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Press Democrat readers comment on homeowners insurance, and more.

Vince Herman is out to have some fun. 33 years after founding Leftover Salmon, Vince released an album of his own and hit the road to play a batch of songs developed in his new Nashville home. It’s a bit of a departure from the “Salmon sound” as he digs into his idea of what country music is. There’s some bluegrass and Cajun influences and honky tonk ballads all piled atop great players taking the tunes for a ride.

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A state assembly bill was signed into law Friday that allows counties in California to create committees to investigate the deaths of homeless people. Advocates for the bill say this will help counties gather essential data to uncover the root causes of these deaths.

Editor: Patrick Cloney's guest column ("Pension Debt is Devouring Local Services," Aug. 31) effectively addresses the threat to our safety (police, roads) quality of life...

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Bachrun LoMele's Burn Pile/The Andromeda Mirage at the Morris Graves

Each day, it seems, we are made aware of startling new crises in our environment — Mesopotamia's Fertile Crescent, the "Cradle of Civilization," has turned,...

Yellow leaves litter our camp in under the pepperwoods. Dust rests atop the meadow's tinder-dry grasses. Fine silt rises with each flip-flop-clad footstep down to...

Editor: I congratulate the author on the brilliant piece of sociopolitical commentary in this week's issue of the North Coast Journal ("FAQs About Your Changing...