Benicia poets appear in “Yearning To Breathe Free – A Community Journal of 2020”

Benicia Herald’s “Going the Distance” columns published in book form, now available BENICIA > Yearning To Breathe Free is the collection of “Going the Distance” columns that ran in the Benicia Herald from April 1 through Election Day 2020. Published by Benicia Literary Arts, the book is now available from the BLA website, http://www.benicialiteraryarts.org/ store/product/17 … Continue reading Benicia poets appear in “Yearning To Breathe Free – A Community Journal of 2020”

California is seeing a surge in cases as BA.5, a rapidly spreading subvariant, takes root

New York Times, by Soumya Karlamangla, July 7, 2022 California is in the grip of its third-largest coronavirus surge of the pandemic, with roughly 19,000 new cases being reported here each day on average, according to a New York Times database. The true number of people falling sick is undoubtedly even higher, since most at-home test … Continue reading California is seeing a surge in cases as BA.5, a rapidly spreading subvariant, takes root

Benicia Independent announces new directions

‘BenIndy’ will return to more frequent focus on issues other than COVID-19 The Benicia Independent, by Roger Straw, May 25, 2022 Friends, family and neighbors near and far – it’s been a looong and sometimes lonely road here at the wheel, driving and maintaining the clean-energy vehicle known as the Benicia Independent. Now, having passed … Continue reading Benicia Independent announces new directions

Virus mutations aren’t slowing down. New omicron subvariant proves it.

Washington Post, By Joel Achenbach, May 1, 2022 During those terrifying early days of the pandemic, scientists offered one piece of reassuring news about the novel coronavirus: It mutated slowly. The earliest mutations did not appear to be consequential. A vaccine, if and when it was invented, might not need regular updating over time. This proved … Continue reading Virus mutations aren’t slowing down. New omicron subvariant proves it.