When President Joe Biden identified the alleged murderer of Layken Riley as an “illegal,” I couldn’t help but think of that iconic bowling scene in “The Big Lebowski” in which Walter Sobchak corrects the Dude about using the word “chinaman.” “I'm talking about drawing a line in the sand, … [Read more...] about Biden gets his mind right on calling the ‘undocumented’ ‘illegal’
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Joe Biden juiced for the SOTU?
I suspect he was, but NOT the kind of juice his detractors hope for. Check out my thoughts here. … [Read more...] about Joe Biden juiced for the SOTU?
Joe Biden’s scouting report
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive You probably didn’t have time to review the report on President Joe Biden’s physical. He took it on Wednesday, Feb. 28. I read every word, so allow me to recap the high points. – He’s developed obstructive sleep apnea, so the good docs at Walter Reed … [Read more...] about Joe Biden’s scouting report
Electrify Marin ‘roadmap’ is about as bureaucratic and eye-glazing as it gets; I defy anyone to make sense of it
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive I tried -- I mean I really, really tried -- to make sense out of the document Marin County is holding up as a "roadmap" to push all Marin buildings, houses and cars into 100% electric use. Here's a blurb that pretends to explain it all. Please, click … [Read more...] about Electrify Marin ‘roadmap’ is about as bureaucratic and eye-glazing as it gets; I defy anyone to make sense of it
Marin suffers from U.S. immigration policy, or lack thereof
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive As the bard of our times, Bob Dylan, famously said: You don’t have to be a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing. And right now the wind is blowing against President Joe Biden on the mess at the southern border. A bad hombre from Venezuela … [Read more...] about Marin suffers from U.S. immigration policy, or lack thereof
Opinion: Then there was the time Tom Cotton bemoaned ‘extremism’
Thomas L. Knapp On February 25, Aaron Bushnell live-streamed the following statement: "I am an active duty member of the United States Air Force. And I will no longer be complicit to genocide. I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest. But compared to what people have been experiencing … [Read more...] about Opinion: Then there was the time Tom Cotton bemoaned ‘extremism’
Can elections heal rather than divide?
Melinda Burrell/Peace Voice “Elections, when done right, are tens of millions of tiny healing moments.” I read that line on my LinkedIn feed and immediately stopped scrolling. I’ve been dreading 2024 for several years, in fear of the increasing division in our country. But what if we … [Read more...] about Can elections heal rather than divide?
Fairfax needs brave leadership on homeless encampments encroaching on youth baseball
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Homeless encampments have long been a burr under the saddle of public officials in Marin. No elected official in Marin that I know of likes it or encourages it. The latest hotspot comes out of the small town of Fairfax, where homelessness has … [Read more...] about Fairfax needs brave leadership on homeless encampments encroaching on youth baseball
Opinion: War comes home to my small town
Matt Witt/Writers on the Range At the coffee shops in Talent, the little Oregon town where I live, the conversation is often about the high cost of housing or the way the weather has been dramatically changing. But lately another topic has crept in—the escalation of violence in Israel and … [Read more...] about Opinion: War comes home to my small town
Opinion: Rosa Parks gives a talk in my small town
By Betsy Marston/Writers on the Range It was 2 p.m. on a recent Sunday in the western Colorado town of Paonia, population 1,500, not an ideal time to gather a crowd to meet the famous Rosa Parks, the woman who kicked off the modern civil rights movement. Yet surprisingly, about 100 … [Read more...] about Opinion: Rosa Parks gives a talk in my small town