Published first on Wacco and again [with many edits] in today's Press Democrat letters to the editor.

Letter pasted starting here:
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Fear-mongering politics

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I find this anti union invective very disturbing. Certainly there have been serious abuses perpetrated by unions, usually when the upper management lost touch with their membership and became another...

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Yes, but getting anything significant done in a democracy requires people to get up and get organized. Power concedes nothing without a fight. And change never happens as a gift from on...

At the Sebastopol forum last Thursday, Lynda Hopkins was vague about who is funding her campaign. She mentioned her many small donations. She failed to mention her big donors.

Thankfully, Lynda's...

I'm sorry to read that you've been so adversely affected by your life experience that you choose to ignore basic human rights when it suits you. You're fortunate to be in the 1% who believes that...

I recently joined Medium, and after reading this post, I wanted to share it with Wacco members who might enjoy it. On Medium, they list how long it will take on average to read the post, which I've...

Once again, film-maker Michael Moore nails it, with his blend of history, insight, and facts.
Go Bernie!

I just sent a check to Bernie Sanders at Bernie, 2016, P.O. Box 905, Burlington, VT. 05402. The young people voted overwhelming for him in Iowa, whereas those of my generation, now 71-years-old, did...

Please phone your county Supervisor's office and ask her/him to get the Board to open all the unused buildings the county owns, and has no plans to sell or use, for housing--the largest for Camp...

Following are links to today's New York Times article on the climate accord in Paris. What do you think of this agreement? What questions might you have about it? I ask because I am preparing for my...

Last weekend, the SF Peninsula Press Club announced the annual winners of its 2015 Greater Bay Journalism Award contest for work published last year. The investigative series by this reporter about...

Whoa...hold the show here just a bit. Firstly, implying that right off the bat, homeless are somehow a bunch of "folks with mental problems" is a mischaracterization of what being homeless...

A certain pesticide that’s been found to harm bees is no longer approved for use in the United States, after a federal appeals court struck down the Environmental Protection Agency’s authorization...

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blessings, jude

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Fear can provoke us to do things we wouldn't do if we felt confident.

Following is why Bernie Sanders is running and why I am voting for him. Please join me and around 200 people interested in hearing a streaming video of Bernie at the Sebastopol Grange, this Wed.,...

Apologies to poets everywhere...

A Salute to the Impossible.

It would be easy to call it impossible.
The pundits say so and the politicians hope it.
(The former hate the tax and the latter...

Following is a link to the article "The Triumph of Occupy Wall Street" by Sonoma County author Michael Levitin in the current Atlantic Monthly, a prominent national publication for decades. Levitin's...

[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE]Rustie,

We agree with everything you are saying about single payer and our #@%74# health system. It truly is a mess. Most doctors and hospitals spend tons of time and money...

The Occupy Bench in The Plaza is close to getting built.31336

Jim Wheaton is coordinating a great project with local artists, local wood, local volunteers, local everybody.
Would you like to...

Wine Empire replaces Redwood Empire

By Shepherd Bliss
WaccoBB.net

Sonoma County has been known as part of the natural Redwood Empire. Wine industry lobbyists re-branded it as the commercial...

:copcar:Heads up! I've notice CHP cars on the shoulder of 101 near the entrance ramp at Hwy 116 near Cotati on 2 separate occasions recently, one of which I could see they were actively ticketing...

Some further comments about the Red Pill Roundtable and safe spaces...

Note that WaccoBB.net itself is a "safe space" (well, at least on good days :wink: ) for the progressive community. Because...

Hi, I'm a local general dentist and I stand by the Water-Pik. I encourage all of my patients to use the device. The Water-pik should be used in addition to flossing. It is an excellent device to help...

I just received the agenda for the Feb. 3, Tues., meeting of the Seb. City Council at the Youth Annex on Morris, next to the Community Center. The winery is item # 7, under "Public Hearing:...

Although it may seem contradictory because of my previous post, I strongly believe in decentralized democracy and direct participation on the part of ALL citizens in their own local governments.
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course it's not "choose one", it's "check every box that applies".

