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Circus With a Purpose

A whole rainbow of human emotion — anticipation, fear, love and hate — could be seen and heard outside the California Supreme Court’s San Francisco chambers during the March 5 hearing to overturn Proposition 8, the ballot measure that changed the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. Signs ranged from the almost clichéd Christian slogans […]

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Mean Streets

On a Saturday night in Arcata, I walked in front of the bars on the Plaza with Officer Heidi Groszmann. Thankfully, I was not under arrest – just going with her on her rounds as a part of my four-hour ride-along. Whether it was a traffic stop or making rounds on the Plaza, Groszmann was […]

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