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Three Huge Decisions and the Big Three's Response.
I wrote the following for a Facebook page I admin. on Butte County Media.Three huge events occurred in the world of politics over the last week. Two national issues involving the Supreme Court with...
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Murder: Chicago and the Northern Sacramento Valley Compared
Chicago made national news when they had 7 murders last weekend.The 45 mile patch between Orland and Cottonwood in California suffered 6 murders from 4 separate incidents between July 2 and July 5....
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You'd be a fool to let the Lotus Guide you...
The Lotus Guide is a free publication distributed in Northern California. It is filled with the normal New Age fair: meditation and past life regressions, rebirthing and homages to Yogis and Yodas. You...
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The Death of a Boyhood Home.
My life hasn't been a stable one. I've had more than my share of change: cities, states, partners, friends, names, family, geography. I don't think I could list all the different addresses I've had...
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My Take on Hunter Thompson
I've been trying to figure out why people have a fascination with Hunter Thompson for a couple of years now. I used to work with another nurse who idolized Hunter. He even looked like Hunter and his...
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Homelessness and the Inheritance Tax...
Chico has a homeless problem. That much is obvious. The whole region has a homeless problem. Today I walked my dog on the trail in Paradise where a homeless couple smoked cigarettes and drank beer,...
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Thanksgiving 2015---My Women Caretakers.
The Industrial Revolution came to my hometown in 1963, just a couple years after I was born. The Revolution came in the form of a factory. A feeder factory for GM. General Motors (called "Governmental...
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Requiem for Rocky..
With all the senseless killing going on--Paris, Colorado Springs, San Bernardino---the death of one pet, on one homestead, in the middle of the woods, seems trivial. Unless it is your pet. Our 12 year...
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Let's Quit Calling Hateful Killers People Who Were "Radicalized"
Lately the media, acting like a galloping herd, likes to state over and over again that various Islamic extremists became "radicalized" in order to do the awful things they have done. And so the couple...
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Some Words in Defense of Jesus...
Drive around Paradise, California and you will see more churches than fast food restaurants, thrift stores, and pickup trucks combined. The churches are everywhere. The biggest one is called the "CMA",...
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Ammon Bundy, Joni and Me...
The government's response to the Right Wing Occupiers up in Oregon, where disgruntled Yeehawistas have taken over a bird refuge, is quite underwhelming. Whereas it is reported that the Bundy clan and...
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Trump and Wallace
Both George Wallace and Donald Trump exploded their political careers into the national spotlight by focusing on race and walls. Race: George through Segregation; Donald through Birtherism. As for...
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Extreme Moderation and Meniere's Disease: My Struggle.
Two years ago in May, I was at work on the Psych Unit in St. Helena when things started to get a bit wobbly. I felt a weird, heavy sensation in my head, followed by a rushing noise in my ears, followed...
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This Presdidential Race Needs a Dr. Gonzo to Cover It.
Can you believe this Presidential race? On one hand we have the resurrection of a real Left Wing political movement in the Democratic Party, where Bernie Sanders valiantly battles with the worn out...
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Nine Years in the Mud Hut
Nine years.It was nine years ago today that I looked at this house. We put an offer in on it immediately. I slept on our deck that night in a sleeping bag, excited to be out in the "middle of...
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Combine May Day with Naked Gardening Day!
For people like me, May Day just might as well be considered a High Holy Day. It is an Eco-Socialist's dream day. Too bad so few celebrate it. Although May Day has a rival now: May 2nd has been...
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In Defense of Opiates
"Ease their pain." That was the first, and best, nursing advice I've ever been given. It was given to me 25 years ago by a very wise Nurse Manager. That's how deep knowledge gets passed on in nursing:...
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Yes on G: Yes on H
Measure A changed Butte County's unincorporated areas for the better. It began the process of reigning in an out-of-control, unregulated Cannabis Industry where any Felon or Greedhead from Ohio, could...
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Some Notes on the June 7 Butte County Primary Election...Montes and Teeter
Joe Montes Doug TeeterThis primary election season has been much more interesting than normal here in Butte County, California. It...
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My Endorsements for the June 7 election:
1st District Supervisor: William Connelly. It isn't so much that the careerist Connelly is good but, really, it is about just how bad his opponents are. Both Ron Stoker and Mark Warner give the...
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Butte County June Election Post Mortem
There are still some 11,000 votes to count so the numbers might change a little. But not much. The election is history. And although the cadaver is fresh, it is still worth looking at the numbers a...
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5 Days on the Trail...
The plan was to spend 12 days on the trail. Turned out to be 5. Lack of preparation, being out of shape, altitude and, for the youngster amongst us, an unstable detox from electronics. Sonora Pass...
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Endings...
I guess that Stellar Jay that appeared all those years ago wasn't strong enough. Note to self: Use your head while following your heart. This is gonna hurt.
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Silent Summer 2016
My bird feeders are always busy. I always have Lesser Goldfinches* and House Finches at the feeder. You generally will see Titmice, Towhees and Nuthatches. In the summer, a few Black Headed Grosbeaks...
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An Open Letter to the Butte County Democratic Central Committee regarding...
Dear Junta,"All politics is local" goes the old expression. And nothing could be more local, or harmful, than the explosion of the Cannabis Industry in Butte County. We've been fighting about cannabis...
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