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Alex Breitler
A native of Benicia, he lives in Stockton with his wife, Ann (a Record copyeditor who fixes all of his mistakes). He has been writing mostly about natural resources since 2003, first in Redding and now in Stockton. He is on the lookout for a giant ... Read FullCategories
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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Gloomy snow survey
No one could have expected good news out of the latest round of snow surveys today, so with that in mind, here is the hammer:
The state Department of Water Resources estimated the snow-water content across the Sierra at 61 percent of normal for the date.
Broken down by region, the numbers are 49 percent in the [...]
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Worrisome water outlook
Zero.
That’s the amount of federal water that Westlands Water District expects to deliver to its farmers, unless the next two months deliver big-time snow in the Sierra.
The Fresno Bee reports that the news was delivered to a standing-room only crowd of growers on Wednesday.
“I pray that I am wrong,” Westlands General Manager Tom Birmingham was [...]
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Oh, the hypocrisy
There was one blemish at last week’s presidential inauguration.
Thousands of blemishes, really, in the form of paper bags, bottles and newspapers left strewn across the National Mall once the crowd of close to 2 million headed for the exits.
Barack Obama in his speech said we should “pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again [...]
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From the cheap "seats"
Here’s what we saw and heard during Tuesday’s inauguration from our tiny patch of grass on the National Mall. To come later: A few final bits of color.
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Alex Breitler reflects on Inauguration Day
Alex Breitler talks about his experience at the National Mall on Inauguration Day in this audio segment.
- Tara Cuslidge, Online Editor
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More photos from Alex Breitler in Washington, D.C.
Watching the speech.
The crowd at the Mall.
Trying to get out in pedestrian gridlock.
Waiting for buses.
- Tara Cuslidge, Online Editor
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Alex Breitler reports live from Washington, D.C.
Record reporter Alex Breitler will be sending
periodic updates from Washington D.C. where he is at the National Mall.
He doesn’t have a ticket, but he’s hoping to see President-elect Barack
Obama.
11:02 ETD: “Morning!. It is so cold I
can’t feel my toes, but the atmosphere is electric. We have been mostly
standing for four hours.”
11:33 ETD: “We are watching [...]
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An update from Alex
Alex sends this update as a precursor to journal tomorrow:
Today was our practice run for the big day on Tuesday. And while we still have no idea what to expect, access to downtown DC and the monuments was surprisingly easy. The bus downtown was half empty; and once we got there, we were allowed all [...]
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Mr. Breitler goes to Washington
Alex Breitler is visiting Washington D.C. landmarks today.
Here are some snapshots, thanks to his sister’s BlackBerry.
His colleagues are trying to get in touch with him for a quick update.
Hopefully more to come later…
- Tara Cuslidge, Online Editor
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Insult to injury?