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Paradigm Lost

Here is my all-time favorite cartoon: a man is hanging from his pickax, which is hooked, barely, over the top edge of an impossible precipice. A second man hangs on to his ankle. There is…

The Uglification of Lakeport

On paper, the city of Lakeport should have a picturesque quality that makes its citizens proud and neighboring towns envious. In reality, Lakeport is a textbook example of how terribly wrong the design of a…

What Is Ukiah Smoking?

On May 4, 2005, the Ukiah City Council voted 5-0 to enact an “Urgent Ordinance Imposing a Moratorium on Outdoor Marijuana Cultivation.” With the passage of this ordinance, we are now officially back to the…

True Believers

The best season of the year is finally here. Baseball season. It's only a game that's being played, of course — but a game that can be very serious business to the young people who…

Tom Cahill’s Long Road

Although he wasn’t at all street-smart or jail-savvy when he was arrested for civil disobedience in the 1960s, Tom Cahill got a quick lesson in incarceration as he was led to his Texas jail cell…

Lakeport City Council Race 2005

No less than five candidates are vying for the one seat that has opened on the Lakeport city council due to the untimely demise of council member Dick Lampkin late last year. This stands in…

Antiwar Activism: Closing The Credibility Gap

While attending an antiwar rally in Seattle on Saturday, March 19, I had profoundly mixed feelings. From an organizer's standpoint, the rally was a success: 5,000 people came out in the rain to hear speeches…

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