In today's Truthdig opinion online, Chris Hedges offers his usual scathing commentary on the current slide towards the end of the USA. Not the USA we used to know . . . that USA is already gone . . ....

While John Mutz may have not shined in public speaking at some events(He did at others), What I know is that he cares deeply! He is a part of a community that welcomes diversity, is TOTALLY for...

Guess you meant to say Mutz, right? And yes, we who believe he's the best guy for the job need to get out there for him. I am.

And--his funding shortfall just helps to illustrate that he's not...

I know Andy Lopez was 13 years old and that he was shot down in 10 seconds and it was a racist act -- a white kid would not have been shot carrying a toy gun. I know the Sheriff and the cops at the...

THE POWER OF NOW AND THEN


Now
And then
Are a spinning top:
A whirling blur of what
May have occurred way back
then in places like Egypt and at Mt. Sinai
But more recently Einstein and...

Here's a good article in the Washington Post about Patrick Amiot and his wife, Brigitte Laurent.

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In Sebastopol, Calif.,...

Here's a great site for air quality:

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AirNow.gov

Unfortunately, undergroud high transmission power lines are not practical over any distance. And since most of the areas where down lines are likely to spark a fire tend to be in rural areas putting...

Some people are going to be up during the night looking out for downed power lines, embers, blown transformers etc. Might be worth the effort considering the forecasted wind. Not as dramatic of...

Barry, thanks for your reference to the SWTN article! As a result, I just joined and am looking forward to focusing my frustration and random online donations to a local group I can contribute my...

Along with the many blessings we enjoy daily by living in Sonoma County, is the dilution of our vote to make a difference. Since we live in a 50% +1 majority rule country, vs proportional...

American Nightmare

I'm in bed with America.
America is writhing and moaning in her sleep,
twisting the bed sheets around her
as if coiled in the grip of a giant boa constrictor.
America...

The Gripping Story behind the Trump-Putin Collusion
by Jefferson Morley

Downloaded on August 2, 2017 from:

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The...

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Here's the list:

1. Take a day off from the news, one day a week.

2. Don't get into an argument with a Trump supporter, especially if it's a...

I used to love eating Driscoll's strawberries. Then, last year I saw a documentary about the company on Vice, the documentary series on HBO for which Bill Maher is the executive producer. ...

Would you mind presenting the facts behind your allegation? Otherwise, I'm going to reluctantly assume you are talking through your hat . . . or someone else's. Over the past several years, Sandi...

I find it important not to let frustration get me down . . . well, it does get me down, though I hope not permanently. Here's hope for the effectiveness of change tactics which refuse violent means:...

Now that the initial shock of Trump actually being president has faded, and it's attendant compulsion to take immediate action, any action, to try to stop him, let's take stock and take a look at the...

We Were Made For These Times

by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

By Clarissa Pinkola Estes
American poet, post-trauma specialist and Jungian psychoanalyst, author of Women Who Run With the Wolves.

My...

thank you for this perspective and I want to say that I do agree, that we need to be focusing on the alternatives. In fact, that has really been my mantra-- build the new and we'll just outgrow the...

The thought, Trump, your Fired, can go Viral much easier than impeachment,
He has with pleasure told many, Your Fired. It's only fitting he gets to feel what he's gleefully done to others.
Karma...

Yes, let's Fire Trump. There are many millions more of us who did not vote for Trump than those who did. We need to keep up the pressure--in the streets, the courts, social media, old-fashioned...

Lets not fight Trump, lets Fire Trump

The "Resistance Report" is published every weeknight.

Please subscribe to Robert Reich's Youtube channel "Inequality Media Civic Action":


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With...

We also had the million man march- which failed to lead to a revolution. The massive protests against the gulf war. Enron et al.

Sorry, but can we please not get ahead of ourselves yet- patting...

Glenn Greenwald agrees . . .
The concluding paragraphs of his current article in The Intercept, titledThe Deep State Goes to War with President-Elect, Using Unverified Claims, as Democrats Cheer...

I am still not very concerned about EMF risks of smart meters, but I do have concerns about their electrical safety and privacy issues. I also think users should have a choice about accepting one (or...

Ronald L Melnick, PhD, led the design of the NTP/NIEHS Rodent Study. Melnick was a Senior Toxicologist and Director of Special Programs in the Environmental Toxicology Program at the National...

Apart from the health detriments consequent to chronic, undue exposure to EMF radiation, the dangers and hazards of structural fires associated with Smart Meters are daunting.

Alarming empirical...

seems that when the new technologies are fully ready and working strong, successfully, affordably
the Replacements will be obvious
and can then move fully into gear

until then,
the old system...

Janet,

An excellent resource! This is what Sebastopol should be doing but the tax issue has to be figured out with the county. At least Portland figured out that they (and the county) were the...

What I learned from previous posts on this website is that the city hookup fees for a second dwelling are $20,000 even though the city has almost no costs associated with it. How about a moratorium...

Would that we all could spend more time listening to each other, as Van Jones suggests here.

I can tell from the responses so far that my suggestion (below) fell on deaf ears. My mistake. For some, it seems to be sufficient to hammer away with unexamined opinions, rather than read and...

I have no wifi nor smartmeter. There was no way you went through the info I suggested. I don't believe this discussion is really about sharing information....no different than what I've been exposed...

If you have worked only for the US Government, and have gotten most of your perspectives from the "Mainstream Media" I can appreciate your distrust of the "entire electro sensative{sic) movement." ...

Here's Lynda's full Op-ed, reposted with permission:

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OpEd: Election Day - Sonoma County by Lynda Hopkins



Thank...

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Here's the thing. While it feels terrible to lose an election, we need to keep this in mind. It's just an election. The people who were assholes and jerks two days ago are still assholes and jerks...

Thanks for your healing words, Richard. :fie:

jbox,

I will let Jonathan answer for himself but here is the (long) answer to the question you asked me:

Joan and my support was never tied to the use of HarmoniMD as the hospital information...

I recommend the following linked article from nationofchange.org as a place to start if you're interested in understanding how Bernie Sanders got run over by the political machine.
...

At the risk of climbing into the middle of a personal battle, I would like to offer the following:

Both Lynda and Noreen are imperfect beings like all of the rest of us and while each will bring...

Dan, I am glad to hear that the operation was a success and that you are recovering well.

As I have campaigned and spoken to neighbors and fellow parents and seniors all around town, I found...

A Personal Thank You

We often talk about the hospital in an impersonal way but for the people whose lives are saved or who receive care, it is the most personal of experiences. Having recently...

Why the plan to divert hospital taxes will not work:

In a recent opinion piece in the Sonoma West Times and News, Sandra Bodley, a current member of the Palm Drive Health Care District board puts...

Goat Rock Ukuele,

I (Sebastopol City Council candidate and Open Our Hospital advocate Jonathan Greenberg) could not agree more with your sense of dismay that there is indeed something very wrong...

Nearly 40 years ago while a Graton Firefighter, one night we were chasing around after an arsonist. He lit a grass fire down on Laguna Rd (I say he because almost all arsonists are male this one was...

If all of the energy that has been expended attempting to destroy the hospital were devoted to helping it be successful it would be very successful and an even greater asset to West County!

Being somewhat new to this area I have been quite surprised to see controversy among people concerning the future of the Sonoma West Medical Center and its Emergency Room. According to a study...