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Posts published in September 2015

Why I Moved To The Country

Hunters Point, home to the last peninsula based losers in the lottery of class warfare, is a world away from the rolling hills and rampant overconsumption of Napa and its environs. The folks who call…

The Pope In Bobbleheads

  http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2015/sep/18/pope-francis-souvenirs-pope-toaster-baseball-bobbleheads-in-pictures

Price Gougers Beware: We Know Which Bus You Take To Work

Hackers release personal info on price-gouging pharmaceutical CEO. http://deadstate.org/hackers-just-released-the-home-address-and-phone-number-of-price-gouging-pharma-ceo-martin-shkreli/

Letters (Sep 23, 2015)

As California's epic drought plunges into its fourth year, Californians are desperately seeking ways to use less water in their daily lives with such measures as taking fewer and shorter showers, flushing less often, turning off the tap while brushing, washing the car less often and replacing lawns with drought tolerant plants being heavily promoted by State water agencies.

It Began As A Day Like Any Other

It was a good day. I had busted ass. The pool sparkled. The Tennis court was swept and the proscribed factory sealed tennis balls were set out ready for use. The 1/2 acre of lawn…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Sep 23, 2015

Lake County;
Homeless Dopeheads;
Losak Resigns;
Pinoleville Bust;
Enough;
Under God;
Creekside Picnic;
FB Planning;
Bear Hunt;
Roses;
Destructive Impulse;
Yesterday's Catch;
U.S. Militarism;
U.S. Socialism;
Turquoise Chicken;
Museum Events;
Jazz Club;
Midnight Rambler

Mendo’s Mental Health Blues

At the Board Of Supervisors meeting on September 8th, Mental Health Board member Nancy Sutherland asked for clarification of the County's plans to put the current mental health contracts out for bid again although the…

Veterans’ Suicide Epidemic Lucrative for Therapists

Marine Corps veterans have formed their own suicide-prevention network for reasons laid out in a very powerful article by Dave Philipps in the New York Times Sept. 20. The men Philipps writes about served in…

The Stony Lonesome: Karaoke Night At The Tradewinds

I and a brace of the core members of my retinue were passing a Friday evening in a most pleasant fashion, quaffing cocktails and partaking of various deep-fried morsels at TW's, the bar at the…

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