Bob Dunning

Jul 24, 2024 | on.substack.com | Bob Dunning |Hannah Ray

was the star columnist at The Davis Enterprise for 55 years, until one day in May he was suddenly laid off. The 77-year-old was a much-loved fixture of the community in Davis, California, and one of the newspaper’s main attractions. In the wake of the layoff, his adult children mentioned that Substack could be an option to explore. “Is that a sandwich shop?” Bob asked. But after a little further investigation and some help from a friend, he decided to give it a shot.

Jun 25, 2024 | annettelaing.substack.com | Annette Laing |Bob Dunning |Julie Gammack |John Earl

Today's a Bit of Historypost, in which I riff on a random historical thingy from my collection: In case you haven't guessed, that's it in the photo. Coming across this badge from FDR’s 1937 inauguration reminded me of my favorite president (sorry, conservative friends, but love you anyway, stay with me). It also reminded of the California journalist who gave it to me. Thanks my historian/journo brain, that led me to think about local journalism, and why it matters. Anyway. All that's in here.

May 1, 2024 | guslloyd.com | Bob Dunning

Posted on May 02, 2024 Gus shares a story about a priest in Pottstown, Pennsylvania who spent $40,000 of church money supplementing his addiction to the online game, Candy Crush Saga. Fr. Lawrence Kozak has been charged with theft and other related crimes and was relieved of his position as pastor of St. Thomas More Church in 2022, has been in counseling and is making restitution.

Apr 26, 2024 | davisenterprise.com | Bob Dunning

I don't know about you, but it's been a while since I've seen a flock of turkeys roaming our town, holding up traffic and terrorizing Davis youngsters as they attempt to ride their bicycles to school. But maybe these ugly yet lovely animals have just moved to another neighborhood. I do occasionally see them in some of the many almond orchards that surround our town, and sometimes I see them trying to cross a country road. Truth be told, I miss them.

Apr 25, 2024 | davisenterprise.com | Bob Dunning

The mighty state of Oregon, the land of my birth, has pulled the plug on its plan to make the entire West Coast adhere to either year-round Pacific Daylight Time or year-round Pacific Standard Time. Of course there was the usual silly debate, with claims that switching clocks twice a year causes an increase in heart attacks, crop failure, skiing accidents on Mt. Hood and declining water quality in Crater Lake.