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Bill Veeck

Slightly condensed from an article in the March 1949 American Legion Magazine by Paul Gardner In mid-summer of 1946 Bill Veeck limped into Cleveland to head up a syndicate which had bought out the 6th place Indians....

Snuffing Out Medical Marijuana

Dr. Jeffrey Hergenrather of Sebastopol is an OG among cannabis clinicians. He incorporated the...

Death and Real Estate

Tensions suppressed during the elders’ lifetime often emerge when their estates are...

Daniel Ellsberg’s Real Role

Eulogies honoring Daniel Ellsberg as a “whistleblower” are misleading. He didn’t...

NFC 3/7/94 The Gardener’s Situation

Notes From The City 3/7/94 The Gardener’s Situation Susan is employed by the city as a...

Mare Island Nuclear Memories

In 1979 a mutual friend put me in touch with Gerry Stone, a Mare Island shipyard worker who had...

Mare Island Memories

In 1980 a mutual friend put me in touch with Gerry Stone, a Mare Island shipyard worker who had...

John and Rita Jenrette

Even in his own obituary, John Jenrette had to yield the spotlight to lovely Rita, his devoted wife from long ago. The Times’ account began, “John Jenrette Jr., a charismatic Democratic Representative from South...

1455 Market St

March 30, 2023 Last week John King, who has the architecture beat for the SF Chronicle, wrote a...

Author: Fred Gardner