Lincoln wanted to preserve the union. The south wanted an economy based on slavery to persist. Neither is debatable. Bring in...

You and Rollie seem to be the only ones still voicing "serious questions" about the plan. Neither of you need to "shut up".

Re-opening the hospital as the Sonoma West Medical Center is now what...

I just had a molar extracted yesterday and I will need to get an implant some time in the future. Any info that comes up here will be not only to my interest but to others as well.

Most dentists...

Here's Obama's Thanksgiving message, nothing profound but show's The Prez being his charming and witty self. This made a bit more news than usual because a Republican senatorial aide dissed his...

Dear Ray and Shawn,
I'm so glad we could provide you with both of these items. It made our day to see you receive such simple items that will make your daily survival more possible. It was lovely...

‘A SHOT OF WHISKEY’
In the old west a .45 cartridge for a six-gun cost 12 cents, so did a glass of whiskey. If a cowhand was low on cash he would often give the bartender a cartridge in exchange for...

Jonathan Greenberg's Concession Statement:

I congratulate the three incumbents on winning re-election. I applaud their dedication and commitment to our wonderful city. I feel as though our...

We are in shock!

In our 40 years in Sebastopol, we have never seen such a hostile hit piece as the one below!
We should all be in mourning if this is how our local politics are being played...

I won't speculate on why Helen Shane has devoted so much time and energy to discrediting Jonathan Greenberg. I'll only say that I have a very different opinion.

In my many years of involvement in...

There is a road that connects the end of Robinson Road with Pleasant Hill Road; this would circumvent both Burbank Heights and Orchards senior residential community and the Luther Burbank Farm.

From Mayor Robert Jacob:

Boycott CVS

28449The council majority begrudgingly approved the CVS settlement as there was little recourse. I honor my colleagues who have voted YES, as our city...

I originally started this list to send out things that I write that of course I'm convinced everyone should read. Then I started a blog. Well, here's something I promised to write this summer when...

Barry, this is an excellent question. :thumbsup:

I appreciate the spirit in which it was asked, and the invitation to answer it. I look forward to the possibility of getting elected, and adding...

My gratitude to Jonathan for taking the time to write such a compelling article and starting this thread on such a critical and timely issue! I applaud Mr. Greenburg's courage in speaking some hard...

The City of Sebastopol is updating its General Plan, which provides goals, policies, and guidelines for the City for the next ten to twenty years.

By completing the online survey, you can help...

Johnson's Beach is not just ANY business real estate sale, its Guerneville's beach since the good old days...
Some of us care about the beach

I heard the news from a normally reliable person and...

Hi, good question and some people don't know or hesitate to ask.

I am a retired banker (not to proud of that in this day and age) but was an Assistant Vice President at Citibank in New York in the...

Behind Palm Drive Hospital's Closing Part II: Wells Fargo Bank & the Shutdown Playbook

How A Bondholder-Friendly Shutdown Playbook Secretly Sunk Our Hospital

By Jonathan Greenberg
For...

Thank Goddess, friends, for an independent lower court judiciary! This judge knows intimidating corporate bullshit when he sees it …I guess the claim that this was being done to (ahem) provide...

"...we will be running warming stations the next couple of nights for the homeless out on the streets. We are very worried about the temperature drop, so we will be opening Homeless Services Center...

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2013-11-27_15-18-40.pngHappy Hanukah to my fellow MOT's out there. Remember to take a moment to commemorate and celebrate this very first victorious...

My own thinking would be that Mr. Carrillo will not resign or be recalled. The process that I would like to see is not one of punishment but of reconciliation and forgiveness. My thinking is that...

I've split off the recent discussion of the comparison between Sebastopol and Nantucket into it's own thread "CVS vs Sebastopol vs Nantucket" in WaccoTalk.

Let's keep this thread focused on just...

Not allegedly. Longs Drugs was in fact purchased by CVS Caremark Corporation in 2008. Longs Drug Stores, LLC; and Longs Drug Stores California, LLC; were created in October/November, 2008, apparently...