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Recently, I was fortunate to be able to visit with longtime Benician, Bill Venturelli, who assists Monarch Butterflies in the early stages of life. He’s been doing this for about six years, and he keeps a record of the n...

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This weekend, many of us will be running to First Street in Benicia to plant our lawn chairs, in advance of the time the city says we should, so we can see the same parade we’ve been seeing for years. The next day, the F...

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The short answer is no. I recently got a new printer (because the old one couldn’t get along with my computer) and changed internet service. I’ve spent untold hours trying to get all the pieces of these changes working ...

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Every time I start to write the column, well, even before I write, the substance is on my mind. Shall I write something serious? There’s certainly adequate fuel: the current administration is the most corrupt government ...

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Way, way back in the last century, we joked about getting mail from AARP starting at 50.They’ve become THE place for older people to go for information, insurance, entertainment and more.My comments today are on an artic...

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I’ve been writing columns since the 80s: first in the Contra Costa Sun for the League of Women Voters and then a Personally Speaking Column. I moved to Benicia in 2000 and didn’t write columns for a few years. In 2017, I...

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What’s going on? A two-year-old asked me that question at a celebration of life for my cousin. What does it all feel like to someone of that age?

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Originally, it wasn’t going to be that long. I’ve done this many times: driven to Santa Barbara and Palm Springs. Easier than flying. However, shortly before I left, my cousin in Yakima, Washington died. I grew up in Nam...

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By Lois Requist

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