Recent Posts by Maddy Lederman

By Stephen Visakay (with Maddy Lederman), Special to the Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2010. Photo: Ann Cusack/Los Angeles Times There’s more history to these cocktail-stirring devices than Don Draper could imagine. They’re collectibles as well as connections to the past. “Mad Men,” the Emmy-winning cultural phenomenon, has sparked renewed interest in yet another quirky artifact from its era. In addition to slim suits, lunchtime cocktails and cigarettes,...

By Maddy Lederman Published by The Sun Runner Magazine, April/May 2008 With a history of so much scandal surrounding energy and the ongoing battle against the alleged profiteers proposing the ironically named “Green Path,” it’s easy to be suspicious of anything in the local energy industry. At the same time, the benefits of an energy source that does not emit CO2 are numerous and...

By Maddy Lederman Published by The Sun Runner, Desert Music Edition, Oct/Nov 2007. Rick Chambers has been living in Wonder Valley for over 30 years. “I was a lineman for Edison and then I went to work for San Diego Gas and Electric. I just helped the city fill in and, you know, I got claustrophobic. I had to get out. I always loved the...