Here’s our take on the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Fright Fest extravaganza. We love it. Susan and I again took a couple of youth, our grandson Jack 13 and his Benicia friend Lucy, and let them run wild. We took them two years ago, stayed 11 hours, and walked 12 miles. This year we were […]
Voice of the Village: Aging and attitude
By Lois Requist Special to the Herald Last week, you may have seen Judie Donaldson’s remarks here about the revolution in aging. That got me to thinking. I grew up in Idaho, around quite a few older relatives—aunts, uncles, grandparents. They didn’t move so fast, in fact sitting down may have been what they […]
Review: Vallejo Symphony Orchestra opens season with triad of classical compositions
The Vallejo Symphony performed the first concert of its 2017-18 season to a packed house Sunday, celebrating its new permanent home at the Empress Theatre with a trio of classical works spanning the 18th to 19th centuries. Piano soloist Cecile Licad thrilled the packed house with impressive technical proficiency and careful sensitivity in the exciting […]
The A Cappella Handyman: Dueling columnists
What? You’ve gotta be kidding! Well, it’s a great sounding title for a future fun column. But it’s only a curious lead-in to my standing praise for Steve Gibbs and his column “A Different Drummer” which appears here in the Herald on Sundays, regular as clockwork since Steve was a boy…almost (Steve says it launched […]
Counseling Matters: Choosing a major for college
While a great deal of energy goes into choosing which college we wish to attend, and where, and how much is it likely to cost, the matter of what major to pursue often receives less attention. If you’re undecided, you’re not alone; in fact, some two-thirds of college students change their major at least once. […]
Larry Fullington: Cannabis not good for Benicia’s image or youth
By Larry Fullington Special to the Herald I want to tell you a story. Recently, Kate and I were waiting for the BART train to take us to San Francisco. While waiting, a young woman joined us on the platform. As we talked, she told us she was an American Indian from Arizona. She had […]
Benicia Letters Once More: Something is Missing
The following “letter” is part of the continuing series from the unpublished novel by James Garrett, “Benicia Letters Once More”.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 […]
Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Date Line Blues
I’ve got a friend in Africa We talk on social media I saw something that made me think In my encyclopedia We live our lives in separate days He’s living in tomorrow I wonder if he’d give me Information I could borrow Maybe he might tell me If my stocks will rise or fall Or […]
A Different Drummer: I’m no expert
I’m not an expert at anything anymore. Before I retired I was an expert on all sorts of things, Dante, commas, Google Docs. No one needs my help or advice much anymore. I don’t need to bone up on any particular subject. I can drift through the rest of my life as a dilettante. Curiosity […]
Donnell Rubay: Should cannabis edibles be allowed in Benicia? (Part 2)
By Donnell Rubay Special to the Herald In Part I of my discussion on cannabis edibles I talked about the growing presence of edibles and some of their potential dangers. Another problem with commercial edibles is that the entire field—is not being vetted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This means that in addition […]