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Posts published in October 2011

The Legacy Of Al Davis

When I was doing my book tour for Bad Sports: How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love, I always had a joke in my back pocket about Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis that never…

Protesting 101

You will recall the famous line from the movie The Wizard of Oz, “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain,” and how, until the little dog opens the curtain and reveals the fraud, Dorothy and her friends do, indeed, ignore the man behind the curtain and remain riveted on a false idol projected on a large screen obscured by smoke and fire. I remind you of this cinematic moment because it brilliantly captures the current cognitive conundrum confronting contemporary crusading consortiums, most notably the much-heralded occupiers of Wall Street.

Arcata Student Sign Swipers Nabbed

For months, all manner of signs and banners from throughout Arcata — particularly Northtown — as well as the Humboldt State campus, have been disappearing from their installed locations and, as it turns out, migrating…

Fox Tries To Prank A Wall Street Occupier

Fox News Reporter Bill Schulz at a Occupy Wall Street Rally: Jesse, so Ray, your partner here, your… (Occupier named Ray): Comrade. Schulz: Your colleague, she’d seen the protests in Greece and Europe and elsewhere.…

Q&A With James Bassler

Mr. Bassler's son, Aaron, after killing Matt Coleman of Albion then, two weeks later, Jere Melo of Fort Bragg, was himself shot to death by Sacramento police officers two weeks ago. Roaming the heavily forested…

Off The Record

This Week: Accused Albion child molester refuses plea deal; Occupy Wall Street, San Francisco branch; Fed crackdown on pot shops; and much more

Teeter Tottering

The Teeter Plan is an in-house financial arrangement whereby the County advances school and service districts their full share of the annual tax allotment in advance even though not all taxes have come in. The…

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