“They’re a pretty strong bunch of kids and they realize the dangers. They look out for each other. If there were only one, I’d be worried. One kid out in the cold cruel world. But …
Thursday, November 30
“We’re both in the Navy, and our pay is supposed to go up when we’re married. The housing allowance is higher for married couples. Then there’s insurance, which is bound to go down. "
Wednesday, November 22
Quitting time comes at five o’clock for Angie Bowen, and Angie’s routine usually doesn’t vary. Her noisy office, the San Diego branch of the Automobile Club of Southern California, lies across from the southern fringe …
Thursday, November 16
Rifle fire rises up out of the ravines. Diesel engines scream from the mesas. Artillery rounds slam into the hills with chest-pounding thuds. Over nearly every square inch of Camp Pendleton the Marines march, drive, …
Thursday, November 9
“Kelp is a very limited resource. A farmer can go purchase and plow up another forty acres. We can maybe increase a forty-acre kelp bed to forty-two, but there are simply only certain places it can grow.”
Thursday, November 2
The phone rang. A woman's voice said, “Stand by for Dr. Bronner.” Then he came on, “Chuck, there isn’t much time! I want you to go to Modesto. Find Walcher's house there. It’s on Hatch Road.”