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Listen, Benicia: Famed syndicated columnist and city native Elsie Robinson will be focus of Capitol event

September 7, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

While Benicia today is well-known as an artist’s community, it has also been home to several famous writers. It was where Jack London famously resided for a period and where Stephen Vincent Benet spent his youth. Benicia was also the birthplace of a 20th century syndicated columnist named Elsinore Justinia Robinson— better known to the […]

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