Disabling Cuts

Last Friday afternoon, in John Anderson's modest, garden-lavish Eureka house, the cockatiels in the huge, covered, indoor-outdoor cage attached to his bedroom were up to ...

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Dear Barack

Two weeks ago, President Obama sent me an e-mail asking me to tell my personal story about the importance of health care reform in my ...

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For What It's Worth

Top execs from just about every major U.S. newspaper chain met in Chicago late last month to discuss ways to get you to pay for ...

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Updated Barbers Chart

Cartoon by Joel Mielke

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Not Equal Yet

Editor: Although I’m not a Certified Town Dandy or licensed attorney, I feel qualified (from decades of civil rights activism) to correct a common misconception ...

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Bursting Balloons

Editor: I enjoyed your recent well-researched and -written cover article (“The McKay Tract,” May 21). However, perhaps you should check your spelling ... are you ...

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Which Earth First!?

Editor: I just read the article on the McKay Tract, and one paragraph stood out among the rest — Trees Foundation funding for Earth First! ...

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Pipe Dreams

Editor: The story by Heidi Walters in last week’s Journal does not reflect what I wanted to convey when I spoke with her on the ...

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Food for Thought

Editor: While I have been inspired to write regarding several issues in the last couple of months, particularly after your comments about legalization and the ...

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Robbin’ Hoods

Editor: Thanks for your column of May 14 (“Town Dandy”)! In some of our “community” meetings here, I’ve listened to certain of our local growers ...