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Women: Vote for President Barack Obama!
By Guest Columnist Anne Hoiberg Women’s rights is driving the wedge between Democrats and Republicans in this presidential election. As the gap widens, we are subjected to increasingly more ignorant...
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Men: You Don’t Own Me
From Lesley Gore: Women constitute more than half of the population. In 2008, 60% of voters were women. It is estimated that 10 million more women than men will vote in this election. Despite this,...
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25 reasons from 25 people who are voting Obama
From Obama for America 1. “The Affordable Care Act is saving my daughter’s life.” —Stacey, Arizona 2. “Obama is for the vets. He helped us wind down in Iraq, he’s improved mental health policy with...
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Americans – a Public Service Film by Kid Rock & Sean Penn
“Americans” is a short, public service film starring Sean Penn and Kid Rock, directed by Jameson Stafford. The goal of the film is to tear down the one-dimensional political stereotypes portrayed by...
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Too many Twinkies and other befucklement
By Kit-Bacon Gressitt Hostess Twinkies After the failure of a billion-dollar-plus wholesale bakery, a strident presidential election, a celebrated sex scandal (which would not be scandalous in...
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Thankful for what?
By K-B, et al With Thanksgiving upon us last week, I was curious about what inspires gratitude among the givers of thanks, so I sent the following message to some people I know and some I don’t. Hi,...
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Obama and Romney do lunch!
By Kit-Bacon Gressitt Recently re-elected President Barack Obama and failed GOP presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney had lunch last Thursday, and what fun it is to imagine their conversation....
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Be of good cheer — are you nuts?
By Kit-Bacon Gressitt For some years, I’ve collected quips from folks who spurn “the holidays.” Their reasons vary. For some it’s an idiopathic condition, a chronic case of hostility or melancholy. For...
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Hate, shoot, mourn
By Kit-Bacon Gressitt Perhaps you hate President Obama Because he won re-election Because he’s a Democrat Because he’s Black Because he supports same-sex marriage Because he organized to fight...
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’Tis the season to celebrate same-sex parenting
By Kit-Bacon Gressitt On Family Day in 2009, President Obama proclaimed that, “Whether children are raised by two parents, a single parent, grandparents, a same-sex couple, or a guardian, families...
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History Today? “The White Race and the Negroes”
White supremacy isn’t just for anti-government loonies By Kit-Bacon Gressitt Political polling suggests the worst could come to pass in the November presidential election; another gunman goes on a...
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Writers Read at Fallbrook Library Presents Ruth Nolan
Ruth Nolan, chronicler of the California desert, will read and discuss her writings, October 11, 2016 Ruby Mountain and No Place for a Puritan: the Literature of California’s Deserts Preceded by open...
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Witness
By Penny Perry for my mother Inside the Rialto movie theater the little usher, in her maroon uniform lights the aisle for a man carrying popcorn and dripping water from the brim of his hat. After the...
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Pantsuit Power for Hillary
Official Pantsuit Power Flash Mob for Hillary from Celia & Mia for Hillary Clinton On Sunday Oct 2, 2016 over 200 pantsuit wearing Hillary supporters gathered together to perform a dance founded...
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The Donald Trump Apology, Annotated by Donald Trump
Because he does it better than anyone By Kit-Bacon Gressitt My campaign advisors said I gotta apologize for my pussy comments in that leaked Access Hollywood video, and for trying to boink a married...
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The Story of Menil, Moon Maiden
By Ruth Nolan, featured author at Writers Read 11 October 2016 You created me, brother, you got people right, not the twin who made them face-backwards, or into ludicrous stone-hens, you made me...
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Surrender
By Conney D. Williams he has painted himself tender like the confetti of the runner-up to the champion, stale, fearful and misquoted you know the look underbelly of your ego severed from safety of...
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Take that patronizing pat and stuff it
While I yell from the rooftops: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month By Kit-Bacon Gressitt I annoyed a man at dinner recently. It’s happened before. I’m pretty good at it. But this time I...
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Veterans’ Writing Group
November 15, 2016, Writers Read at Fallbrook Library Presents Veterans’ Writing Group of San Diego County reading from Away for the Holidays Preceded by open mic for original poetry and prose Date:...
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Driving Distraction
By Sharon Thompson “Oh, please.” Read that: “You’ve got to be kidding me.” This is the third time today I’ve shamelessly made a wrong turn past the same construction site. Unabashed, once again at the...
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