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Mark Epstein’s Biography

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Enjoying my 7th three-year sabbatical from the real world - here in Wine Country. For 16 years I've been a columnist - "Vantage Point" for the St. Helena Star.

I cover a wide range of topics - how we live, function and survive during turbulent times.

Mark Epstein’s Journalist Portfolio

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Vantage Point: 'Smiles of a Summer Night'

Vantage Point: 'Smiles of a Summer Night'

Having grown up with the films of Ingmar Bergman, on a recent trip to Sweden it was mandatory that I make a p…

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Vantage Point: Frustrations of the fall season

Vantage Point: Frustrations of the fall season

Melancon first voted two years ago in the midterm elections. His mail ballot was rejected because his envelop…

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Vantage Point: Shaken or Stirred?

Vantage Point: Shaken or Stirred?

Though the economic recovery is moving ahead haltingly, an upturn is now clearly established. Folks feel bett…

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Surviving our 2020 Plagues in St. Helena

Surviving our 2020 Plagues in St. Helena

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Vantage Point: The generosity of wine

Vantage Point: The generosity of wine

Perhaps because it was just before Passover and Easter, the recent meeting of the Napa Valley Vintners/St. He…

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Vantage Point: In St. Helena, we're bored, not depressed

Vantage Point: In St. Helena, we're bored, not depressed

Most everyone I know has been engaged this summer in a continuing search for social stimulation. Some, includ…

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Vantage Point: B plus S equals BS

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| St. Helena Star Verified
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Vantage Point: Our politics and governance now

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State AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington D.C.West VirginiaWisconsinWyomingPuerto RicoUS Virgin IslandsArmed Forces AmericasArmed...
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OPINION | To the Class of 2026: Your Actions Can Help Shape Our Future

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| South Seattle Emerald.org
This is not a standard graduation speech. It is a plea for empathy and clear thinking, and an urgent call to action. Graduates of 2026, you are not alone in this world. You are connected to all humanity and life on our planet. To echo Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., our county’s namesake, we are all part of an “inescapable network of mutuality.” Our words here are part of the battle for our future. Your actions will decide its course.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

columnist at the Cornell Daily Sun more than a half-century ago.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! I still own an Olivetti portable.

How is social media changing news?

making it ephemeral.

Awards

National Society of Newspaper Columnists

2015 - General Interest - Newspapers undert 50K subs

Third Place