Sister Cities thanks On July 2, eight members of the Tula-Benicia Sister Cities Association came to Benicia for their Bi-Annual Visit. This year, most had never been to Benicia before. They spent time getting acquainted with Benicia, seeing the Benicia Historical Museum, the State Capital and the Fisher Hanlon House, going to Recology in San […]
Letters: The retail cannabis issue
The retail cannabis issue Just where is retail storefront cannabis sales headed for? Is it going to be medical only, medical and recreation, all products for both recreational and medical? There are many issues that must be resolved: site issues, distance issues, types of products, outdoor versus indoor growing, Industrial Park retail, Industrial Park distribution/manufacturing, […]
Letters: Thanks for response
Thanks for response I thank Rose Utterback for paying attention to the importance of my July 20 letter “Taking Mississippi’s lead,” printed here. I wish her and all others justice and peace. C.J. Fitzsimmons, Benicia Do you have opinions based on Benicia Herald articles or issues or events happening around town? Send your letters to […]
Joyce Middlebrooke: Musings of a Benicia newbie
By Joyce Middlebrooke Special to the Herald “You and Dad are too old to be living in the sticks,” my daughter, Karen, had insisted many times the past five years. It’s true that since 1970 we had lived in a tiny community of about 800 in the Sierra Foothills. It consisted of two-hour round trips […]
Letters: Preserving our history
Preserving our history In response to C.J. Fitzsimmons’ letter, it is sad that we are losing all our historical monuments just because this generation doesn’t like what they stand for. How can we remember the history of our country without monuments to remind us of good or bad decisions made by previous generations? People have […]
Dennis Lund: Considering the People’s Budget by the Congressional Progressive Caucus
Occasional forays to the dark side of progressive thought can serve to remind us of how invidiously damaging their proposals can be. Such trips serve to reinforce the importance of keeping such political elements at bay. This past weekend such a trip was undertaken; it was not a pretty sight. Recently the Congressional Progressive Caucus […]
Letters: Thanking a business, and the flag on The Union Hotel
Taking Mississippi’s lead I recently read in the Wall Street Journal an article by Melissa Korn about how the University of Mississippi will rename Vardaman Hall, its administrative building. For those who do not know, James K. Vardaman was a former Mississippi governor and U.S. Senator who once said “If it is necessary, every negro […]
Cannabis: Budless in Benicia
Smoke has played a prominent role in the succession of humankind, from rudimentary heating and cooking fires to elaborately staged ceremonies featuring smoke from incense burners, or ritual smoking pipes. Few cultures, if any, are devoid of traditions and practices that include smoke of some sort, as a meat preserver, signaling device, in cremation processes […]
The A Cappella Handyman: Cat Hair in the Wing Tanks
Cat Hair in the Wing Tanks That’s enough to spoil your day or whet your appetite to know how the rest of the song goes, and so this is our Departure Point for this flight on a Thursday column. How DOES cat hair get into a set of wing tanks? And do we mean wing […]
Letters: An important proposal
An important proposal While members of the Republican majority are competing to see who can make the deepest cuts, there is a budget proposal before Congress that would boost the economy for all of us while cutting the number of people in poverty in half. It’s The People’s Budget, proposed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus. […]