Entrusting the USA to its patroness, Mary Immaculate, then offering one final “God Bless America,” Pope Francis launched heavenward from Philadelphia on his Alitalia jet nearly two weeks ago. The diverse music that graced and…
Posts published in October 2015
Finding Brett;
Misdemeanor Camp;
Mental Maze;
Tussin Love;
Norman Forum;
Progressive Politics;
Empty Niners;
Gun Restriction;
Stoners Rising;
Michael Hedges;
CO Healthcare;
Yesterday's Catch;
Toxic Plant;
Biden's Past;
City Lights;
Ukiah Women;
Piano Concert;
Montessori Benefit
Boy Search;
Privatization Disaster;
$100,000 Bail;
Egret;
FB Contradictions;
Bail Reform;
Family Feud;
Hoopa Sovereignty;
Yesterday's Catch;
Contractor Sting;
Rental Scam;
SEIU Unavailable;
Asphalt Plant;
Fake Progressive;
Quake Swarm;
Harper Defeat;
Clinton Inc;
2000 Insults;
Sexist Vote;
Zito Retires;
Marketing Weed;
Tough Love
Every few years, there’s a flurry of interest in Mendo’s obvious misallocation of Proposition 172 funds. Then everything returns to the status quo. It goes back to 1994 when California voters approved a half-cent sales…
Forester Greg Giusti doesn’t fight fires with water, hoses and aerial assaults. He didn’t fight the Valley Fire or any of the other conflagrations — at Elk and Jerusalem — that swept across Lake County…
Most artists are unknown or little known outside their neighborhood or town or small circle of friends. This is not a bad or good thing, but merely the way of the world. My favorite poets are known to only a handful of people, and many of the finest musicians and painters and actors I’ve had the good fortune to hear and see will never be known outside the little kingdoms inhabited by their personal friends and acquaintances.
There is an old adage about the cobbler's children going unshod that makes me wonder what trade or profession, if any, breeds the most problematic children. Is there a segment of the population, career-wise, that…