I have a passion for history, especially the history of my people as they made their way out of Europe and into the West. It’s not always a pretty story, …
The Western View: Keep Your Pets Safe This Thanksgiving
It’s the holidays, and we need to keep in mind it’s not a safe time for our pets. Like just about everyone else who lives in the country, we have …
The Western View: November is Veterans Month
The President has declared the entire month of November a salute to those who served in our military. His expression of gratitude was well received, but recently I saw a …
Western View: Will California Take Over PG&E?
As incredible as it may sound, two Bay area politicians actually think the State of California should take over PG&E. One is Governor Newsom himself, who thinks he should use …
Catastrophic Decline of the Western Monarch
The Monarch Butterfly is an important native of the American West. Not only is it one of the most colorful creatures on the planet, it is amazingly resilient. Yet it …
Western View: Green Energy’s Dirty Little Secret
With all the talk of agriculture contributing mightily to global warming with greenhouse gas emissions, the environmental movement is ignoring one of the worst greenhouse gas pollutants on the planet. …
The Western View: More Midwest Flooding: Can California Fill The Gap?
Last week we were on a road trip. We followed the Missouri River from North Dakota through Nebraska and Iowa, and saw some of the most devastating flooding I’ve ever …
The Western View: Could farmers be the heroes of the 21st century?
Recently, the United Nations sounded an alarm that worldwide, agricultural land is disappearing for many reasons, and populations are continuing to grow. The report said this shrinkage of farmland coupled …
The Western View: New Income Source From Farming?
Thanks to some creative thinkers in private industry, Cap-and-Trade could become a new income source for growers. Cap-and-Trade was a controversial program invented some years ago as a way for …
The Western View: September is California Wine Month
This month we celebrate 250 years of winemaking in the Golden State and honor the people who make California wines so popular. With nearly 5,000 wineries in the state, California …
The Western View: Insects Repelled by Unfamiliar Odors
Plants have been naturally defending against insect pests for millions of years. Could odor be a weapon against bugs? Scientists from the University of Vermont have discovered that not only …
The Western View: Storming Area 51? Bad Idea
You can take a joke too far, as a young man from Bakersfield found out recently. He didn’t realize that just the mention of Area 51 fires up a lot …
The Western View: Buffalo Bill Center Covers the West
Cody, Wyoming is a town I’ve always wanted to visit, but the chance just hadn’t come up. I had various reasons for going there; the first is the Buffalo Bill …
The Western View: The Best Lawman in the Old West
One of the most effective lawmen of the old west wasn’t Wyatt Earp or Wild Bill Hickok. It’s a Federal Marshall who worked out of Judge Parker’s court in Fort …