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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HONORS THE MEMORY OF AL BELTRAMI On Saturday, November 23, 2013, long-time Mendocino County Administrative Officer (CAO) Al Beltrami passed away at age 79. At the time, he was the youngest man ever to serve as administrator of a...

… I’ll meet you ’round the bend my friend, where hearts can heal and souls can mend… Tuesday, April 09, 2013 Ten Years On… April 9, 2013 marks ten years since the fall of Baghdad. Ten years since the invasion. Since the lives of millions of Iraqis...

“A great loss” — Arab Americans mourn Clovis Maksoud The Arab American News 15 May — Maksoud was an advocate of Arab nationalism, Palestinian sovereignty, the policy of non-alignment and democratic socialism. Throughout his career, he always warned...

“Everyone must be committed in the matter of peace, to do everything that they can . . . .Peace is the language we must speak.” — Pope Francis INTRODUCTION This section is about peace – a most fundamental asset to community building, to personal growth...

The 2016 Anderson Ranch Advanced Workshop group at Anderson Ranch in Colorado. I just completed a magical week at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center with Jim Estrin of The New York Times. We are co-teaching a three year Advanced Mentor Program with ‘the...