Monthly Archives: August 2017

Berkeley explodes

Well well, another change of plans. This week’s column, full of incisive commentary on stuff, is delayed by events in Berkeley. By the time this goes to press it may be over and we’ll know more. Or maybe not. Curiously … Continue reading

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Charlottesville

Well it finally happened, sombody got killed at a demonstration. This was not a surprise to some of us. We knew it was going to happen, it was only a matter of when, where, how, and which side. Heather Heyer, … Continue reading

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Other ways than ours

Just the other day I had a delightful conversation with a chance met acquaintance at our local family pub. This elderly fellow (by which I mean my age) was wearing a T-shirt that he’d acquired in Monrovia, Liberia. A young … Continue reading

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