Everyone is wringing their hands over the demise of the printed paper and no one seems to have a plan to stop the rising tide of red ink. This idea was suggested by a reader of the San francisco Chronicle in a letter to the editor.
Why not combine the Los Angeles Times, the Sacramento Bee and The San Francisco Chronicle into one great California newspaper? Printing and delivery costs could be shared, and it could have "local" sections with news of events important to certain communities.
This, of course, would have to assume that readers under 40 pick up the printed newspaper habit. And that does not appear to be happening. Ideas? Suggestions?
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The word on everyone's mind these days is "garden," Particularly vegetable gardening. Many people who have never planted food are now doing so, realizing that locally grown food is better for us, and better for the environment, not to mention the savings on groceries. We have a pretty big fenced area devoted to a vegetable garden, and we have one every year. My favorite is Heirloom tomatoes. There is nothing like a homegrown tomato. What they sell as the regular market tastes like nothing. But you can easily grow tomatoes in a pot on a deck or balcony and you will be rewarded with tomatoes all summer long. All our local nurseries sell tomato starts, so it's easy to get going.
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There is a lot going on this weekend -- we're getting into Nevada County's busy with events time -- but I have 2 lesser-known things happening that you might be interested in. One is Saturday's "Women and Water" workshop. To read more about this, go to www.yubanet.com. The other is the Gold Rush Book Fair, also taking place on Saturday. This will be posted on Yubanet later this week, but it is much more than just books! It is a historical treasure trove of gold mining stuff, documents, maps and more with a lot of emphasis on this area and California in general. History buffs: Check it out at the Nevada County Fairgrounds.
No,
NorCal, north of the Tehachipis, north of Santa Barbara, or may we should keep it, should have separated out long ago. Other than water (ours) and motion pictures, we have no common interests
Posted by: Douglas Keachie | May 13, 2009 at 09:05 AM