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Posts published in May 2011

Five Years For What Crime?

Marian “Mollie” Fry, MD, and her husband Dale Schafer, an attorney, have begun serving five-year terms —ostensibly for the crime of Cannabis cultivation (growing plants), but actually for the crime of political organizing (educating people).

Miley Cyrus & The Bin Laden Death Fest

Here in the Homeland there is jubilation. The YouTube site of teen idol, Miley Cyrus’s “Party in the USA” hosted the virtual party to celebrate  the unarmed bin Laden’s killing. As of this morning the…

Duck!

“One cannot write of ducks without mentioning water." — Ernest Thompson Seton Just when we thought the apex of human stupidity was a toss up between building nuclear power plants and waging wars for gasoline,…

A Memoir: The Fortunate Son, Part 3

Teenage boys, goaded by their surging hormones, run in packs like the primal horde. They have only a brief season of exhilarating liberty between control by their mothers and control by their wives. — Camille Paglia…

Letters To The Editor

DIALOGUE OF THE DEAF AVA — This is in response to your report on April 20th's “Neighborhood Wars.” Well named, but misinformed. Mr. McEwen misinterpreted both mine and Mr. Graham's testimony to a great degree.…

A Volcano Of Lies

Barack Obama, who pledged to restore ethical honor to the White House after the Bush years, is now burying himself under an active volcano of lies, mostly but not exclusively concerning the assassination of Osama…

Beginning To See The Light

Thomas Knight was looking at four years in prison for assault with a deadly weapon. He'd gotten into a fight with a friend. Maybe the friend was winning the hand-to-hand combat when Knight pulled a…

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