

My wife, Betty Gail, has taught at Amador Valley High (from where we both graduated) since 1981. I also served as founding chair of Heart for Africa and have travelled to Africa seven times to serve on mission trips. I have served as a director of many non-profits in the Valley and the broader Bay Area and currently serve as chair of Teen Esteem and on the advisory board of Shepherd?s Gate. I spent 39 years in the daily newspaper business and wrote a column for more than 25 years in addition to writing editorials for more than 15 years. About this blog: I am a native of Alameda County, grew up in Pleasanton and currently live in the house I grew up in that is more than 100 years old.
