As predicted, the whole east coast is soaking in rain.
North Carolina is expecting to see the Ark at any moment.
[Pink is 10"-12" in 5 days; Blue is 15" or over.]
Excessive … [Keep reading >>]
Very clever NPR bit on the weight of clouds — all the way up to hurricanes. In the cartoon you’ll get your numbers in “blue whales,” in the radio piece, … [Keep reading >>]
Update: Thurs:
“For two days, Whitman forcefully denied receiving any such letter and said she fired the $23-an-hour housekeeper last year immediately after learning she was illegal. But Whitman’s … [Keep reading >>]
KPFA Radio 94.1FM presents
An Evening with FATIMA BHUTTO
presenting “Songs of Blood and Sword, a Daughter’s Memoir”
Tuesday, October … [Keep reading >>]
Gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown will meet Tuesday night in Davis for the first of three televised debates before the Nov. 2 election. Sponsored by The Bee, … [Keep reading >>]
That Carl Paladino may be elected governor of the state of New York won’t have much direct impact on people in the state of California. Much more will result … [Keep reading >>]
113º!
California’s blistering fall heat wave sent temperatures to an all-time record high of 113 degrees Monday in downtown Los Angeles … breaking the old all-time record of 112 degrees … [Keep reading >>]
In yet one more revelation of an event perfectly predictable in modern war yet which is never spoken about or calculated by the solve-a-problem bring-a-gun crowd, U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan … [Keep reading >>]
If you came of age in the 60s, especially in California, the name and photographs of George Ballis will be familiar to you. Willing to go anywhere and do anything … [Keep reading >>]
“The Tibetan spiritual leader recently announced plans to donate $50,000 to the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at Madison, a new research lab founded by Dr. Davidson, which is … [Keep reading >>]
Morris Dees, Founder and Chief Legal Counsel of the Southern Poverty Law Center, appeared with SPLC President, Richard Cohen to a packed house at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco … [Keep reading >>]
James Galbraith takes on Michael Kinsley over what the Baby Boomers owe those coming after. Hint, it’s not to pay down the national debt. Best idea? Retire and spend like … [Keep reading >>]
