Dave Marston/Writers On The Range Goats are particularly good at one thing: Eating. Unlike a horse or cow that leaves noxious weeds behind, goats eat the whole menu of pesky weeds, bushes and small trees. That means goats can be one of the answers to the growing problem of tinder-dry, highly … [Read more...] about Fire prevention: Goats can be a good friend
Opinion
I love my funky, artsy, musical Fairfax
Lynnette Shaw/Listen Up I am excited and proud to be part of the re-launch of the Ross Valley Reporter. Fairfax has always been a cannabis loving town which I discovered when I moved here in 1984. I have enjoyed tons of public support in my crusade to legalize marijuana and to stop the … [Read more...] about I love my funky, artsy, musical Fairfax
Homelessness in Fairfax is way out of control
Lew Tremaine/View From The Hill By way of introduction, my name is Lew Tremaine. I am a former editor of the Ross Valley Reporter and later a columnist for the paper. I served 12 years on the Fairfax Town Council, three years as Mayor. I am pleased to return the pages of this … [Read more...] about Homelessness in Fairfax is way out of control
Whoa, dude! What’s this liberty stuff all about?
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive Thomas Jefferson said that if he were forced to choose between “a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” Of course, as an ink-stained wretch of the newspaper persuasion, I … [Read more...] about Whoa, dude! What’s this liberty stuff all about?
Let’s blow the whistle on public-land abusers
Rob Pudim Writers on the Range Dozens of TVs, refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers and abandoned cars had either been gunshot, torched or both. This place of destruction was what some locals called “Carnage Canyon,” roughly 30 acres off Lefthand Canyon in Boulder County, Colorado. It was … [Read more...] about Let’s blow the whistle on public-land abusers
Face masks: It’s deja vu all over again
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick You’d think that after the hell we’ve been through in California during the COVID pandemic – crazy rules imposed, then debunked, then imposed and debunked again – the government powers would be just a wee bit more circumspect before slamming the hammer … [Read more...] about Face masks: It’s deja vu all over again
Police pulling punches in reporting crime?
Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive When it comes to crime reporting, I’m a big fan of the catchphrase from the old Dragnet TV series: “Just the facts, ma'am.” With that in mind, let me take you to two events reported over the Sept. 15-16 weekend that appeared to pull punches with … [Read more...] about Police pulling punches in reporting crime?
Report from Burning Man 2023
Dennis Hinkamp/Writers on the Range After a quiet year of preparation and premature eulogies, Burning Man roared into the news this August. There were unplanned fires, protesters and three hurricane-fueled rainstorms that turned the Nevada desert into a sea of mud. Before it even got going, … [Read more...] about Report from Burning Man 2023
Properly Subversive: Can we reform 007? Plus Mexican space mummies vs. U.S. Senate mummies
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick I resent people fooling around with the literary classics of my youth. Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn has been under fire for years. Twain used the “N-word.” Some want to change it to “slave,” to fit the modern ear. More recently, the … [Read more...] about Properly Subversive: Can we reform 007? Plus Mexican space mummies vs. U.S. Senate mummies
Authoritarian expediency always a sign of bad leadership
Properly Subversive/Sherman R. Frederick Remember when it was all the rage to suspend constitutional rights at the drop of a perceived “health” emergency? I thought we learned that lesson already after disgraced Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak lost his job when he tried to close churches over fears … [Read more...] about Authoritarian expediency always a sign of bad leadership