Those Immigrants

You know even if the immigrants coming to this country are problematic, you got to feel for them. They come from places where they are politically oppressed, up to and including being hunted down and killed. They come from...

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My Hometown

I consider Fort Bragg, California my hometown. I moved there in the middle of the 8th grade but I did not have any affinity for my previous communities or schools as I did for Fort Bragg. A large part of it has to be...

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Cold Hard Fact

Sometimes a person has to present the cold hard facts in order to get their point across: Here is mine: If my kidneys and heart had been compatible with Sandy’s, I would have walked into her room with all of the...

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Coincidence or Trait

Let us look at some History: John Wilkes Booth– a Conservative, slave-supporting loser who killed a Liberal President to try to promote his “lost cause”. Charles Julius Guiteau – a disgruntled office...

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Oregon Measure 114

People who identify me as a liberal, a title I wholly embrace, may wonder why I object to Oregon’s Measure 114. The first thought in some minds is that I am a gun owner who owns several guns and who owns several guns who’s...

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Thankful

All through Thanksgiving, I had a sense of trying too, too hard trying to be thankful. This was the second Thanksgiving without Sandy and my second Thanksgiving that I, like far too many others, “celebrated” alone. I am...

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Asperger’s

I have contended in recent years that I have Asperger’s syndrome. The fact that this syndrome was not identified until I was in my 30’s does not diminish nor abrogate this diagnosis. Admittedly, most of my “proof” is...

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Snide and Nasty Remark

Hey, I know what I am going to post is snide, nasty, and totally inappropriate. It is also politically incorrect, as well as the antithesis of my generally liberal stance. But, it is nevertheless true. More’s the pity. And...

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Administrative Assistant

I know I am repeating myself but:An Administrative Assistant is a Secretary who doesn’t do filing!Sarcasm – Yes!!!But more importantly – what is the BS regarding the AA term? Is it to try to elevate the role of a...

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Eve of Election 2022

On the eve of yet another election, I ponder the last 50 years of my voting life (yes we didn’t get to vote until 21). I have never missed a single vote, except a mayoral runoff between Quinton Kopp and George Moscone. I was...

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