Tom Cochrun /Light Breezes

     Following years of drought and opportunistic blight, trees on the California coast struggle for life. The battle is set against hi...

BRAVO TO THE TOUGH GUYS       It takes special character to evince toughness in  the face of the winds of adversity.   Photo by D...

OF HAVING BEEN IN THE ARENA PURELY PERSONAL RUMINATIONS A confluence of events has me seeking strength from a favorite observation by T...

CAN WE TALK?    Now do you really think AT&T wants T-Mobile so they  make customers happy and do a better job?      This time the govern...

EXPLOSIVE POWER        The explosive history of Mt. Lassen has changed the earth.  Now the center of Lassen Volcanic National Park, the volc...