A couple of weeks ago, I came across a small news article explaining that the Idaho Department of Fish and Game had received a permit from the United State Dept. of Agriculture (I think it was Ag) to...

Hi, this is Elizabeth writing. The Palm Drive folks saved CB's life. If not for them, he would never have pulled through to have his successful surgery. I spent a lot of time there, and saw only...

Dear P,

I'm saying that it's a huge challenge, for me at least, to hold--like i said--a a fully informed sense of right and wrong (read: judgment) AND compassion/respect/curiosity, all at the...

Hi Kathy - I want to better understand your point. Are you saying that we shouldn't judge the people who get hooked into this? At what point does someone become responsible for their choices?

I...

The news just hit the home page of the PD, article by their EXCELLENT Mary Callahan, linkable here,
and pasted below

Last night's meeting went late and I joined more than a dozen citizens...

I want to appreciate Jonathan for doing such a good job of keeping us updated on this important issue and for expanding it beyond our small town of Sebastopol to what is happening in Petaluma. We...

An update: I have been advised that unfortunately, cities cannot receive their legal fees back, even if they prevail in lawsuits like this, except under very narrow circumstances (probably proving...

Now that the feed store burned down, that entire block from the corner Chevy dealership to the feed store is defunct. What a great fortune! A chance to reclaim that area as an extension of...

Death Poemhttps://www.sfzc.org/sp_download/SteveStucky_RenshinBunce_withPhCredit_colorbal.jpg


This human body truly is the entire cosmos
Each breath of mine is equally one of yours, my darling...

So it is the corporations in our country being "oppressed" by the majority, which means we have become a fascist state?
You have been reading way too much Sarah Palin.

So here on the eve of...

:fireworks:I want to take a moment, this holiday season, to give thanks to Barry, for the democracy-enhancing gift that Wacco is for our community.

Wacco is a unique'y interactive, non-heirarchal,...

I just published a new column in the Huffington Post, click here to read and comment on their pages, about what I view as the failed tactics that have contributed to losing both propositions to label...

Justice Coalition for Slain Andy Lopez Founded

By Shepherd Bliss
WaccoBB.net

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2013-11-23_21-35-07.pngA new, powerful coalition of Latino,...

The struggle to restore library hours back to where they were three years ago, before a hugely unpopular, and unprecedented 25% cutback in hours began depriving tens of thousands of us libraries...

I think this is an important idea whose time has come. Not to replace our excellent credit unions and some fine local banks, but for a public alternative that could be sustained should the federal...

Bob,
As another VietNam veteran (June '67 - April '69), I can understand your feelings of disappointment, but over time, I have taken the opposite tack.

The origin on Veterans' Day was in...

by Christopher Bowers

https://www.racialjusticeallies.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/andy-lopez-189x300.jpgThe mission of Racial Justice Allies of Sonoma County has been to create a space in which...

We are in a desperate situation. Wineries, beverage companies, and vineyard developers are having a field day with their devastation across the state. Tens of thousands of acres of eco-systems and...

Today's Press Democrat reported on Progressive Sebastopol's community action Wednesday evening demanding the restoration of library hours. ...

from delancyplace.com:

In today's selection -- you can't do two things that require concentration at once
-- or at least you can't do them very well. And doing too much, even if not all
at...

This is the most informed and insightful post regarding alcoholism that I've seen on this or any other related wacco threads. The fact that our "consciousness community" seems so clueless regarding ...

When a country obtains great power,
it becomes like the sea:
all streams run downward into it.
The more powerful it grows,
the greater the need for humility.
Humility means trusting the Tao,...

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130813222701.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ffossils_ruins+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Fossils+%26+Ruins+News%29
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I had read about this some months back and feel quite disheartened about animals losing out. Humans must do whatever to save them before damn vineyards, etc. We don't seem to be doing much,...

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Thanks Peggy,
Again you are educating all of us through your diligent research. On Vancouver Island, bear relocation could work because in the area I lived, there were mountains and thousands of...

While black bears under certain circumstances can be potentially dangerous and should be respected, they are not as aggressive, as say, brown bears can be. And they certainly are much less aggressive...

No. We do not want to remove, trap or intrude on the lives of any bears or wild creatures. This is their land here before we were here. The land and ecosystem need the bears and all wildlife. It...

I would like to see more concern to protect all bears and all wildlife including mountain lions, cougars, coyotes, foxes wherever they may show up.

Bears and coyotes show up in human inhabited...

A Few Lions, No Tigers and One Bear; Oh MY!

West County seems to have caught bear fever. The sightings and tracking of a juvenile black bear (or maybe two) between Sebastopol and Occidental are...

I think there's another dimension to add to this - all this fluoride is going to end up in the environment and I think potentially in all water supplies (individual wells, other water sources, etc.)....

It doesn't always work out. Sometimes people lose money and sometimes children matter more than someone paying the bills.

Dear Community,

There is a solid alliance that is coming together extremely rapidly to address the situation of the pending Vineyard conversion adjacent to the 6 schools in the Atascadero...

Dear Jill,

I have followed the tragic events regarding Houston Herczog. I have attended the same church as Houston's father, who was killed. I am the brother of Debbie Phillips, who has been...

I only met Houston Herczog briefly once that I recall, so I have no dog in this fight. But reading the Bohemian article makes the situation pretty clear. Having worked with many a psychotic person in...

A personal note from Patricia Dines, Editor of The Next STEP

Hi all - First I want to say how moved I am by nearly all the comments here, not only for the support, but also because I feel that...

The Barlow management has applied for a permit to have a competing Sunday farmers market. A new thread ( Sebastopol Farm Market in the Plaza or at the Barlow????) has been started regarding this,...

Here's a great post by Donna Westfall that appeared as a comment on the PD's article on the fuss over The Next Step newsletter advocacy against fluoridation:

As a former city councilwoman, I was...

21290From a recent event in Washington, DC:
An example of genital cutting on children doing what it was intended to do, namely break the bond of trust between parent and child. On male children...

[This is a looong article - I've only read part of it, but the stories are very disturbing]

https://healthland.time.com/2013/02/20/bitter-pill-why-medical-bills-are-killing-us/

Bitter Pill: Why...

I am continually amazed at the ability of taxpayer funded public health experts to throw out numbers like this without accountability or questions from our taxpayer financed elected officials who are...

Here's a good video about wealth inequality in the U.S:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QPKKQnijnsM

By Ernieman
WaccoBB.net

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2013-02-28_11-49-33.pngPeople have asked “Killed over marijuana?” Recently, there has been little good news with home...

By Shepherd Bliss
WaccoBB.net

Sonoma State University’s new Center for Ethics, Law, and Society has caused quite a stir among my colleagues and students during the first week of classes, as well...

by Tasha Beauchamp
Co-Chair, Cittaslow Sebastopol

20127Thinking about the Sebastopol General Plan and the up-coming meeting on Economic Vitality (January 10) and Community Health (Jan 14), I...

Check out the Comments section on the Commentary at PD for this here:
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130103/OPINION/130109859/1057/sports0908?p=1&tc=pg&tc=ar

as usual, mostly folks who...

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/opinion/sunday/elephant-slaughter.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120909&pagewanted=all

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[this from a Republican insider]

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Revolt of the Rich
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/revolt-of-the-rich/
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One facet of this issue that has not been discussed is how the decision of the three council members who voted for the permit illustrates the extent to which Business Enterprise has become the...

doing good work with your profits is not the issue. helping SMALL farmers stay in business is. Some of us do not ascribe to the belief that competition and capitalism are the best models. ...