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Posts published in February 2011

Taking A Hike

Tucson is surrounded by four mountain ranges, one in each direction. The city is sandwiched between the two halves of beautiful Saguaro National Park. Coronado National Forest lies to the north of town. So does…

Creeping Up On God

So this guy goes to see a psychiatrist and after 50 minutes the psychiatrist says, “I think you’re crazy.” And the guy says, “Hey, wait a minute. I want to get a second opinion.” And…

Reefer Madness Forever

“Marijuana's Role in the Tucson Shooting” was the extremely misleading headline on an article by Joe Califano that the Huffington Post ran Jan. 21. Why is that supposedly liberal site disseminating propaganda by a leading…

Two Rounds on the Roadside

It's an unhappy day all around, at the end of it headed south on my bike out of Arcata through Bayside and just about ready to pass the post office when someone startles me by…

President Gasbag

After watching President Obama’s state of the union, plus the first Republican response to it by Rep Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, and the second response by Rep Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, chair of the Tea…

No Smarts for Mendo

Besides the potential health affects cited by Antonia Lamb and the other "electrosensitives" at last week's Supervisors meeting, serious questions about smart meters remain.

Off the Record

A caller asked, "So what happened to your beef with Supervisor Smith?" It wasn't my beef with Smith, it was everyone's beef.

Valley People

MEET THE SHERIFF. Miriam Martinez reminds us, “The public is invited to a free open forum featuring Sheriff Tom Allman as our special guest speaker. The A. V. Unity Club is hosting this public event,…

Judge Henderson: Master of Suspense

When last we saw Eldon Hogan he was on his way to San Quentin. Eldon was only going for a visit, an evaluation to see if the people at the state prison thought young Eldon,…

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