Monthly Archives: June 2012

Cheri Block and The University of the Pacific

by cheri block Forty years ago last month, I graduated from The University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. That day in the Central Valley was hotter than the Mohave Desert in August. I was the commencement speaker at the … Continue reading

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Olives, jam, and bread

by cheri sabraw The John Deere tractor—looking like a green scorpion with its powerful backhoe attachment—will cross the creek for the umpteenth time this year and instead of digging long trenches for irrigation pipes, will finally begin to fill them. … Continue reading

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