The Church of the Open Road Press

Narratives about motorcycling on Northern California's back roads; Reflections on the history and geography of the North State; Memoirs and early recollections of youthful visits to towns and forests and mountaintops. Also middle-of-the-road takes on current issues in politics and education. Middle of the road? Isn't that dangerous?

Monday, February 20, 2017

“The Theft of Memory” – A Review

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subtitled:   “Losing My Father, One Day at a Time” Jonathan Kozol Signal Press (imprint of McClelland and Stewart) © 2105 Jonat...
Sunday, February 12, 2017

OROVILLE DAM

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A Personal History I watched ‘em build Oroville Dam.   Yep.   That Oroville Dam.   Department of Water Resources In the 1960...
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Saturday, January 28, 2017

CHESTERFIELD STRAIGHTS

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A Church of the Open Road mini memoir My grandfather , “Hap” Bagnell smoked Lucky Strikes, a habit conferred upon ...
Monday, January 23, 2017

California: A History – a book suggestion

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By Kevin Starr, Modern Library, © 2005-2015, $17. As a school principal I recall dropping by an eighth grade teacher’s history class ...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

YOUNG MEN AND COOKIES

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A Church of the Open Road mini-memoir My father was an honorable, honest and straightforward man – except when ...
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Sunday, January 15, 2017

A “TIMELY” DISCUSSION ABOUT US AND OUR DISCUSSIONS

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A Church of the Open Road call for civility Check out this clock face .   It is round with twelve at the top and...
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Saturday, January 7, 2017

2016: THE CHURCH OF THE OPEN ROAD’S YEAR IN REVIEW

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… in words and pictures I’m not much of a photographer , although sometimes something likeable will come from a seri...
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Maps. Some of the best stories one encounters one encounters by reading a map. A map is the framework - the outline - upon which both history and fantasy are crafted. Just as two people can witness an event and come up with entirely different recollections - each completely true, verifiable and accurate - two people can travel the same mapped route and come up with entirely different stories. But without the map, perhaps they'd have no story to tell. Some of the best anthologies in my library are stuffed in my map case.
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