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At Rancho del Cielo, his 688-acre spread in the Santa Ynez Mountains, north of Santa Barbara, Reagan is a man transformed, serene, under no compulsion to entertain. He shows off the fences that he and the hired man, Lee Clearwater, put up together. He displays his black thoroughbred, Little...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Meet the Real Ronald Reagan | 10/20/1980 | See Source »

By their rude patches in the remote valleys of California stand embattled small farmers defending pot that is known around the world for its high quality: sinsemilla (a Spanish-derived word meaning without seed), an unusually potent hybrid marijuana. Ever since Mexico began widespread spraying of its pot fields with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Pot Shots in California | 10/20/1980 | See Source »

He prides himself on being a political maverick in the mold of his hero, the late Senator Wayne Morse. But Democratic Congressman James Weaver, 53, has always kept in step with one part of his southwestern Oregon constituency: the liberal college town of Eugene (pop. 103,500). In three terms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Whose Woods These Are | 10/13/1980 | See Source »

Stocky, balding Fitzgerald, who owns a 1,100-acre sheep ranch, made his mark politically as a county commissioner when he fought state controls on land development and timber production. Says he: "Weaver is an environmental perfectionist. Environmental perfection is something we can't afford." Weaver, a former builder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Whose Woods These Are | 10/13/1980 | See Source »

When Harvard purchased the $4 million property, officials said the land was to be used for housing. And housing, in the models shown community leaders within the last two weeks, remains the primary use for the four-acre parcel across the street from the post office.

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Making Feasible' Plans | 10/4/1980 | See Source »

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