Spend Smart
In the letter “Bow to Your Corporate Overlords” (May 31), Jacob Dials lamented the greenwashing of today’s natural products industry. As someone who works in … Continue reading
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Slant
• If the East Grandstand of Historic Hayward Field is so hazardous, why were so many track fans allowed to sit on it during the … Continue reading
Progressives and Primaries
November is next!
Primary elections suck for a variety of reasons, especially if you’re a rookie politician. My first primary as a candidate was May 17, 1994. I had … Continue reading
Parks Are Not Commodities
Lane County Park’s latest plan for the 2,200-acre Mount Pisgah Park is to commercially log more than 1,000 acres in the name of “restoration.” In … Continue reading
Restorative Justice
To help solve the issue of guns and violence we need to begin with how we educate our children. Let us think about the value of … Continue reading
Remembering Luna
She loved sitting on the grass lawns and in my garden while I gardened. She loved to sit and wait while I did yard work. … Continue reading
The Wild West
First, you don’t “got to do something,” but you should consider shootings as public health crises. President Obama ordered a gun violence study by Centers … Continue reading
First Principles
Does WAR (Wacky Arrogant Religious) define “US” as a people, wallowing around in a quagmire of fear, greed and hate? Where is the consensus in … Continue reading
Solar Too Expensive
Pete Kuntz, of Colorado, claims that solar and wind together provide “18 percent of U.S. power” (Letters, 4/5). He should inform the Energy Information Administration (EIA), … Continue reading
Bow To Your Corporate Overlords
The natural product landscape barely resembles the health food movement I grew up in as a child. Every time I turn around, another “natural” brand is … Continue reading