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Poetry Corner: William Emes “Sacrifice on the Front Line in Yountville”

March 16, 2018 by Editor Leave a Comment

Once it was between men wading in their own blood. Once it was between men cowering in trenches. It was between machine churning through the sand. It has been the vastness of the sea. It has been the emptiness of space. Now, it can never be wider. It stretches painfully between men who cannot understand […]

Filed Under: Features, Poetry, The Arts Tagged With: Friday Poetry Corner, poetry, William Emes, Yountville Hostage Crisis

Thompson: ‘Hearts are heavy’ following Yountville hostage crisis

March 12, 2018 by Editor Leave a Comment

Staff Report U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Napa) issued a statement Friday following the killing of three psychiatric workers at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville. The facility is located in Thompson’s district, which also includes Benicia. “Tonight as a community, we mourn the tragic shooting at the Yountville Veterans Home and the devastating loss […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Mike Thompson, The Pathway Home, Veterans Home of California, Yountville, Yountville Hostage Crisis

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