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Search on for the first bumblebee of the year 3 minute read The Bohart Museum of Entomology is sponsoring a two-county contest in memory of the late Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology, to find the first bumblebee of the year in Solano and Yolo counties. Kathy Keatley Garvey/Courtesy photo Support Local Journalism Be on the lookout for the first bumblebee of the year in Yolo and Solano counties. In memory of native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp (1933-2019), UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor of entomology, the Bohart Museum of Entomology is sponsoring...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA The late Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology. The Bohart Museum of Entomology is sponsoring a two-county contest in his memory to find the first bumblebee of the year in Solano and Yolo counties. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) See a bee, snap a photo for Bohart Museum contest The Bohart Museum of Entomology is sponsoring the inaugural Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble-Bee-of-the-Year Contest. Thorp, 85, who died June 7, 2019, was a global authority on bumblebees and distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at the Univerity of Calif...

Nearly 70 years ago, Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible,” a play ostensibly about the 17th century Salem witchcraft trials, in which about 25 people, mostly women, were accused of consorting with the devil and suffered horrible deaths.  There’s no doubt, however, that Miller’s play was an allegorical denunciation of persecuting Americans suspected of harboring communist beliefs, particularly hearings by Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy. In fact, after writing the play Miller was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to identify others with whom he had attended cer...

CALmatters Commentary: California has own version of 21st century witch hunts Dan Walters: CALmatters Commentary Nearly 70 years ago, Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible,” a play ostensibly about the 17th century Salem witchcraft trials, in which about 25 people, mostly women, were accused of consorting with the devil and suffered horrible deaths. There’s no doubt, however, that Miller’s play was an allegorical denunciation of persecuting Americans suspected of harboring communist beliefs, particularly hearings by Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy. In fact, after writing the play, Miller w...

In summary Cancel culture is erasing names of historic or current figures from public places if they deviated from contemporary ideology Nearly 70 years ago, Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible,” a play ostensibly about the 17th century Salem witchcraft trials, in which about 25 people, mostly women, were accused of consorting with the devil and suffered horrible deaths. There’s no doubt, however, that Miller’s play was an allegorical denunciation of persecuting Americans suspected of harboring communist beliefs, particularly hearings by Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy. In fact, after wr...