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Roger Duncan

Published online on Monday, Jun. 29, 2009

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Age: 69

Occupation: Retired lawyer.

Hobbies: Collecting books of Jack London and others; writing stories and studying different subjects; photography; reading literature and subjects political, historical and sports; skiing and camping -- in Yosemite, of course. My parents took me there as a child to ski at Badger.

Bee reader since: 1999.

How many letters: 27 since 1999.

Favorite topics: Politics, sports.

Why do you write? A means of expression and discussion, which I enjoy.

Education: University of Southern California undergraduate and law.

Family: Wife, Anne; two children, Brian and Celeste (husband, Roy) live in Los Angeles with granddaughter, Sara; stepson, Glen (wife, Kathy), Alyssa and Georgina living in England. Also, collection of cats.

Political philosophy: Contrarian Libertarian; I liked Ike, Kennedy; the rest ... not so much ... until now. Friends with and fan of people who work across party lines.

-- Compiled by Pam Rowse


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