Archive for July, 2009
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Anastacio’s Famous BBQ Oyster Sauce goes on sale
Cookbook author Steven Raichlen a while back set out to determine who invented West Marin’s practice of barbecuing oysters. In BBQ USA: 425 Fiery Recipes From All Across America (Workman Publishing Company, 2003), Raichlen writes, “As I talked to folks in these parts, one name kept coming up: Anastacio Gonzalez.”
Anastacio, who lives in Point Reyes [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in General News, History, Point Reyes Station, agriculture by DavidMitchell
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
A hillside of wildlife
One of the joys of living in Point Reyes Station is the variety of wildlife that comes with it. To demonstrate my point here’s an assortment of photos from the past week.
After living on this hill for more than 30 years, I saw chipmunks on my property for the first time Sunday.
I knew there were [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Photography, Point Reyes Station, West Marin nature, Wildlife by DavidMitchell
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Kaiser Permanente’s ‘Sicko’ machinations shock injured ad manager of The West Marin Citizen
In his documentary Sicko, director Michael Moore includes a “confession” by a long-time Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) physician, who was speaking before Congress.
“My name is Linda Peeno,” she began. “I am here primarily today to make a public confession: In the Spring of 1987, as a physician, I denied a man a necessary operation that [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in General News, Inverness, Marin County by DavidMitchell
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Immobilized by multiple injuries, ad manager keeps selling from hospital bed
Linda Petersen, advertising manager of The West Marin Citizen, working from her bed in The Rafael — Assistance for Living, a convalescent hospital on North San Pedro Road in San Rafael.
I’ve been posting periodic updates on Linda Petersen’s condition following her horrific traffic accident in Inverness June 13. Linda suffered 10 broken ribs, a broken [...]
