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Blogging as a Poetic Tradition3 comments

Ernesto Priego wrote 5 days ago: In this age of internet and blog the possibility opens of a free circulation of works (poems and po … more »

Tags: Sigh, ahem, ¿no les decía yo desde cuándo?, Blogging, london moleskine, poetic exchange, Poetics, Poetry

Read these tea leaves1 comment

Lisa Pampuch wrote 1 week ago: A Republican Senator up for re-election, Gordon Smith of Oregon, is touting his work with Barack Oba … more »

Tags: Barack Obama, Democrat, Elizabeth Furse, George Bush, GOP, Gordon Smith, John McCain, Obama '08, Oregon

Please don't1 comment

Lisa Pampuch wrote 3 weeks ago: Here’s President George W. Bush’s reaction to the Supreme Court’s ruling that Guan … more »

Tags: constitution, "habeas corpus", George W. Bush, Civil Liberties, Bush administration, Liberty, Benjamin Franklin, Guantanamo Bay, Safety

Puh-lease: Coverage complaints, attendance boundaries, disability intolerance

Lisa Pampuch wrote 1 month ago: It’s time for one of my periodic roundups of news that makes me shake my head, roll my eyes and ut … more »

Tags: morgan hill, Gilroy Unified School District, GUSD, intolerance, Gilroy High School, GHS, Morgan Hill Times, Christopher High School, Special Education

A sweet victory, but more work to do1 comment

Lisa Pampuch wrote 1 month ago: “The judicial branch of government is charged with interpreting the laws of the State of Californi … more »

Tags: constitution, Civil Liberties, Same Sex Marriage, equal protection clause, andrew sullivan, Separation of Church and State, Homosexual, Republican, Civil Rights

It's up to us

Lisa Pampuch wrote 1 month ago: “Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people them … more »

Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, eminent domain, eminent domain reform, Gilroy, morgan hill, Obama '08, Prop 98, Prop 99

Prop 98: Real eminent domain reform3 comments

Lisa Pampuch wrote 2 months ago: In less than one month, Californians will cast ballots in the state’s second primary election of 2 … more »

Tags: Civil Liberties, eminent domain, Kelo, Private Property Rights, Proposition 98, Prop 98, Proposition 99, Prop 99, Kelo v. New London

Accepting reality at the VTA2 comments

Lisa Pampuch wrote 2 months ago: “Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.” ~ Conservative p … more »

Tags: VTA, Santa Clara County, Valley Transportation Authority, san jose, Bart, Measure A, BayRail Alliance, BART to San Jose, Public Transportation

Forget taxes, think libraries

Lisa Pampuch wrote 2 months ago: “Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody’s got to pay for them, so they’ … more »

Tags: morgan hill, taxes, Gilroy, Library, Libraries, April 15, National Library Week, National Library Worker Day, Tax Day

Closed meetings, closed minds

Lisa Pampuch wrote 2 months ago: Because I watched Morgan Hill go through the tumultuous process of drawing attendance boundaries whe … more »

Tags: Gilroy, open government, Gilroy Unified School District, GUSD, Michelle Nelson, Gilroy Teachers Association, Christopher High School, Public Schools, Gilroy Dispatch

Let's be pound wise for a change1 comment

Lisa Pampuch wrote 5 months ago: In a classroom at Morgan Hill’s rural Machado School, toddlers who think that they’re playing ar … more »

Tags: Santa Clara County, South County, san benito county, AIM, California, Atypical Infant Motivation, DDS, Department of Developmental Services, developmental delays

All tied up in loose ends2 comments

Lisa Pampuch wrote 5 months ago: “It is the loose ends with which men hang themselves.” ~ Novelist Zelda Fitzgerald Between the w … more »

Tags: Craig Gartman, Perry Woodward, election, Barack Obama, Morgan Hill Unified School District, MHUSD, Voting, bottled water, Propositions

The Present of Reading2 comments

Ernesto Priego wrote 5 months ago: Now the work of the novel is finished, and a new form of consciousness is emerging. It’s easy … more »

Tags: Blogging, Web, london moleskine, you better start swimming, proof i'm not the only ranting madman, the present of the future of the book

Sharp body, sharp mind

Lisa Pampuch wrote 6 months ago: “Our prayers should be for a strong mind in a healthy body.” ~ Ancient Roman Poet Juvenal Did yo … more »

Tags: Silicon Valley Puzzle Day, Puzzle Day, Sudoku, Morgan Hill library, Crossword, brain exercise, Puzzles, brain

Educated, involved electorate is the most important gift1 comment

Lisa Pampuch wrote 6 months ago: I’m making my list and checking it twice for items I’d like Santa Claus to bring to South County … more »

Tags: Elaine Alquist, Perry Woodward, South County, Brown Act, redistricting reform, Santa (Claus), Sunshine Law, closed session, schools first

Puh-lease: closed sessions, blocked sidewalks, spineless council members

Lisa Pampuch wrote 7 months ago: It’s time for a round-up of recent local news items that made me shake my head, roll my eyes and u … more »

Tags: morgan hill, Mark Grzan, Larry Carr, Gilroy, Perry Woodward, Greg Sellers, open government, Sidewalks, Jackson Oaks

Another chance to reform eminent domain powers

Lisa Pampuch wrote 7 months ago: “Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark.” ~ Journali … more »

Tags: California, California Property Owners and Farmland Protection Act, Californians for Property Rights Protection, CPOFPA, eminent domain, Kelo, Proposition 90, redistricting reform, Supreme Court

Useful thankfulness is grateful action

Lisa Pampuch wrote 7 months ago: “Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankful … more »

Tags: gratitude, Thanksgiving, American Red Cross, Heifer International, Climate, Global Warming, Homeless, Working Poor, Blood Drive

A real no-brainer: year-round Daylight Saving Time

Lisa Pampuch wrote 8 months ago: Forgive my crabby mood – blame it on the end this past weekend of Daylight Saving Time and the unf … more »

Tags: Terrorism, Patriotism, time, Daylight Saving Time, energy savings, energy bill, Safety, Pedestrian, Carnegie Mellon University


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