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RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Pride in the Profession, 2: The “Libel Bully” reportIn addition to feeling some pride for being among the many lawyers who are poll-watching during Nevada's early voting (prior blog), another lawyerly occurrence...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Oct. 31, 2016Last comment by Cholo, on Nov 18, 2016 at 8:08 am | 60 comments | 8804 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Hot enough for you?The desperate, rear-guard postings of climate deniers in Brother Tim's recent blog surprised me ? apparently the new tack of that well-funded little band of ostriches...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on May. 13, 2014Last comment by Formerly Dan from BC, on May 19, 2014 at 6:54 pm | 59 comments | 14006 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Some thoughts on the Shiny New Tax Billo This bill carries a whiff of desperation. It's the dog's breakfast, simplifying nothing, passed with no hearings or opportunity for debate or any outreach...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Dec. 20, 2017Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Dec 27, 2017 at 7:19 am | 58 comments | 5398 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Brothers in ArmsI discovered this morning that I am related to a war hero ? and
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Nov. 6, 2014Last comment by Formerly Dan from BC, on Nov 13, 2014 at 11:24 am | 57 comments | 13792 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Playing Catch-upI’ve been on a bit of a hiatus – the primaries were essentially over, polling meaningless, and I’d expressed what I thought might be interesting....
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Jun. 20, 2016Last comment by rosalindr, on Jul 13, 2016 at 11:41 pm | 57 comments | 11224 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
“You can check out any time you like … but you can never leave.”Around our house, we have a new pastime. We call it “Squirrel!” Whenever The White House...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Aug. 2, 2017Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Aug 11, 2017 at 3:15 pm | 51 comments | 6001 Views
TIM TALK
Anti-fracking folks rail against railroadsThe anti-oil folks in Richmond and Berkeley are preparing to battle against trains carrying fracked oil to refineries in California. Richmond and Contra Costa County,...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Apr. 15, 2014Last comment by Peter Kluget, on Apr 22, 2014 at 11:42 am | 50 comments | 19506 Views
TIM TALK
Trustees blunder in national politics againThe Pleasanton school board and its administration could not resist stepping into the race debate after the debacle in Charlottesville, VA. The trustees felt compelled...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Aug. 31, 2017Last comment by Regina Nestor, on Sep 5, 2017 at 4:48 pm | 49 comments | 9239 Views
PRESSING ISSUES
Citizen editors: New solution to an old problem?I've heard of citizen journalists, and now there are citizen editors. Or at least that's the descriptor I'm using for the folks in a program Delinda Fogel, publisher...
Original post made by Gina Channell-Allen on Jan. 29, 2014Last comment by John, on Jun 5, 2014 at 7:56 am | 49 comments | 23471 Views
TIM TALK
Swalwell reaches way too farOur Congressman, Eric Swalwell, seems determined to pander to the mainstream media and give them special treatment. He introduced a genuinely silly bill that...
Original post made by pleasantonweekly.com on Feb. 20, 2018Last comment by Mitch, on Feb 27, 2018 at 11:18 pm | 48 comments | 7832 Views
TIM TALK
Media malpracticeListening to the radio Monday afternoon and then reading the Tuesday morning East Bay Times, I was struck at just how low the standards of journalism have fallen. Monday...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on May. 18, 2017Last comment by Woodbern, on May 23, 2017 at 7:39 pm | 46 comments | 8005 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
The Mendacity of “Hope”Last week’s Comey testimony and ensuing Romanian press conference* set up a black-and white confrontation between the former FBI Director and the current...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Jun. 12, 2017Last comment by Cholo, on Jun 24, 2017 at 10:51 am | 45 comments | 6502 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
“It is what it is.”Are you surprised at the President’s intransigence? Worried? Why? The nation has had a sustained immersion course in the public behaviors of the...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Nov. 12, 2020Last comment by American, on Nov 18, 2020 at 4:34 pm | 45 comments | 4145 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Point/Counterpoint: Biden’s Catholicism a big deal?Blogger’s notes: ==I This exchange is sufficiently off-topic in the Comments of the previous blog that it’s better as a freestanding edition. I’d...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Nov. 19, 2020Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Dec 2, 2020 at 12:35 pm | 44 comments | 5346 Views
TIM TALK
Did district give invitation to future student walkouts?Students in Pleasanton joined students across the nation last Wednesday in a demonstration concerning the school tragedy in Parkland, Florida. Whether it was...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Mar. 20, 2018Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Mar 27, 2018 at 8:00 am | 44 comments | 6462 Views
TIM TALK
Thankfully the adult in the room takes actionIt baffles me to watch looters and vandals tear up businesses in the Bay Area and elsewhere this weekend and see the weak leadership from local mayors. Oakland...
Original post made by Tim Hunt on Jun. 2, 2020Last comment by Jason, on Jun 10, 2020 at 4:47 am | 43 comments | 6911 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Tin Cup MomentSomebody named Collin Cowgill hit a 14th inning walk-off homerun for the Anaheim Disneys Tuesday evening, handing our Athletics a fairly rare defeat in the process....
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Jun. 12, 2014Last comment by Formerly Dan from BC, on Jun 19, 2014 at 3:30 pm | 43 comments | 14440 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
?Much Ado? or is it Adios for ObamaCare?My grandfather, the Accountant, had little use for law or lawyers. In his orderly view of the world (and quite apart from his dismay about the romantic attachments...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Jul. 23, 2014Last comment by paul davidson, on Nov 4, 2014 at 3:38 pm | 43 comments | 15944 Views
TIM TALK
Great rankings for Pleasanton high schoolsPleasanton's high schools received some notable recognition this week when Niche, a website focused on housing and quality schools, cited both comprehensive high...
Original post made by pleasantonweekly.com on Feb. 15, 2018Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Feb 22, 2018 at 12:51 pm | 42 comments | 8847 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
How to Demagogue an Issue: Planned Parenthood in the Cross-hairsThis blog follows-on Roz's recent epistle on Planned Parenthood, which developed a spirited following in the threads until she got tired of the associated nonsense...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Aug. 18, 2015Last comment by pleasanton was nice forty years ago, on Aug 27, 2015 at 8:53 am | 42 comments | 9758 Views
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