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Back to homepageACLU right to fight Orwellian preschool microchip
John Seiler: The ACLU is fighting an Orwellian scheme in Contra Costa to microchip preschoolers, as if they were dogs. You have to wonder what kind of people would enslave kids like that. Think back to your own childhood. Wasn’t
Read MoreO'Connell's Street Without Joy
Anthony Pignataro: I saw a lot of things driving into San Luis Obispo County this morning — rolling hills, wineries, a road sign indicating bear-crossing, a California Highway Patrolman rousting a homeless man from a freeway gully, the intersection where
Read MoreGOP optimistic, even in Bay Area
SEPT. 7, 2010 By DAVE ROBERTS Last week’s candidates forum in Brentwood (the one near the Delta) was an opportunity to see the latest batch of Republican candidates undertaking one of the most quixotic challenges in politics: knocking off a
Read MoreArnold's seven wasted years
SEPT. 7, 2010 By JOHN SEILER With Labor Day marking the traditional beginning of the campaign season, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s seven years as governor of California essentially are behind us. He will still have influence on the fiscal 2010-10 state
Read MoreDeconstructing Prop 23
Katy Grimes: The propositions on the November ballot this year are no different than past elections – they confuse even the most diligent voter. Later today, CalWatchdog will present a full deconstruction of Proposition 23, the ballot initiative which would Suspend
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