More Fuel Protests – England, France, India, Australia …
English Truckers Protest at Parliament LONDON, ENGLAND: July 1 – Hundreds of road haulers from across the country gathered outside…
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.
Posted in: Election, Labor, Organizing
More “Sex in the City Schools” – Ten San Diego Teachers Have Sex With Students In Two Years
Frank Gormlie July 2, 2008 1 Comment on More “Sex in the City Schools” – Ten San Diego Teachers Have Sex With Students In Two Years
SAN DIEGO, CA. Another teacher has admitted sex with students here in San Diego County. That brings the total of…
Wisconsin Man Threated by Police for Flying US Flag Upside Down “In Distress”
Frank Gormlie June 25, 2008 3 Comments on Wisconsin Man Threated by Police for Flying US Flag Upside Down “In Distress”
He takes it down after threats by landlady. Dale Decker believes our country is in distress. The Manitowac, Wisconsin local…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, War and Peace
History of the Region: June 22nd, 1911 – Tijuana’s “Revolutionary Army” Is Defeated
Frank Gormlie June 22, 2008 2 Comments on History of the Region: June 22nd, 1911 – Tijuana’s “Revolutionary Army” Is Defeated
Mexican Revolutionary Ricardo Flores Magon Forces Had Seized Tijuana With Help From American Wobblies This day in 1911 in our…
Posted in: Civil Rights, San Diego, War and Peace
Tagged: Border Issues
Did the Democratic-controlled House Just Give Bush Another Blank Check for His Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan?
Frank Gormlie June 19, 2008 0 Comments on Did the Democratic-controlled House Just Give Bush Another Blank Check for His Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan?
Sentate Still Needs to Debate Bill WASHINGTON – They did it. Today, Thursday, June 19th, late in the afternoon, the…
Posted in: Election, War and Peace
Because of Mainstream Media Censorship of Global Protests Against High Costs of Fuel – Here’s the News:
Frank Gormlie June 17, 2008 1 Comment on Because of Mainstream Media Censorship of Global Protests Against High Costs of Fuel – Here’s the News:
OCEAN BEACH, CA. The San Diego Union-Tribune continues its censorship and blackout of news about the global protests against the…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Energy, Media
Tagged: Border Issues
MSNBC Live Vote on Bush’s Impeachment: 89% of nearly 700,000 vote to impeach! (so far)
Frank Gormlie June 12, 2008 5 Comments on MSNBC Live Vote on Bush’s Impeachment: 895 of nearly 700,000 vote to impeach! (so far)
MSNBC is right now running a Live Vote on whether President Bush should be impeached. As of 9:45 PDT June…
Posted in: Media
State A.G.’s Office Goes After Rachel Silva, Woman Wounded by Off-duty Officer
Frank Gormlie June 9, 2008 5 Comments on State A.G.’s Office Goes After Rachel Silva, Woman Wounded by Off-duty Officer
Silva & son are wounded by White, an off-duty police officer; she’s charged with felony child endangerment and a host…
Posted in: Civil Rights, San Diego
OB Rag Fund-Raising Slips As the News Pushes Appeals Off Front Page
Frank Gormlie June 9, 2008 0 Comments on OB Rag Fund-Raising Slips As the News Pushes Appeals Off Front Page
OCEAN BEACH, CA. In a new development, fund-raising for San Diego’s newest lefty blog, OB Rag, has slipped recently. Editors…
Posted in: Education, Media, Ocean Beach
Stocks plunge, unemployment grows, home equity vanishes, soldiers killed … just another beautiful day in the Empire
Frank Gormlie June 6, 2008 4 Comments on Stocks plunge, unemployment grows, home equity vanishes, soldiers killed … just another beautiful day in the Empire
HOMETOWN, USA – It was another beautiful day, here in the American Empire. The Dow dropped today nearly 400 points….
Posted in: Energy, Labor, War and Peace
OB Locals Make Fun in the Round-A-Bout at Greene (Street) Square
Frank Gormlie June 4, 2008 3 Comments on OB Locals Make Fun in the Round-A-Bout at Greene (Street) Square
Dangerous “intersection” results in a block party OCEAN BEACH, CA. Heather Clark almost got hit in the huge intersection at…
Posted in: Ocean Beach, Organizing
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