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Benicia Letters Once More: Being a Godfather

July 17, 2018 by James M. Garrett Leave a Comment

The following “letter” is part of the continuing series from the unpublished novel by James Garrett, “Benicia Letters Once More”. He does not plan to publish the book but instead is choosing to share the letters with the readers of the Benicia Herald. The letters continue the storyline of Garrett’s first novel “Benicia and Letters […]

Filed Under: Features, Spotlight Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Letters Once More, James Garrett

Potential school board candidate comes forward; incumbent trustee will not seek re-election

July 15, 2018 by Nick Sestanovich 1 Comment

The filing period for Benicia’s school board election is not until tomorrow, but if a panel at Thursday’s Progressive Democrats of Benicia (PDB) meeting was any indication, the race has already begun. Among other things, the panel saw the emergence of a potential challenger and the announcement by an incumbent that she would not seek […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Unified School District, Celeste Monnette, school board, Sheri Zada

Letter: Medicinal benefits

July 15, 2018 by Editor 6 Comments

Medicinal benefits The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a cannabis-derived medicinal product formulated specifically to treat seizures associated with two rare forms of epilepsy. This means that clinicians can now write a prescription for the product, and patients or their caregivers will obtain it at a pharmacy, including the pharmacies in our town. The […]

Filed Under: Features, Letters, Opinion Tagged With: Benicia, cannabis, letters, opinion

A Different Drummer: Farewell misery, hello happiness (Part 4)

July 15, 2018 by Steve Gibbs Leave a Comment

At last, I get to chronicle the happy leg of our harrowing journey.  It’s hard to believe the whole driving trip of 1,124 miles lasted only three nights and four days. It seemed like a month. After two nightmarish border crossings and a sleepless night in Montreal, we were entering Vermont and headed toward our […]

Filed Under: Features, Spotlight Tagged With: A Different Drummer, Montreal, Steve Gibbs

Bob Livesay: Where have all the voters gone?

July 15, 2018 by Editor 3 Comments

By Bob Livesay In my opinion, the voters just got a big wake-up call. They will not let Mayor Paterson, Vice Mayor Young or other progressive groups make their decisions for them. The “Dear Gov. Brown” letter was the last straw. You know, that letter that says “End the issuance of permits for new fossil […]

Filed Under: Features, Opinion, Spotlight Tagged With: Benicia, Bob Livesay, forum, opinion

Mayor requests rehearing of Industrial Safety Ordinance vote

July 13, 2018 by Nick Sestanovich 5 Comments

  At its June 19 meeting, the Benicia City Council voted 3-2 to not take any further action on Mayor Elizabeth Patterson’s request for an Industrial Safety Ordinance (ISO) in Benicia until November. Now Patterson is requesting a rehearing on the item, which is on the agenda for Tuesday’s council meeting. Following a flaring incident […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia City Council, Elizabeth Patterson, Industrial Safety Ordinance, Valero Benicia Refinery

Voice of the Village: Have you ever made an attitude adjustment?

July 13, 2018 by Editor Leave a Comment

By Judie Donaldson How many times, if ever, have you made a significant change in your life? Have you gotten rid of a seriously bad habit? Have you transformed your attitude toward someone from negative to positive? Have you eliminated a bias? When I was young, I thought that you could just decide to change­­––and […]

Filed Under: Features, Spotlight Tagged With: aging, Carquinez Village, Judie Donaldson, Voice of the Village

Poetry Corner: Thomas Stanton “A Benicia Poem”

July 13, 2018 by Thomas Stanton Leave a Comment

…train once ran to it biggest ships in the world leathered tethered busted and full tied to it gold in a drugstore teeth to the skeins rest and repose daughters of the light men of blue and bold poems here poems about here too fairly democratic duck bones turquoise gusts seagull and guts odes to […]

Filed Under: Features, Poetry, The Arts Tagged With: Friday Poetry Corner, poetry, Thomas Stanton

Poetry Corner: Nina Serrano “The Night After the 4th of July- A Haiku”

July 13, 2018 by Nina Serrano Leave a Comment

No rockets red glare Firecrackers quieted Could hear crickets sing

Filed Under: Features, Poetry, The Arts Tagged With: Friday Poetry Corner, nina serrano, poetry

Poetry Corner: Ranjit Gill “Unfinished Walking Books”

July 13, 2018 by Ranjit Gill Leave a Comment

We are unfinished walking books being interviewed by other stars. We are who we are. Well, at least we are who we are thus far. Constantly changing! Thoughts rearranging, archiving and updating. I’m not who I was yesterday. Tomorrow will never come. I’m forever stuck …in the moment!

Filed Under: Features, Poetry, The Arts Tagged With: Friday Poetry Corner, poetry, ranjit gill

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