Category Archives: Polemics
The Honeybee: Oversimplification and Unnecessary Drama
Nevada City, California This piece wraps up my coverage of the 2012 Wild and Scenic Film Festival. Last weekend at Wild and Scenic, a drama named BEE made its world premiere. (I don’t know why the filmmakers capitalized the title … Continue reading
Thwarting Our Best Intentions: A Polemic
It has been a typical couple weeks on Facebook in the land of leftie politics. Whether I am visiting the group for Save The Scenic Santa Ritas down in Abbey Country, or reading a post from a local food activist … Continue reading
Filed under Abbey Country, Community, Essays, Farming, Mining, Polemics, politics, Sustainability
Drunk Drivers
This week four women I know and love–three of them teens–were hit by a drunk driver while driving home. One teen was life flighted. All will, thankfully, be okay. The sad event reminded me of the essay here, which I … Continue reading
Cultural Honesty: A Polemic
“In every culture in decline, the watchful ones among the slaves know that all that is genuine will be scorned or conned or cast away.” Joni Mitchell Recently, this blurb has been circulating Facebook: ”As a child I saw Tarzan almost … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Essays, Polemics, politics, Uncategorized
Mourning the War on Education
“And these children that you spit on As they try to change their worlds Are immune to your consultations They’re quite aware of what they’re going through” –David Bowie For a few weeks now, in response to the union crisis … Continue reading
Surplus? Deficit? Facts? Spin?
February 22, 2011 Nevada City “I’m a woman, not a corporation.” Alice DiMecele I thought of DiMecele today as I tried to find out the actual source of Rachel Maddow’s claim that Wisconsin started the year with a huge surplus. … Continue reading
