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Moving on
More than a decade ago, I was the city editor for the Gilroy Dispatch. One of my responsibilities was laying out page A2, the main component of which was a column called Take 2. At the time, the Dispa… more →
My Point Exactly
Moving on
wrote 6 months ago: More than a decade ago, I was the city editor for the Gilroy Dispatch. One of my responsibilities wa … more →
The politics of grasping reality
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wrote 6 months ago: “It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfy … more →
Anti-Obama display reminds us that racism is ignorance fermented with fear and hatred
wrote 7 months ago: Anti-Obama display on Foothill Avenue No sooner did South County finally get out of the news as a ho … more →
Why I'm voting to re-elect President Obama
wrote 7 months ago: My sample ballot arrived in the mail last week, signaling that it’s time to write my once-every-four … more →
Cost-benefit analyses: Vote YES on Prop 34 and Prop 36
wrote 7 months ago: “Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they … more →
Vote NO on deceptive, disingenuous, unfair, Orwellian Prop 32
wrote 8 months ago: This November’s general election ballots aren’t even printed, and I’m already hearing ads about Prop … more →
Tolerance: Such a simple idea, so difficult for so many
wrote 8 months ago: “Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.” ~ American … more →
In defense of politics junkies
wrote 9 months ago: With the once-every-four-years summer Olympics behind us, it’s time for the once-every-four-years po … more →
Summer Olympics spotlight sports, schadenfreude, socialized medicine, more
wrote 9 months ago: The 2012 Summer Olympics are under way in London, and in just a few days, they’ve offered a wide var … more →
Unopposed races are bad for democracy
wrote 10 months ago: “It’s really important who’s mayor and who’s on the city council, county commissioners, sheriffs, di … more →
Pit bulls and health care reform: It's all about personal responsibility
wrote 10 months ago: Two pit bulls killed a horse in in Morgan Hill last month. Let that sink in: Two dogs that likely we … more →
Puh-lease: Downtown definition, library disrespect, epic censorship fails
wrote 11 months ago: It’s time for another periodic round-up of things that make me roll my eyes, shake my head, and utte … more →
Empty nest preview
wrote 11 months ago: “Kids don’t stay with you if you do it right. It’s the one job where, the better you are, the more s … more →
Win or lose, Prop 29 stinks
wrote 12 months ago: The June 5 primary ballot is a simple affair. It should take just a few minutes to mark my choices o … more →
Lugar's woes exemplify GOP's small-tent politics
wrote 1 year ago: “Big ideas don’t often come from small tents.” ~Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger I … more →
Ballot-box budgeting just the beginning of California's initiative woes
wrote 1 year ago: I’ve complained for years about the scourge of ballot-box budgeting — that’s when voters approve pro … more →
Project Roadmap deserves your support
wrote 1 year ago: CAHSEE. ED. SAT. ACT. GPA. AP. FAFSA. EFC. CLEP. The college admissions process is a confusing stew … more →
'Slut,' 'prostitute' and videotape: Just the beginning of Limbaugh outrage
wrote 1 year ago: Powerful conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh’s three-day verbal assault on Georgetown University … more →
Non-disclosure calculus
wrote 1 year ago: “Among other common lies, we have the silent lie — the deception which one conveys by simply keeping … more →
