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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/l a-me-oldpot28apr28,0,5823482.story?coll=l a-home-headlines Pot Laws Pain Some Elders Senior citizens who use medical marijuana to treat their ailments wonder why the federal government wants to just say no to them. By Eric Bailey Times Staff Writer April 28, 2005 SEATTLE — Betty Hiatt's morning wake-up call comes with the purr and persistent kneading of the cat atop her bedspread. Under predawn gray, Hiatt blinks awake. It is 6 a.m., and Kato, an opinionated Siamese... read more

Had this hit my inbox and had to share. I think we all know this, but... All pet owners have had, at one time or another, an experience in which their pet, whether golden retriever, kitten, horse, or iguana, recognized their suffering and offered comfort. Animals, both wild and domesticated, have the ability to sense changes in the body and mind and can positively influence humans in many ways. They can inspire playful thoughts in those discouraged and remind us of the need to nurture both...

9/21/2007 Logfile from Thaddeus. Th'deus Th'deus is a man possessed of looming height (6'6), solid and finished muscle mass, and hair - plain-brown long hair and a blond-streaked trimmed beard and moustache - combined with a general sense of meditative sobriety. Currently his eyes are not seen, for he has white bandages over both, expertly secured in various places. His mane of hair is kept in a thick braid that hangs down to a little past his shoulder-blades and is covered...

Bringing Down the House: The Current Foreclosure Crisis and Possibilities for Collective Action by crudo From the forthcoming Modesto Anarcho #5. If you want a PDF copy of this, email us at: anarcho209[at]Yahoo[dot]com. Anyone who lives in the Central Valley knows that rent is sky high (1). The influx of bay area people brings rent up on houses and apartments and predatory landlords and firms stalk elderly seniors and the poor in mobile home parks (2). But in the midst of all this money making...

Pre-speech transcript : 'A More Perfect Union' Text of Barack Obama's speech on race. Barack Obama, The New Republic Published: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy. Farmers and scholars; statesmen and patriots who had traveled across an ocean to...

Barack Obama’s Speech on Race   March 18, 2008   Like many, “ I was transfixed by a speech made by Barack Obama, relating to the firestorm of controversy about his Pastor of 20 years Jeremiah A. Wright of Chicago’s Holy Trinity United Church of Christ. ”   See Kujanblog ’s post, “ You Need to Watch This RE: Obama ,” for some feel for the delivery, if you did not get a chance to see it for yourself.   Senator Obama’s “ Grandma got run over by the campaign bus ,” speech will...