Police know there are people who they dare not shoot and other people who they can shoot and kill with impunity. Andy Lopez was in this second group. Seven bullets into the boy's body....the intent...

Do you think that members of police and sheriff should have a greater right to "be safe" than Andy Lopez or anyone else in the community? What about Andy's right to be safe? What happened to that?...

There is a very revealing graph here. You can see at a glance that some companies DO NOT try to protect your information from the snooping government, and some DO.
...

Hi Kayta & David,

I grew sweet corn and a bit of popcorn (among many other crops) for local farmers markets 2001-2005, starting my corn seeds in 1" soil blocks (80 per tray) in a hoop house and...

I think there is a problem with the modern concept of "wilderness" as a way to protect and save what remains of the diversity of life on this planet.

The human population is now so large, and so...

Please see the following article at:

https://www.focusing.org/pdf/relativity.pdf


Neil


A Critique of Relativity and Localization
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I'm voting yes. The point is not the loopholes in Prop 37. The point is that if it passes, even with its imperfections, it will be a MAJOR economic disruption for the GMO industry. That is why...

I am of Jewish ancestry. To those who say prohibiting circumcision is anti-semitic, I say: practice your religion on your own penis, not on those of young boys who could not have chosen this for...

Hi Judy,
I suggested Forgey's book, not because your son is going into the wilderness, but because this book is a great fit for any kind of travel or not-travel. It empowers the reader to be aware...

Hi Judy,

I highly recommend a book I used again and again and again when I backpacked around the world: Basic Illustrated Wilderness First Aid by William Forgey MD. This book will help you get...

This is so refreshing to hear, Miles. Thanks!

On the question of "meaning" and "how it works," some of the most useful and fascinating thinking is still Eugene Gendlin's 1962 doctoral...

Hi Linda,

I got quite good at trapping gophers when I was farming a few years back. Learned some very helpful things from the gopher guy, and then learned more as I did it for several years. We...

I agree with your point Conrad, to an extent. Modern political campaigns are EXPENSIVE! Candidates get money wherever they find it. They get other kinds of support, too, like use of a luxury home...

Hi Rebeka,

I think you are right--it is a serious invitation from Efren Carrillo, to a serious campaign event. I'm not assuming that the hosts of the fundraiser are bad people just because they...

This Sunday from 5-7 pm there is a fundraising event for Efren Carrillo at 5626 Vine Hill Road, Sebastopol.

Hey, I thought, that's my neck of the woods! So I googled the address...whoa! Fancy...

As someone who is active in Occupy Santa Rosa, and also in the May 1st Coalition as a representative of Occupy Santa Rosa, I can say unequivocally that OSR is fully committed to the success...

Join us in the streets Tuesday May 1st!

In solidarity with the call for a Global General Strike on May 1, Occupy Santa Rosa is organizing for a day of nonviolent protest. The poster below gives...

I understand that Leonard Bernstein was a supporter of the Black Panther Party, holding a fundraiser for them in his home. All of which makes his music sound just a little sweeter to me.
Neil

Everyone is invited to this children-friendly gathering of local Occupy and many progressive groups. This is a great chance for the 99% to celebrate together, see what's going on this spring, and...

As a farmer and member of a farming family, I have sold farm produce on no less than 25 different farmers markets in four states spanning several decades. I've dealt with the various market...

Thanks for posting this Star Man.

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is composed of hundreds of the largest corporations and large numbers of state and national legislators. They...

This New York Times Op Ed piece helps us to better understand the so-called "economic recovery," and why the Occupy movement continues to be highly relevant.
Neil

Op-Ed Contributor

The Rich...

Occupy Santa Rosa's Dorothy Day Working Group is launching a campaign to strike down the laws against sleeping outside. Please join us:

Meeting Thursday March 15, 12 pm - 2 pm, Santa Rosa Central...

Alex,

Your point that tax money is being misused for military and war, instead of rightfully used for education, is right on, in my opinion. Why don't you come to the Feb 25 Teachers Rally at...

