Comments by ahem
Posted on March 26 at 12:09 a.m.
If local police were interested in protecting and serving they'd provide warnings, first.
This is a clear push for money. I'm surprised that it hasn't been noted.
Posted on February 10 at 7:23 p.m.
Interesting poll--Twilight Zone-ish, actually. The Indy looks like FoxNews.com today.
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Posted on November 27 at 6:39 p.m.
They may be thugs, but they're not poor thugs. 500k bond?
Posted on September 25 at 7:46 p.m.
I really appreciate the BBC World Service. Even more than NPR, which patronizes, but just less that CNN, Fox, et al as far as news networks go, World Service is for adults.
Posted on September 23 at 12:24 a.m.
Governor Brown admitted yesterday that it had become almost impossible to get cooperation from the GOP--he has been surprised, finding them truculent, unlike during his first experience.
These are times when even well-meaning politicians' hands are tied because of ideologically out-of-touch-with-people colleagues.
Local facilities have no room for more inmates.
Posted on September 5 at 11:22 p.m.
I like billclausen's portrayal. I'd add that in another sense they are not "becoming part of the 'system'", unless that "system" is a subset of what really is the system.
I don't mean to be iconoclastic, but rather redemptive, and yet that remains impossible with our pollyannaish perceptions.
Posted on August 29 at 1:32 a.m.
It's not just the sound at the Bowl, but the ambience, seeing lots of people, and more. The only drawback is parking, sometimes.
Posted on June 8 at 12:29 a.m.
Great guy who made a difference in many lives, including mine. He was a big part of the UCSB history dept.





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Posted on April 4 at 12:19 a.m.
So much understanding and hope for recovery here...
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