The other day, I got a couple of pictures from an old school friend whom I hadn’t heard from in a while. *** Over the years, the poet Devulapalli Krishna Sastri has affectionately been referred to as Andhra’s Shelley. As it happens, there has been an equally large contingent of poetry lovers over the years who have taken objection to …
Environmental activists in Bakersfield have won an initial victory in their legal fight to keep water flowing in the Kern River, which for many years was reduced to a dry, sandy riverbed. Keats said the court recognized in the ruling that California has long upheld a legal principle that public trust waters like the Kern River “can’t be sacrificed for …
A little boy falls in love with nature in 'Emile and the Field' Enlarge this image toggle caption Make Me a World, an imprint of Random House Children's Books Make Me a World, an imprint of Random House Children's Books "There was a boy named Emile / who fell in love with a field," poet Kevin Young writes. Sponsor Message …
Critics call it a “sweetheart deal” between the Trump administration and the Central Valley’s largest agricultural water district, and they claim it unfairly lines the pockets of major farm owners while imperiling California salmon and other fish species. “And now we have a chance to reverse the contract.” Climate & Environment Westlands Water District gets permanent U.S. contract for massive …
The 100 greatest children's books: Who voted? Ich bin wie der Fluss Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp – Literary translator and children's book consultant, United Kingdom 1. Le temps des secrets Dr Melanie Ramdarshan Bold – Senior Lecturer in Children's Literature, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom 1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Chris Smith – Children's author and broadcaster, United Kingdom …
Water no longer flows through the Kern River at Beach Park in Bakersfield, where people have pressed the California Department of Water Resources board to bring it back. Conservation groups are going to court to try to bring back a flowing river in Bakersfield, where for years so much water has been diverted in canals to supply farms that the …
Sex and the City's Kristin Davis was not quizzed about her co-star Chris Noth, after he has been accused of sexual misconduct, by James Corden on the Late Late Show. Noth, right, has vehemently denied the claims of sexual abuse Noth returned to his role as Detective Mike Logan following the original run of Sex and the City In her …
The Kern River cascades from the Sierra Nevada in a steep-sided canyon, coursing through granite boulders, and flows to the northeast side of Bakersfield. “It’s sad to think that we’re allowing our natural resources to be taken away to that degree where it’s killing the environment, it’s killing the natural process of our land, the watershed.” Miguel Rodriguez, organizer of …