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RIP, Marian McPartland (1918 – 2013) – Tom Rossi 27 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm

I don’t think anybody really wants to turn Left Coast Voices into a jazz obituary weekly, but something has to be said about the great Marian McPartland. No. On second thought, words are all but usel...

Eat, Pray, Love, Write. 23 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm

This week I received the galley proofs for Ashbar, the third book in the Wycaan Master series. I recall, when I first held a copy of The First Decree, writing that I hope this special feeling never gr...

California Climate Change Cheat Sheet – Roger Ingalls 22 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm

Government reports about climate change can be boring and laborious to read. I believe changes in our environment are important, especially at the local level so I’m making an attempt to boil the info...

Gun Control: Let’s Agree On The Basics 21 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm

Two weeks ago, I said I would start a series of posts that focus on real game-changers for our society. I feel we (probably – I) bounce around from one good cause or organization to another, and I’m f...

Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite, 2013 – Tom Rossi 20 Aug 2013 | 06:49 pm

A Typical Scene in Tuolumne Meadows Life on the Rocks Hetch Hetchy Reservoir – San Francisco’s Water Supply Yes, the car stopped. Atop Lembert Dome Lembert Dome Lake Mono -Tom Rossi __________...

The Growing Power of the Ebook 16 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm

My teenage son asked me to download the latest book from his favorite author. He was excited having seen an email that Amazon.com were kind enough to send him announcing the new book. My son is a vora...

Songs of Protest, Change and Revolution – Roger Ingalls 15 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm

It’s my belief that between the years of 2025 and 2040 there will be a revolution. It won’t be a peaceful one; it will be a bloody mess. It will be a global people’s revolution. A revolt against econo...

$10 a Gallon 14 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm

Before the vacation, I suggested in a post, Changing The World, focusing on 10 actions that will make significant and sustainable change in our world.  Here is my first attempt. I was walking with a ...

Can I Order some Democracy, Please? – Tom Rossi 13 Aug 2013 | 06:40 pm

Once in a while, we hear, in the news, about a strange, mysterious concept  known as “gerrymandering.” This is the practice whereby politicians make changes to the geographical shapes of political dis...

Elves, Dwarves and Political Activists 9 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm

“You can’t be serious!” she exclaimed, wrinkling her nose as though I had just made a pass at her, or uttered a politically incorrect sentiment. “You write about elves and dwarves running from one end...

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