Rebuilding in Kyrgyzstan

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Of all the international hot spots where disaster assistance workers were needed last summer, Kyrgyzstan didn’t get a lot of attention. But that’s where one local volunteer spent most of July, working on rebuilding after a regime change and a spate of internal ethnic conflict.

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Golden Gate Bridge History

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Even though we may have seen and crossed the Golden Gate Bridge many times, it’s hard not to be impressed each time by its distinctive color and historic profile. The story behind it is equally impressive.

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Sebastopol’s Enmanji Temple, a cornerstone of the area’s Japanese culture, is the subject of a short documentary film that reveals a key episode in the preservation of the historic structure.

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State of the County 2010

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:43:05 +0100

Each January, the chair of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors presents a Report to the community that reflects on the year just past, and looks ahead into the year just beginning. For the past several years, KRCB has been pleased to broadcast this annual State of the County address, a tradition that continues with this online posting of the audio from the event, as introduced by News DRead More...

Calculating Dams

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0100

When it comes to building new reservoirs and hydroelectric plants, there are good dams and bad dams. A new online-calculator developed by Sebastopol’s Conservation Strategy Fund is a tool designed to help tell them apart.

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Seeds of Learning

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Expanding the educational opportunities for children in poor, rural parts of Nicaragua and El Salvador is the focus of a low profile Sonoma-based non-profit.

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Seeds of Learning was started 18 years ago by two Sonoma County men, Todd Evans and Patrick Rickon, based on their own experiences in Central America. {mp3remote}http://media.kRead More...

Sutter's Plans

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0100

Sutter Health proposes building a new, smaller hospital at the Wells Fargo Center, north of Santa Rosa, to replace the old medical campus on Chanate Road. But critics, including rival hospitals, worry that the new facility will be too small.