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Posts published in February 2010

Autographs For Geezers

Pitchers and catchers report to spring training this week. There is hope! Baseball is on its way. I would rather watch the Minnesota Twins, but…

Past Blast

Yesterday I came in from harvesting a storm-felled tan oak, my Neolithic mind thinking ahead to winter warmth from these new-cut logs a year hence,…

Looting Social Security: Wall Street Targets the Elderly

Hank Paulson, the Gold Sacks bankster/US Treas­ury Secretary, who deregulated the financial system, caused a world crisis that wrecked the prospects of foreign banks and governments, caused millions of Americans to lose retirement savings, homes, and jobs, and left taxpayers burdened with multi-trillions of dollars of new US debt, is still not in jail.

Big Ag’s Couple Banks On Brown, Feinstein: The Resnicks Manipulate Water Policy with Big Campaign Contributions

Delta advocates fear that campaign contributions from Stewart Resnick and other big water interests could heavily influence Jerry Brown, the potential winner of the gubernatorial race in the November election, and his positions on the construction of more dams and the November $11.1 billion water bond. They also fear Resnick could pressure Brown to support legislative and administrative attacks on federal plans protecting Delta smelt and Central Valley salmon.

Farm To Farm

I don't follow the calendar very well, and since there aren't any Lutheran churches in Anderson Val­ley I wasn't aware that last Tuesday was actually…

Valley People 2/24/2010

DEPUTY CRAIG WALKER had no trouble the other day picking up a good natured male pit bull in Navarro. The deputy soon deposited the animal…

More PC Police

Here's a copy of the e-mail (courtesy of Washington City Paper) that got Chris Dovi, a Style Weekly reporter, fired after the e-mail was accidentally sent…

The Goat in the Clearing

That was quick. It seems only yesterday — in fact it was only yesterday — that we had Barack the Populist flailing away at the…

Saving Aaron Vargas – It May be Too Late

I don’t know Fort Bragg carpenter Todd Rowan, but I admire him. In a few short remarks quoted Sunday in the San Francisco Chronicle, Rowan…

Letters to the Editor

WHO’S THAT POUNDING? To the Editor: On January 28th at about 2:15pm I was taking a shower. About 15 minutes later there was a loud…

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