Don't Shoot the Guitar Man

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:22:54 +0100

Only a few things can transcend the histories and circumstances of the hardened inmates at San Quentin prison. Music is one of them.

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Windsor Substation

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0100

A power struggle in Windsor is pitting homeowners against PG&E, whose engineers have concluded that the best place for a new electrical substation lies in the town’s south center area. The people already living nearby think that’s a very bad idea.

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Smart Meter Moratorium

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0100

PG&E reports it is about halfway through its rollout of wireless Smart Meters to monitor utility use. But critics of the meters are calling for a moratorium on the devices, for multiple reasons, including health concerns.

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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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Hair Dye Hazard

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:00:00 +0100

As more and more people color their hair, often starting at younger ages, their exposure to the chemicals in those dyes is increasing, and their risk of a cumulative allergic reaction is going up, too.

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Since her own allergic response to PPD, nearly three years ago, Marcia Beauchamp has Read More...

"Deadly Persuasion"

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

Advertising isn’t just annoying, contends industry critic Jean Kilbourne, it can be genuinely harmful, especially in promoting additions to alcohol, tobacco or even just shopping.

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Kilbourne observe that many of the most prolific advertisers are trying to promote regular consumptionRead More...

SWAT Team Training

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100

There were no real “bad guys” loose on the Santa Rosa Junior College campus yesterday, but five dozen real police officers were there to train in tracking and capturing some simulated shooters.

Rachel Carson

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0100

Rachel Carson may have been America’s first environmental whistle-blower. That’s inspired for a west county poet to create her own biographical one-woman show about the author of Silent Spring.

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