Longer writing by Mark L. Hineline
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Updated 4 April 2003
(Note: Below are summaries and links to longer articles and essays that did not originate in The Ocotillo Field. Most were previously published elsewhere.)
The Antithesis of History
Cable news and internet coverage of the current war in Iraq are not instant history. They are the antithesis of history. This essay on history, journalism, and the war appeared in the North County Times on Sunday, 30 March 2003.
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Review of A Dangerous Place
Marc Reisner's posthumously published final book warns of the dangers of earthquakes in California and cautions that the consequences of large quakes will extend far from the epicenter. This review appeared in the North County Times on Sunday, 23 February 2003.
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Or read the review at the Faultline.org site.
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The Sea Where None Would Be
The Salton Sea is an enigma, neither completely natural nor fully man-made. In this article, which first appeared in the North County Times on Sunday, 19 January 2003, I look at the past and future of the sea and the region through the eyes of bioregional historian William deBuys.
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Or read the article at the Faultline.org site.
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Bioregional history
This sidebar, profiling deBuys and "bioregional history," accompanied the story that appeared in the North County Times.
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Eternal vigilance: a look at the history of agricultural quarantines in California
Beginning in the 1880s, fruit growers lobbied the California legislature for stern measures to prevent the spread of agricultural pests. This article first appeared in the North County Times on Sunday, 8 December 2002, just a handful of days after the imposition of a quarantine in San Diego County to prevent the spread of the Mexican fruit fly.
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The Road to Tucson
In April 1999 I drove my Volkswagen bus, "Peregrine," from San Diego to Tuscon to attend an academic conference. I almost made it back home. This account originally appeared as a series of postings to the "Type 2" mailing list for bus owners. I have not recast it.
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