August, 1990. One morning, towards the end of May, Dave came over to my desk and said, “Well, here’s the scoop of the year: I’ve got AIDS. I’ve given them three months’ notice.” Within a…
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MENTAL HEALTH CONSERVATORSHIPS by Mark Scaramella At last Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting after the big Annexation Cancellation agenda item, there was a discussion of the County’s “C.O.R.E.” (Community Outreach Response & Engagement) program in…
June 28 A young friend’s band played at the Pride Parade in San Francisco today—their first paying gig! I didn’t share my memories with them. How could I convey the fear that pervaded the city…
WARM temperatures expected again today in the interior, before some relief midweek. There is a slight chance for interior thunderstorms Monday. Hot weather with temperatures over 100 degrees possible Thursday into the weekend. (NWS) STEPHEN…
AT MOSSWOOD, JULY 1ST ON-LINE COMMENT: We lost a talented musician in North county last week. People- There is fentanyl in the coke! I don’t know why this is not publicly stated and warned! Humboldt…
In front of the Horniman Museum in the leafy Forest Hill district of London stands a weathered Tlingit totem pole. It is loomed over by the museum’s squat-yet-somehow-also-lofty clocktower and regarded from behind with neo-medieval…
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