When, as a nurse, do you recall refrigeration trucks lined up outside of hospitals for the purpose of storing dead bodies because the morgues were beyond capacity?

When, in your lifetime, do you...

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Wow! I can hardly believe that this conversation is even happening. And then again it doesn't surprise me in the least.

What exactly would be the criteria for a thread to be placed in this...

Almost always, any attempt to have a meaningful exchange with Trumpies goes nowhere. Instead of discussing issues, they immediately resort to distraction and disparagement (ie, name-calling and...

In another time period you could just burn him at the stake.

Having lived in West County for over 10 years, it's all about peace and love as long as you don't express any opinions that depart...

I'd like to see more truthsherpa and less cyberanvil. Trump is a huge mountain of shit and needs a few sherpas to get the truth to the top. Maybe recover some dead bodies on the way down.

While we are busy being concerned about dividing the Democratic party, the party, in all of its centrist wisdom has overwhelmingly voted to continue the very non-democratic Orwellian governmental...

Additional articles:

Democratic Naysayers Are Wrong on Medicare for All
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/11/20/democratic-naysayers-are-wrong-medicare-all

Republicans (and Even Some...

chickenshit mainstream corporate Democrats of course are terrified of the proposition, and won't get behind it....too bad....a unified stance could help win the Presidential election and MANY other...

You're fortunate enough to have health insurance that has provided you with acceptable health care and you don't want anything to upset your apple cart. Fair enough. Now let's try addressing those...

How can we get this across to you? ALL doctors, facilities, labs, pharmacies, technicians, etc will be completely covered under MFA. Additionally dental, vision and hearing will be added and...

I think you misunderstand the relationship between health insurance companies and Medicare, though I am not asserting myself as an expert. Medicare does not sub-contract with the private insurance...

When I checked the polls on approval of MFA, I saw that they were running at around 70%. That having been said, polls move and the numbers do change, especially when you have major media, the DNC &...

True, however the election wasn't her's to win or lose in the first place. Using some of the same illicit techniques that the Republicans used against her, Hillary stole the nomination from Bernie. ...

Sorry, but I don't recall ever having suggested that a third party had a chance to win a presidential election at this time. Perhaps that's not at all what you're intimating. But to respond more...

I don't recall Bernie ever having media darling status. Despite that, I do agree that the DNC will do all it can to prevent a Sanders Administration. That includes lie, cheat and steal as well as...

Oh, jeeze, Ken, your sincerity is truly apparent, but your words are so misguided. Can you really NOT see the disconnect between your words and the reality of Trump and his actions?



I want...

this explains so much. I hadn't recognized how strongly the cheeto runs in this one before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFoE8sFKJDg&feature=youtu.beTulsi Gabbard, a real star in the group of candidates running.

US presence in Afghanistan costs us $4 billion a month. Imagine what we...

I'm really not patronizing you nor do I make any assumptions about you. With all due respect my commentary has nothing to do with you personally. I'm responding to your comments on this thread.

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Thanks for the link Barry. I went to Mayor Pete's site and it struck me very much like his interviews. He's a polished speaker but he doesn't actually say much of anything, it's a lot of platitudes....

Hey Everybody,

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2019-05-05_14-23-22a.pngI don't understand why there's not a lot of noise around Bernie Sanders. I think it's pretty clear that...

OTOH, i've been smoking weed since JFK was president. Never have had a problem although nowadays it does not get me off the way it used to. Sad that. I didn't smoke every day back when because it...

Outrageous!!!!!! I also just got my letter and reading through the maze of instructions alone, before even getting to the actual forms is overwhelming and I can handle tax returns. There are...

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Wine Enthusiasts Magazine, an organization devoted to the Wine Industry,(wineenthusiasts.com) nominated five individuals as Person of the Year, among them, Joe Wagner. The awards will be...

Activists objecting to the over-growth of the wine/hospitality industry in rural areas of four Northern California counties have met monthly for half a year. At their August 15 meeting in Healdsburg,...

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Possible candidates eyeing Efren Carrillo's Sonoma County supervisor seat

BY ANGELA...

An overflow crowd spilled into the lobby at California State Senator Mike McGuire’s August 13 promised Town Hall. Many were alarmed by an article at the top of the front-page of the prior day’s...

Following is a copy of a brief article in the viticulture briefs section of today's PD, as well as a link to that article. Please consider posting a comment. First the wine industry claims to be...

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2015-05-22_10-15-54.pngBest Family Winery, at the corner of Hwy 116 & Occidental Rd

... after much controversy... is now for sale for $5.2 mil. ...

As I type, I am listening to a report on NPR re: the shortage of useable water in the Paso Robles area. In this report, a vineyard manager is quoted as saying, "If it wasn't for wine grapes, we...

[This is a huge win! :woohoo: This was shaping up to be a battle royale, and we won, no doubt thanks to the persistant resistance to the development proposal by many dedicated activists. It's equally...

The official doc of the CVS vs City of Sebastopol lawsuit is attached
(even though the title page refers to "Longs Drugs" :hmmm: )

It' a fairly accessible read of 12 double spaced pages. ...

Last night I witnessed mayor Guy Wilson backpedal and cave-in to one concession after another at the request of Armstrong Development that revealed his true allegience to corporate America instead of...

[This thread continues the discussion of the proposed CVS/Chase development in downtown Sebastopol from the point where the City Council approved the design on August 8th, 2012. To see the discussion...

Rio,
I am glad you are one of the considerate ones. I am a lifelong cyclist as well and ride daily in Santa Rosa on the streets and bike trail. I have seen much hateful behavior frequently among...

To me, the issue of accepting corporate PAC money is tantamount. During the debates, he admits to it but says it is not influencing him. My opinion is that Huffman's slick. I've met him, too. Shook...

:vote1:The primary is coming! The primary is coming! It’s time to get serious about who we want to succeed Lynn Woolsey. There are only a little more than 3 months until the Primary election and,...

The Occupy Sebastopol Peacetown Compromise

From the General Assembly of Occupy Sebastopol
Draft November 16, 2011

We, the activists involved in the Occupy Sebastopol effort, have come to feel...

I just got back from a rather exceptional "emergency" Sebastopol City Council meeting. There was a high degree of ongoing public comments. The city tried to wrestle with an unsigned camping permit....

WACCOvians-- MoveOn.Org recently created a website called SignOn.Org where anyone can create a petition.

I created a petition to The United States House of Representatives, The United States...

I suspect the average person has little idea of the earnings of corporate executives and some business owners. When you make your living by serving the needs of at best a few dozen people, there's...

Let's leave the Bible out of this one, OK? No need to muddy further what is already a real mess.

The case in point in no way sets any kind of legal precedent, no way no how.

Don't believe me?...

I can't recall if Bruce Robinson's piece published in the Bohemian has been shared on this thread. When I read it a week or so ago, I found it to be the best summation of this mess that I've seen....

PD Editorial: The unsavory lightness of Jenkel's undoing
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110602/OPINION/110609844?p=all&tc=pgall

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Paul Hobbs & Ken Wilson: Wine Country’s Clearcutting Crooks
by Will Parrish on Jun 2nd, 2011


Paul Hobbs, internationally renowned winemaker with headquarters in Sebastopol, is described in his...