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to make movement between the three levels practical for the home in which they plan on aging in place . They also filled the house with an interesting mix of vintage and contemporary furniture , art , and lighting , giving the home a relaxed elegance . The interior spaces feel fresh and modern , but the bones of the Ropp & Mackey work are evident throughout . The revival of the Italian spirit of the original home continues with the landscape and exterior hardscapes . The residence is sometimes called the “ Amalfi House .” It is easy to imagine it on a hillside overlooking the Bay of Naples .
But the house also has a special energy . One of the most intriguing things we ’ ve noticed as we research the architectural history of our town is the number of unmarried women who made up the early settlers . Today , we often skip over traditional honorifics like Mr . and Mrs ., but in the recent past , they carried great significance . Miss was used to identify an unmarried female , but beyond a certain age , say 30 , it induced a subtle judgment that she was of somewhat lower status than a married woman . Society pitied the old maid , the spinster . The Davis home was built for two such women , Miss Grace L . Dodge and Miss Mary G . Cummings . They carved out a life together that spanned almost half a century . They were both teachers at The Principia School in St . Louis . Teaching was one of the only professions open to single women . They shared the same address in the 1900 , 1910 , 1920 , 1930 , and 1940 censuses . The description of their relationship as “ partners ” on the 1920 census was particularly interesting . Their names appear on ship manifests for regular European vacations all through the first three decades of the last century . They retired to Laguna Beach in 1932 and built one of the first homes in Three Arch Bay . The original developers of the community marketed the neighborhood as “ Three Arch Bay – Where Privacy is Paramount .” The idea of building a refuge far from the prying eyes and judgments of others , of living an authentic life must have appealed to Grace and Mary . Grace served on the homeowners ’ board , Mary was active in the Daughters of the American Revolution , and they frequently entertained friends . They were home .
One of my favorite books is One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez . I love the title . He noted , “ All human beings have three lives : public , private , and secret .” Mary Cummings died in 1944 . Grace Dodge died in 1950 . They chose to be buried side-by-side in Westminster Memorial Park . They have spent more than a hundred years not in solitude , but in partnership . In the Amalfi House , you can feel Grace and Mary ’ s private and secret lives protected in the home they built , and the Davis family saved .
Hunter Fuentes is a local resident and realtor with Compass in Laguna Beach , specializing in historic architecture . Jon Stordahl has lived in Laguna for over 20 years and is a retired history teacher . You can reach Hunter and Jon at jon @ historiclaguna . com and hunter @ historiclaguna . com .
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Health Organization ( WHO ) engages in “ fearmongering ” and is “ notorious for listing chemicals as potential carcinogens after a single suggestive scientific study is published .” As a physician who has evaluated countless claims of chemical exposures in the state ’ s workers ’ compensation system dating to 1981 , that has never been my experience . The International Association for Research on Cancer ( IARC ), a creation of the WHO , is an authoritative resource on the issue of substance carcinogenicity . IARC monographs are quite lengthy , with extensive data analysis and discussion and numerous study and review-article citations . The IARC conclusion in 2015 was that glyphosate is “ probably a human carcinogen ” ( Group 2A ). Mr . Reed mentions the USDA Forest Service profile on glyphosate as “ a good source .” A word search of the current U . S . Forest Service website for “ glyphosate ” concludes with “ no results found .” A word search for “ herbicide ” offers 19 results , none addressing health effects . The only USDA Forest Service information sheet I could locate was from 1997 , which is outdated . Perhaps there is a more recent one I am not aware of .
A review article to update the IARC assessment published on Jan . 7 , 2019 , in Environmental Health concluded that the IARC ’ s categorization was appropriate .
Also , in 2019 , a review article by Benbrook in Environmental Sciences Europe addressed the discrepancy between the conclusion about glyphosate from the IARC ( probably carcinogenic ) versus that of the EPA ( likely not carcinogenic ). There were three primary reasons :
1 ) the EPA relied primarily on unpublished studies , whereas the IARC relied upon peer-reviewed studies ;
2 ) the IARC relied on studies of formulated glyphosate-based herbicides ( GBHs ) and assays of glyphosate ’ s primary breakdown product in the body ( AMPA ), whereas the EPA looked primarily at technical glyphosate alone .
3 ) the IARC took into account occupational and elevated exposure scenarios , which the EPA did not . Based on my knowledge and experience , the IARC assessment methods are superior . Clearly , more research is ongoing . I invite the reader to contrast Mr . Reed ’ s multiple broad , unsupported assertions with what I have presented here . This might help explain why juries are reaching the verdicts they are .
Gary Stewart , Laguna Beach
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