Dear Mother,

It began with the article about the birds, the 2.9 billion missing North America birds, the 2.9 billion birds that disappeared and no one noticed. The sparrows, black birds, and...

"In Northern California, the Kincaid Fire caused unprecedented evacuations and power outages. Sonoma County’s Fifth District Supervisor Lynda Hopkins calls it ground zero for climate change. " -...

X Christmas


Let's cancel Christmas this year.
Let's concentrate on good cheer.
Be happy and jolly
Without all the folly,
Let's cancel Christmas this year.

Today, Planned Parenthood withdrew from the Title X program, forgoing roughly $57 Million in federal funds per year rather than be bound by the gag rule instituted by Trump that would bar them from...

Had to post this,
Good Fun!!!
Ken.
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Painting of Bill Clinton in Lewinsky Dress Hanging in Epstein Home Was ‘Complete Surprise’ to Artist

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and what makes you choose her as the canonical lefty? sounds to me that you met a woman who's decided that she doesn't want to engage, which makes her a singularly poor choice as a representative of...

Beth, What do you mean by "whomever invented work should have finished it."? Sorry to seem so dense, but it doesn't make sense. I haven't read anything by Buckminister Fuller in many years, but I...

Homelessness is such a complicated issue. Here is a place to start getting educated (KQED)

Just the facts about Trump's presidency.

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Hmm. And I was the lone wolf crying in the wilderness saying Trump would get elected in the first place. Because I grew up on the Mason-Dixon line. Because I travel to parts of our country that are...

Nine businesses are suing for damages and previous flood prevention expenses.

OT... but given your quote below, I presume you fully support a woman's choice to continue a pregnancy or not, right?

While not making any excuse for this tragedy, this discussion should be aware that the removal of the empty nests behind the Annex before nesting season is a routine practice that is endorsed by...

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Thank you for organizing this and so sorry I missed it--didn't know about it. And yes--we are making a difference!! No to Kav. and all the abusers of women, minorities, etc. We are making a...

This is a terrible decision for a major thoroughfare through town and a highway. How did this happen? The traffic will back up at significant times of the day, and there just is not enough bike...

If there is no emergency room. I would like to see the building leased or sold with the proceeds going to pay past employees in full. Then any balance to suppliers. If there was anything left to bond...

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Rain & Rachamim

I love the rain.
Makes me think of rachamim, of the Divine well spring of compassion.
Nothing better than falling asleep to the rain
the quiet rumble on the roof
like a cat...

First- let me say- I do a majority of my shopping at Community Market in Sebastopol.

But with spring/summer rapidly approaching- something that has been on my mind since last year... Their "stage"...

oh yeah, don't think I'm not looking forward to his impeachment. I don't see it happening until a Democrat majority comes in, with luck in a couple of years. Probably just as well - I'm so glad that...

A man arrives at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter tells him that he's eligible for Heaven but a new policy states he must look at Hell before he decides. "You have to make an informed decision," Peter...

I agree; Redwood Credit Union is great! They were the only ones to offer me a car loan when I first got here many years ago and needed a car. Free checking, good rates for everything Very...

Phenomenal Woman

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling...

Do These 10 Things, And Trump Will Be Toast

02/21/2017
Michael Moore, Contributor, Oscar and Emmy-winning Director

10-POINT ACTION PLAN TO STOP TRUMP

1. THE DAILY CALL: You...

American Progress since Trump became president:
by Susan Keller
Just look at the progress made since the election:
1. Unprecedented levels of ongoing civic engagement.
2. Millions of Americans...

It appears the ACLU received over $24 Million in online donations over the weekend, over 6 times what they normally receive online in an entire year. And apparently they had received a record setting...

I would avoid all of those, too busy. You can get there with a longer ride (maybe 25 miles round trip), and with a steeper climb, but you'll be rewarded with many fewer cars and just as much scenery....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9-5DJhBh6M

HOW THE TRUMP STOLE AMERICA
With many apologies to Dr. Seuss

By John Pavlovitz

In a land where the states are united, they claim,
in a...

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...

You are making a lot of assertions and assumptions here Ted. First of all I made no accusations implying conspiracy, dark or otherwise. That's a convenient word used when folks wish to discredit that...

When CVS first took over Long's, I went in there for one item; the price was more than TWICE what it was at Walmart, so I never went back. A friend said "But I thought they were cheap" which is the...

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote_early_and_vote_often

Vote early and vote often is a generally tongue-in-cheek phrase used in relation to elections and the voting process. Though rarely...

OK, point taken. Have you, as an investigative journalist, conducted a benefit/cost analysis of obtaining and putting into service such vehicles? If this is such a great idea why doesn't Sebastopol...

We are urged to think globally and act locally. National politics are enthralling, but local county and city governance is what most affects our daily lives.

The race for Supervisor for the Fifth...

So you're not retracting your statement, however, you are lessening it- by saying "at the very least very well informed." Well, there are many people who are very well informed. But you said "the...

Does Sebastopol have a substantial plan to addressing housing challenges? Healdsburg may be a model for Sebastopol. In response to what is probably a further developed affordable housing crisis in...

We sure could use an investigative journalist right about now!

Many years ago in another lifetime, I was a property manager in the East Bay for a man who rented almost exclusively to Sec. 8 tenants. His attitude was that although probably half the people he...

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In another thread, Mad Miles asked:
There is no "exact definition". First, I don't claim to be fully "conscious" and I don't expect the users of this system to be either. However, I do strongly...