Thanks to volunteers for 4-H event In regards to the article on Solano 4-H’ers in the Jan. 30 paper, I was honored to be asked to judge projects the 4-H’ers created at the annual Solano County 4-H Project Skills Day, held at Pena Adobe Middle School in Vacaville Saturday, Jan. 20. These events do not […]
Letters: School shootings and Chamber Players concert
How many more? I remember a quote from the movie “And the Band Played On.” I have used it with some changes over the years, and I’m using it again today. “How many school shootings do we need? How many students have to die to make it cost effective for the citizens, Congress, the Senate, […]
Letters: Cannabis and cultivation
Cannabis: Too many unanswered questions I had the opportunity to attend the Feb. 6 Benicia City Council meeting. I was an instructor for 37 years. I have been a small-business owner in Benicia for the last 14 years and a resident for the past eight. I attended so I could be apprised on the cannabis […]
The A Cappella Handyman: Nouns & Verbs
Nouns and verbs, and all your prepositions too, adjectives, conjunctions, stir in a few – What am I gonna write about tonight? Deadline up ahead, don’t wanna be uptight. Add my favorite soup ingredients too, potato soup base, good-sized can of Niblets corn will add to the view. Fry up some bacon, drain it well, […]
Letter: Delightful Semple event for a good cause
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 […]
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 […]
Bruce Robinson: Identity politics and the end of meaning
It has been more than a year since Madonna proclaimed at the first Women’s March in Washington, D.C. that “Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House. But I know that won’t change anything.” Her rant that day may not have changed anything, but it certainly spread like wildfire on […]
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 […]