In a recent posting, bsmith accused Mr. Eder of mounting a "negative, biased" attack because Mr. Eder begged people to Buy Local when printing flyers.

In my opinion, bsmith has it completely...

I've got a problem with these kinds of ideas. It's simple - they seem to assume that everything stays the same except for a change in one little corner of the situation. In this case, it's in...

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A few years ago, Samuel Epstein, MD wrote a scathing expose of the American Cancer Society, Cancer-Gate, revealing what a tiny portion of collected funds actually went to studying cancer. See a...

Because of the huge numbers of analog meters being replaced around the country, there have sprung up any number of refurbishers for the analog meters which mostly have decades of life left in them...

When I first came to Sebastopol about thirty years ago, there was a thriving flea market south of Bloomfield road south of town. All the tables were full of people paying a small fee to sell their...

Norman, you're right on but it's worth looking further. "Getting xxxx price competitive" is one of those canards that the right wing keeps trotting out because it works like a liberal killer ray...

From Sciguy:
Recently I asked if anyone knew of a discussion of the use of seawater in the Japanese reactor meltdown. I suggested it was a desperate last minute attempt. Then I listened to the...

I have been ignoring this thread but it occurs to me that it is a parallel discussion to the topic I normally discuss, namely the elimination of wasting behaviors (Zero Waste), rather than the...

I don't agree at all. Violating an actual law, such as speeding or texting while driving is one thing. Getting your car impounded is a whole new topic. In every city I know of, it's an outrageous...

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Why is it that any charlatan with enough money for a fancy website can con the whole world if he just uses the three magic words PLASTIC-ENERGY-OIL.

What idiotic nonsense this is - I...

It bugs me that anyone wastes time worrying what that fraud up in the vatican says, does or thinks about anything.

He fatuously claims to speak to god, yet when we all learned what the other side...

Miles:

That was beautiful writing. When you reminded me what sacrifices had to be made by my ancestors so that I could go into a voting booth, corrupt as it all might be, you affirmed my resolve...

Tashion:

Why are you bothering to write long screeds to these phonies? This self-appointed shaman knows less about psychic healing folderol than he does about the mathematics of string theory....

From Sciguy:
I only wanted to respond to the claim that double blind studies are impossible for Dousers, Psychics, Astrologers, Energy Healers, Palm Readers. Scientists are pretty resourceful...

Tars:
Pretty lowdown, trying to divert attention to whether or not I read and remembered your golden words or had the temerity to ask a question that had been answered, had I but done some...

Tars:
Santarosie implied that you are a breeder of dogs. Is that what is going on here? Is that why you are over the top arguing for "research into breeds"? I haven't followed every post so maybe...

I must say I am taken aback by the assurance expressed by three successive posters that dogs from the pound are somehow inferior because they are not a recognized breed. At least that's what I took...