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Black Tide: John McKinney Recalls the Santa Barbara Oil Spill of 1969

Even on the beach, my twelve year-old All Star can’t stop playing baseball. Danielgrips a driftwood “bat,” tosses rocks in the air, and hits them into the waves.
 
But something disturbs his hitting. He steps out of his imaginary batters box, peers at the bottom of his feet, and frowns. “Lots of tar today, Dad.”
 


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