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Posts published in June 2023

Capital & Interest: Heaven’s Debt Ceiling

Leader of the Republican revolt against suspension of the debt ceiling just passed in the House of Representatives, Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is a self-professed man of faith. One does not have to scratch…

A Beatnik Nun Eco-Poet Finally Gets Her Due

Poet Mary Norbert Korte, who died last November at age 88, was known as a beatnik nun who left the Dominican Order to join San Francisco’s poetry scene, and as an off-grid eco-warrior who preserved…

Mendocino County Today: Saturday, June 10, 2023

Interior T-Storms | Starflower | Spaghetti Grange | Arena Weekend | Action Needed | Supe Pride | Shoplifting Scuffle | Needs Work | Irvine Lodge | Nine Busts | Brazilian Dinner | Ha Gets 30 | Log Truck | Police EV | Leaf | Ed Notes | Beacon Fans | Media Savvy | Silly Hats | Yesterday's Catch | Rental Moratorium | Witch Dunk | Anarcho-Syndicalism | Rhetorical | Marco Radio | Prez Library | Saints Respond | Trump Indictment | The Left | Flat Earth | Bad Tummyache | Ron Cobb | Recognition | Protecting Journalists | Werewolfing | New Toy | Ukraine | This Week

Local Animal Groups Are The Cat’s Meow

They say it takes a village, and wow, am I lucky that Mendocino County has such a great village to help with animals in need. I had a huge scare recently when my beloved soul-cat…

Kissinger/Anslinger

By reaching age 100, Henry Kissinger, provided another hook for journalists with something to say about him. The corporate media recounted the career of a most influential statesman, adviser to presidents, winner of the Nobel Peace…

Mendocino County Today: Friday, June 9, 2023

Drizzy | Cloud Bank | AV Graduation | Art Scholarships | Senior Lunches | Pete Sellmer | Lodging Needed | Robert Werra | Velma's Farmstand | Hendy Night | Haschak Report | SNWMF Ahead | Scaramella Rx | Fortunate Farm | Ed Notes | DUI Conviction | Mendo Coast | Firesafe Projects | Gas Boat | Courthouse Pricetag | Leaf | Sako Mad | Oak Tree | Mendo Minerals | Hometown Kids | Yesterday's Catch | Scammers | Beacon Sez | Firewood | Mobley Reading | Kennedy Ick | Golf Friends | PGA Logo | Yippie Climate | Their Words | Ishi | Too Complex | Something Snapping | Water Bag | Political Misconception | Ukraine | Social Hygiene | Silly Propaganda | Commercial Art

Deluge, Budget Deficit & Wishful Thinking

On Sunday the Heavens parted. Last Sunday’s (May 28th) super-torrential drenching reminded me of a sudden Illinois late Spring deluge that ends almost as soon as it began, but leaving corn and soybean fields underwater.…

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