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June 2010

Book Publishing 1-2-3

by Ojailibrary June 16, 2010
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Thursday, July 1, 6:30 p.m. at the Ojai Branch Library (111 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai). Free; no RSVP needed.

Library Goes Behind the Scenes with “Book Publishing 1-2-3: From the Writer’s Fingers to the Reader’s Hands”

Are you a writer? Do you want to get published?

Join us for this popular lecture/workshop and…

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An Interview with William Bryant Logan, Thacher Grad and Author of the Book on Which DIRT! THE MOVIE Is Based

by linda Harmon June 16, 2010

Whether you’re a weekend gardener or you simply care about the environment, mark your calendar for the Saturday, June 26, screening of “Dirt! The Movie” at 4:30 p.m. The film is based on the book “Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth” by William Bryant Logan. I spoke with Logan…

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Save Libbey Bowl from the City Council: How to Demolish a City and Not a Bowl

by Tyler Suchman June 16, 2010

Following is a guest editorial from Save Libbey Bowl:

After being given a gift of 2.8 m dollars from the people of Ojai, the city council last night voted 2 to 2 to delay for at least another week the decision to move forward with construction of the new bowl. This…

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Springtime in Ojai is magical

by Ali Sun June 15, 2010

Springtime in Ojai is magical. I enjoy witnessing the flowers in full bloom, hearing the sounds of the birds and feeling the energy of the nature spirits, and I especially enjoy how the plants radiate a magical glow.

One of my favorite places to go for a nature walk in Ojai…

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Water

by Kenley Neufeld June 15, 2010

What do you have to say about water, especially the rate increase proposal by Golden State Water? It’s on the City Council agenda tonight and there will be public forums later this week.

Golden State Water Company filed a General Rate Case application with the California Public Utilities Commission in…

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Is It Clear? Libbey Bowl Contract Bid

by Kenley Neufeld June 15, 2010

I took the recommendation of three people and read the 42-Page Staff Report (PDF) for the Libbey Bowl Reconstruction Project. It is not light reading, but it is very important to understand what the Council will be reviewing, discussing, and possibly deciding upon tonight. Contingent on the financing discussion, the Council will…

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Libbey Bowl Contract Bid

by Tyler Suchman June 15, 2010

…is up in front of the City Council tonight.   From Save Libbey Bowl:

COME OUT TO TONIGHT’S OJAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT CITY HALL, 7:30PM.  Join us tonight and support the City Council as they make their decision to award the contract bid to rebuild Libbey Bowl!…

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Overnight Open Political Thread

by Tyler Suchman June 14, 2010

President Obama absolutely nails it with the following comments. So much criticism of him contains absolutely no substance – its just a reflexive, knee-jerk opposition to ANY position this administration takes. All administrations warrant criticism and opposition from the left and the right on various issues. But the fact-free hypocrisy…

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Failing and failing: the anti-romance of organic farming

by quin June 14, 2010

I opened the very first notebook entry about our farm with a line from the great poet Jack Gilbert: “anything worth doing is worth doing badly” (“Failing and Flying”). Lately I’ve been thinking about this line again and how it relates to organic farming. The caveat I would add to Mr. Gilbert’s…

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But he’s only sixteen…

by Fred Rothenberg June 14, 2010

We went to grandson Morey’s confirmation on Sunday.  Mo and twenty-five other awkward sixteen-year-olds regaled the crowd with their thoughts about the world, us, and their future.

A free-wheeling liberated bunch, they were given their heads and encouraged to say whatever needed saying.  One pimply youngster proudly exclaimed “I…

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