Here is a good short video on the for-profit immigrant detention centers which Wells Fargo, acting as a trustee, invests heavily in. The video talks about how the private prison companies and their...

Please come out Friday Jan 6 for a big rally and march against Wells Fargo. Occupy Santa Rosa is joining with Graton Day Labor Center, D.R.E.A.M. Alliance of Sonoma County, Committee for...

Occupy Santa Rosa Joins With Immigrant Groups for Action Against Wells Fargo Bank

Mark your Calendars! Join us in protesting Wells Fargo's investments in for-profit immigrant detention...

Make no mistake: I am no proponent of fixing the old greed-economy bus. The people of the world--and the planet itself--need deep systemic change, not piecemeal reforms around the rusty shell.
...

Hi Shepard,

I agree, our local Sebastopol farmers market is important and worth protecting. I sold my farm produce there for 5 years, 2001-2005 under the name "EasySweet Farm." I worked hard...

There has been some informal discussion at Occupy Santa Rosa about possibly participating in a "national assembly" in mid 2012. Problem is, it seems (from my limited research) that the call for...

I may not be able to make it to the S.R. City Council meeting in time for the public comments Tuesday, but here is what I would want to say:

"I see the same determination of Occupiers here in...

someguy,

I was also at Occupy Santa Rosa on Saturday, from 2pm until 7am Sunday morning. I met several people who I did not know previously. I engaged in substantial discussions with them, and...

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Please come out for another (big) rally and march 2pm Saturday Oct 22, at Santa Rosa City Hall, Santa Rosa Ave at First Street. Bring friends. Bring signs. Meet others. Talk. Build...

After a huge gathering of several thousand on Saturday afternoon, there has been a smaller, continuous and determined Occupation at Santa Rosa City Hall since then, with individual people coming and...

Thanks Zeno, for posting this. Than-you Dane, for standing up for the privacy of your customers and the integrity of the internet.

Principled actions like this, and Sonic.net's unequaled...

Dixon,

Thank-you for your responses.

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Hi Kathy,

If BBQ charcoals are toxic, I'm sure the greater danger is eating whatever is cooked on them, especially if the food is directly open to the flame/smoke. Not that I'm arguing with the...

Hi Dixon,

This discussion interests me greatly, but I've been too busy (and other things) to get actively involved.

On another WaccoBB topic, Mad Miles quotes himself as saying: "It is hard...

Hi Ladybug5,

Sounds like your friend needs medical insurance to cover the costly care. Did he apply for MediCal or County Medical Service Provider (CMSP) insurance? I found that the people at...

Thanks Julia, for the interesting post.

"The reason classical language is insufficient to convey quantum discoveries is that a probabilistic universe is one in...

I have Credo cell phone service and for where I live (Laguna Rd and Vine Hill School Rd) the reception is better than it was with AT&T or Verizon. From what I understand, Credo uses the Sprint...

Hundreds of tons of supplies are piling up on the tarmac at the Port-au-Prince airport, while the people of Haiti wait in growing desperation for deliveries of water, medicine, food. In the many...

All the information submitted in the census becomes part of a computer database. If we trust what they tell us, the provided information is not linked, in the database, to specific individuals. But...

Hi Jupiter13,

Great that your family is growing more of its own food! You can buy organic potatoes in the grocery store and use them for seed. If you try to use conventionally-grown potatoes...

Hi Edward,

The term "overpopulation" implies some standard by which the population is measured and determined to be too large. There can be many such standards, and different standards will...

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I believe that the current attempt to label people as anti-green because they have children is factually wrong and deeply offensive.

Dear PeriodThree

You are...

Zeno, you state the complexity of the situation well. Babies are wonderful beyond description. But "all together, in the aggregate" the effect of our growing numbers on this planet is problematic. ...

I'm one of those people who takes climate change seriously and who quietly does a lot of not-driving, and not-consuming, in order to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases I'm putting into the sky. I...