At its May 23, 2017 meeting, the Benicia City Council agreed on a 4-1 vote to “agendize in the future” a discussion on possible adoption of an Industrial Safety Ordinance (ISO). That was over seven months ago now. More than most, I am aware of the time it often takes for government to move forward […]
Benicia Kiwanis: Not your grandpa’s men’s club
By Robin Silver and Gretchen Burgess Special to the Herald For many of us, we envision the Kiwanis Club and other service organizations as a bunch of men hiding from their wives, drinking, wearing funny hats, and knowing the secret handshake. Or they are a group of business men making decisions/connections outside the office, often […]
Mrs. B’s Blather: What is ikigai?
Having 60 years of making new year’s resolutions behind me, gets pretty old, and I am getting pretty old myself. So I decided to leave my usual process behind me. I always resolved to lose weight, and exercise more. Here it is two days after the new year and I am inspired to follow the […]
Dennis Lund: Predictions? We don’t need no stinkin’ predictions
With apology offered to B. Traven for the above appropriation of his words, I wanted to take a moment, as we approach 2018, to look back on tumultuous 2017 or more specifically, some of the comments made foretelling of coming events. It takes a certain person: cocky, self-assured and thick skinned to make such predictions. […]
A Different Drummer: The garage papers
I don’t know how much you know about me. My life is a bit of a mystery. Ahem. Cough. So let me tell you. I feel the same way, not in an Alzheimer’s way, but in rediscovery. Yesterday I completed the Chore of Chores, the Mother of All Chores, the Chore that builds up and […]
Voice of the Village: Life planning– for 70, 80 and 90-year-olds
By Judie Donaldson New Year’s Day. By its very nature, it wields an inherent significance. It invites reflection and assessment. It suggests the promise of something new. It generates hope and motivation, and, of course, it’s the catalyst for the inevitable new year’s resolutions. How about for you? Does New Year’s Day have a meaning […]
The A Cappella Handyman: Generating a New Song
Generating a new song you don’t have to be a Saint, just imagine an old barn in need of fresh paint. Imagine a first kiss or a first-time dancing in the dark, a sunrise locally or magical walk though the park. Words, words, words, stretch your vocabulary – Drama, Mama, you need drama, make this […]
Mark Altgelt: Stop an impending global crisis
By Mark Altgelt Special to the Herald (Note: This article has been corrected and expanded from the previous version.) Antarctica, Greenland and Arctic ice is melting because more than 90 percent of the heat from greenhouse gas emissions has been absorbed into the oceans and warm currents are rapidly melting exposed ice. Warm currents are […]
Write Away: Round three
We are expecting our third! (And, Andy says, our last.) It took a little convincing to get Andy on board for number three. I said that I didn’t know Annabelle was going to be our last one, so I wasn’t ready. He said he thought it was pretty clear, since we already have a boy […]
ArchiTalk: The open house
Well, aside from some cabinet knobs and shower doors, the house that we’re having built is largely done, so a couple weeks ago it was deemed to be time to have an open house. Though my wife and I are not big entertainers, we like to do a good job with our open houses because […]