California legislators deserve practically all of the criticism that gets heaped on them, but one vote today counts as music to my ears. On Monday, as it headed toward adjournment of the regular two-year session, the state Senate approved legislation to crack down on noisy motorcycles. If it’s signed by [...]
When a young man comes of age on the South Pacific island of Vanuatu, he’s required to climb a crude wooden tower about 100 feet high and leap head-first toward Earth, tethered at the ankle by vines. The goal is to land close enough to the ground that the lad’s [...]
North Coast politicians are doing their part to stimulate the economy. Among them, Noreen Evans, Michael Allen, Wesley Chesbro and Jared Huffman have spent more than $1.2 million on their campaigns in the 2009-10 election cycle. No, it isn’t Meg Whitman money. It might not even match the change under [...]
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This blog is written by Press Democrat editorial writers Paul Gullixson and Jim Sweeney.