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...House Judiciary Committee, requesting that the DEA halt the raids. In an April letter, Conyers asked the DEA to explain its use of "paramilitary-style enforcement raids" against medical marijuana patients and suppliers in California. Duncan's group also backs a California state senate bill that would callon the federal government to respect the state's marijuana laws...
...Callon, welcome back to where you always knew you belonged. A Southern California record producer, Callon, 43, grew up surfing on the beaches around Los Angeles. But then life got complicated -- a job, marriage, children -- and Callon gradually let the waves roll by without him. Recently, however, he took up the sport again; on weekends, when he is not riding the Pacific, he may be found in a Hermosa Beach surf shop, buying gear for his three children. Says Callon: "If a week goes by and I don't surf, I feel like I'm missing something...
...Callon is not alone. Surfing, the quintessential California pastime, which seemed to crest two decades ago, has attracted beaches full of new (and once lapsed) fans this summer. Stats are elusive, since only the diehard board cowboys join local clubs. But listen to beach-shop owners, and there is no doubt that surf's up as never before. "We're seeing a whole new crowd," says Gary Cimochowski, owner of the Brave New World, a supply store in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. "Young guys are taking up the sport, and older guys are coming back...
...Linda L. Callon Pittsburgh...
...STILLNESS AT APPOMATTOX (438 pp.) -Bruce Callon-Doubleday...