncertainty about the dangers of smoking and cancer. They found that the […]

Filed Under: Features

Next Page »

Browse by Category

Hot Off the Press

Benicia Herald Candidate Questionnaire responses

Auction of Jerrold Turner paintings to benefit Arts Benicia

Benicia City Council appoints Interim City Manager

Benicia Firefighter tests positive for COVID-19

Benicia’s Troop 7007 adds two new Eagle Scouts to its ranks

Reader Comments

  • Peggy on Bluebird of Happiness returns
  • Oliver Greenwood on Served, and serving, proudly
  • David Batchelor on Reg Page: Memories of Benicia
  • Colin larkin on Scott Swartz named new BHS varsity football head coach
  • max kirkpatrick on Fitzgerald Field is getting a makeover
  • Tracy Fetter on Fitzgerald Field makeover may be completed by end of April
  • Michael Lagrimas on Candidate Spotlight: EDB Chair Lionel Largaespada taking another shot at council seat

Popular Articles

Ace Hardware owner: We may move

Do Benicians want tar-sands oil brought here?

Dennis Lund: George Zimmerman’s ‘Oxbow Incident’

Jerome Page: It’s not inequality, it’s envy!

Science with the odor of oil

The good guys win

Copyright © 2025 · News Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in