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OCEAN BEACH, CA. [Times are Pacific] 6:50 pm PST : With Ohio – 20 electoral votes – and New Mexico…
Author: Frank Gormlie
A former lawyer and current grassroots activist, I have been editing the Rag since Patty Jones and I launched it in Oct 2007. Way back during the Dinosaurs in 1970, I founded the original Ocean Beach People’s Rag - OB’s famous underground newspaper -, and then later during the early Eighties, published The Whole Damn Pie Shop, a progressive alternative to the Reader.
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‘This Is What Democracy Looks Like’ – Early Voting Is Unprecedented In Recent History of San Diego Elections
Frank Gormlie October 30, 2008 6 Comments on ‘This Is What Democracy Looks Like’ – Early Voting Is Unprecedented In Recent History of San Diego Elections
SAN DIEGO, CA. Lines of early voters are causing an hour and half wait as crowds jam the County Registrar…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Election, Media, San Diego
June Reyno Continues Her Controversial Stance Against Foreclosure Eviction
Frank Gormlie October 30, 2008 21 Comments on June Reyno Continues Her Controversial Stance Against Foreclosure Eviction
SAN DIEGO, CA. Arriving at the noon press conference a few minutes late, I walked into the Mira Mesa cul-de-sac,…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Economy, Media, Organizing
San Diego Community and Labor Leaders Rally Around June Reyno In Her Controversial Stand Against Foreclsoure Eviction
Frank Gormlie October 29, 2008 16 Comments on San Diego Community and Labor Leaders Rally Around June Reyno In Her Controversial Stand Against Foreclsoure Eviction
SEE UPDATE – GO HERE. SAN DIEGO, CA. Community and labor leaders from San Diego and Los Angeles are…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Economy, Media, San Diego
John McCain in the Echo Chamber
by: Gore Vidal / Truthdig.com / 27 October 2008 October proved to be the cruelest month, for that was the…
Posted in: Politics
Syrian Summons American Ambassador for Explanation for the Incursion
Frank Gormlie October 26, 2008 6 Comments on Syrian Summons American Ambassador for Explanation for the Incursion
UPDATE: Go here for latest. And here. Richard Engel of NBC just reported that the Syrian government has angrily summoned…
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BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Helicopters Attack Syrian Village Along Iraqi Border – Up to 8 Killed
Frank Gormlie October 26, 2008 1 Comment on BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Helicopters Attack Syrian Village Along Iraqi Border – Up to 8 Killed
Sunday, October 26, 2008 Reports are coming in that up to four U.S. helicopters crossed the Iraq-Syria border and attacked…
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These are exciting times, and oh – by the way – will there be a peaceful transfer of power?
Frank Gormlie October 25, 2008 2 Comments on These are exciting times, and oh – by the way – will there be a peaceful transfer of power?
These are exciting times, these are dangerous times These are exciting times. Less than two weeks before the November election,…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Economy, Election, Media, Organizing
Come watch Naomi Wolf’s ‘End of America’ on video
Naomi Wolf’s website MyAmericaProject has a link to Snagfilms where you can watch the entire film ‘The End of America,’…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Election, Media, Organizing
Amy Goodman: Early Voting Sees Reports of Voter Intimidation, Machine Malfunctions
Frank Gormlie October 22, 2008 1 Comment on Amy Goodman: Early Voting Sees Reports of Voter Intimidation, Machine Malfunctions
by Amy Goodman / Democracy Now / October 22, 2008 Early voting has begun, and problems are already emerging at…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Election, Organizing
‘The End of America’ – Book Review
Naomi Wolf’s ‘Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot‘ is very timely America is experiencing what Naomi Wolf calls a…
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