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FEBRUARY 16, 2010 2:33AM

Shameless in Petaluma

I recent returned to my childhood home town, Petaluma, CA, and found myself immersed in six week long development controversy.  The city council's majority gave no indication that they would vote against the proposed "Target" shopping center.  But they did repeatedly try to improve the proj… Read full post »

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JANUARY 24, 2010 1:56AM

Open Letter to Glenn Greenwald

Mr. Greenwald, 

I've been reading your responses to the Citizens United case (See here and here). While you have not yet convinced me that corporations should have legal standing as "persons," I appreciate your reasoned responses.  Responding to disagreement with reason is, when p… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 25, 2009 10:27PM

A Modern Day Witchhunt?

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There's been a lot of talk about the advantages and disadvantages of government-run health care.  While I, personally, support having a public option along with privately owned options, I wouldn't support any version of a public option.  It matters how we set it up.  

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OCTOBER 19, 2009 1:15AM

A Politics of Friendship

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I live in a strange world, a society where I'm likely to interact with more strangers than friends.  It often is an unfriendly world, filled with unwelcoming places where one not only expects to remain strangers with overwhelmingly most of the persons one encounters, but frien/… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 4, 2009 1:55AM

An Afterlife Worth Living

The following account's details are fictitious. But the author reluctantly agrees to share it because he wonders if it's the most truthful thing he's ever written:

What Religion Was That?

Another woman is dying.  She lays on the ground, looks toward the heavens, and begins to mumble. 

Three

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AUGUST 11, 2009 12:45AM

A Child's First Baseball Game

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In 1988 I attended a Tuesday night Giants/Dodgers double-header.  Haven't heard about them?  That's because this one turned into The Great Dodger Riot.  Tired of watching the Trolley Dodgers gloat as they trounced the home team, Giants' fans turned from booing to sho/… Read full post »

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JUNE 22, 2009 9:35AM

Critical Thinking can be controversial, but fun?

When someone finds out I teach at Santa Rosa Junior College, it’s common to hear among their words an ambivalent sense of respect and skepticism.  Most persons I meet obviously respect what I and my colleagues do.  But many seem to question how we do it.  Among other things, it's… Read full post »

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