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    Introducing Articles 

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    Barry
    Published on 01-31-2011 10:37 AM
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    Hi Everybody,

    Like you, I’ve enjoyed the amazing variety of posts that appear on WaccoBB.net and the serendipity that they afford. I’ve worked hard to create an environment that encourages thoughtful community dialog. Topics appear organically from the community and it generally works out surprisingly well, given that there is no coordination or planning.

    Comments also appear. Sometimes they are thoughtful, sometimes just a “me too”, sometimes they hijack the thread, sometimes,     ...
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    Two-Year-Olds On My Mind on Christmas Day, 2010 by Shepherd Bliss 

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    Barry
    Published on 12-26-2010 08:41 AM
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    Here's a touching piece for Christmas from Shepherd Bliss a local farmer, poet, and college professor, as well as a friend and long time Wacco!

    Barry


    Two-Year-Olds On My Mind on Christmas Day, 2010

    By Shepherd Bliss

    I have four special unrelated children in my life right now, all of whom I am fortunate to be able to see during this holiday season. They are each two-year-olds. Since I am 66-years-old and have never had two-year-olds in my ...
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    Proposition 19: How should Stoners Vote? 

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    Barry
    Published on 10-19-2010 08:25 AM  Number of Views: 1741 
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    The election is upon on us, and I know that one proposition that is of great interest to many of you is Prop 19 - Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010.

    A good summary of it's provisions is on Ballotpedia.

    And a blog entitled "    Stoners Against the Prop. 19 Tax Cannabis Initiative" has been making the rounds lately.

    I do not agree with it on some fundamental grounds.

    First, I think it's disingenuous to not acknowledge that Cannabis     ...
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