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Posts published in June 2016

Secret Rules For Spying On Journalists

What's Obama done for America again? His legacy is Trump, Hillary, Brexit and the 49ers collapse. Yes, it could be worse, but the Oval Office is increasingly a figurehead kindred to Queen Elizabeth. The real decisions are made in dark places far from public scrutiny or even prying governmental eyes.

Mendocino County Today: Thursday, June 30, 2016

OB Forum;
Salmon BBQ;
Navarro High;
FB Report;
Deitz Exit;
CalFireWorks;
Reaganville;
Pittie Pity;
Rio Austerity;
Herd Politics;
Pets!;
Hatred v Fear;
Ceramic Vandal;
Yesterday's Catch;
Jill Reasons;
Thieves;
Finite Limits;
Terrible Job;
Plan B;
NY Visit

Revolutions Incorporated

Probably my favorite Fourth of July memory is the afternoon in Arcata when I got drunk early and wandered over to the ballpark just as the Redwood City team was taking pregame infield. Their massive…

Great America

If I were to sum up my personal philosophy in a single sentence, it would be this: Never try to encapsulate anything of import or complexity into a single sentence. Or perhaps: if your philosophy…

How Are The Children?

Fatter and dumber every year, according to national statistics, but asked in Ukiah the question implies that our community is concerned in the usual way local liberals are concerned — symbolically.

Sierra Fest 2016

There was a striking man walking up and down 128 all weekend with a goat on a leash. At least he looked like a man, wearing some kind of goatskin-looking coat. The goat was real,…

Engaging The Squares: Post-Orlando

Conservative writer P.J. O'Rourke, who used to butt heads with Molly Ivins on TV, came on the Tonight show once and explained right wing logic: "If you weren't a liberal when young, you had no…

Off the Record (Jun 29, 2016)

SHERIFF ALLMAN has turned in twice the required number of signatures needed to qualify his unique mental health proposal for the November ballot. The magic number is roughly 2100, Allman turned in 4300 signatures. THE…

Hoping For Transition

The Board of Supervisors, at their Tuesday meeting, again discussed the status of the transition of privatized mental health services from Ortner Management Group (OMG) if Yuba City to Redwood Quality Management. There was no…

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