Tag Archives: Orange County

Nothing Certain, but Some Clues: Measure K in Orange Unified

Posted on October 19, 2014 by

Most of my readers have seen the compilation of personal endorsements that I’ve been publishing for local elections this November. You might wonder why I’ve made so few endorsements myself. Well, I like to maintain a little credibility, and that … Continue reading →

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NURSES ATTEND TO THEIR OWN CUTS

Posted on September 16, 2014 by

Any good free marketeer can tell you how to make sure your job is well paid: Make it a service that’s very much in demand, and one that not many people want to do, or are qualified to do. Anyone … Continue reading →

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PANIC TIME!

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Fair Warning:  The following is about the ups & downs of “third” parties in California.  If that’s not your thing, click over to my Link Collection for general education and entertainment.  I’m always adding stuff there. My alert readers (both … Continue reading →

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Our corner of the world ten years ago

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

On this anniversary of the beginning of the invasion of Iraq, a little nod to everyone who was with us on Feb. 15th, 2003,  the largest coordinated protest in the history of the world, which most American politicians chose to … Continue reading →

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“WHY DON’T THE GREENS… ” REPLANTED

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

I promised it long ago.  Here it is.  A compilation of my accumulated wisdom as a veteran Green.  The key to the universe… Well, not exactly.  It might be my wisdom, but that doesn’t mean you should expect a helluva … Continue reading →

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SEE IF I’M RIGHT

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

My California readers now have a chance to see the result of Prop 14 manifest on their sample ballots.  I do not enjoy being proven right in this case, but have to make sure that anyone who WANTS to understand … Continue reading →

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New Blood

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Back during the Arab Spring, I asked my readers to speculate about what it would take to get a large number of Americans to say:  “It’s time, it’s up to me.  This is more important than my favorite tv show … Continue reading →

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Neither fish nor fowl, but edible

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

My congratulations to the organizers of the third annual Orange County Progressive summit. I’m sure something was accomplished there, though one never knows for sure what.  I’ll go into that later.  Some of this will undoubtedly sound “negative” to some.  … Continue reading →

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CHICKENS AND EGGS

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

Once in a while, I get a message from some would-be Green that makes me want to recap what I’ve ranted about before.  Just trying a different approach, another format here, to see if this comes across any better. Recent … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, back in the County…

Posted on February 19, 2011 by

While exciting things are happening in Egypt, Bahrain, Wisconsin, and other exotic places, it occurred to me that some of my readers might not know each other, so this is just to make some introductions and give you some places … Continue reading →

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