Nearly 1000 San Diegans Rally & March Against the Iraq War
CITY HEIGHTS, SAN DIEGO, CA: Nearly a thousand San Diegans participated in a march and rally against the Iraq war…
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: Civil Rights, Health, Media, Organizing, Peace Movement, San Diego
Tagged: protest, rally
March 15th: Antiwar Protests Held Across Nation, Canada, England & Europe
Frank Gormlie March 15, 2008 6 Comments on March 15th: Antiwar Protests Held Across Nation, Canada, England & Europe
30-40,000 March In London Besides San Diego, antiwar protests were held across the country, in Canada and in Europe. In…
Posted in: Media, Organizing, Peace Movement, War and Peace, World News
Did Washington Inquiry Into Blackwater Hasten Its Potrero Retreat?
Frank Gormlie March 11, 2008 0 Comments on Did Washington Inquiry Into Blackwater Hasten Its Potrero Retreat?
Is it just a coincidence that Blackwater beat a retreat out of Potrero on the eve of a Washington inquiry…
Posted in: War and Peace
Hey! We’re On Vacation for a Few Days!
To our faithful readers, our critics and those who are here for the first time, we’re taking a break, going…
Congress Acts Against the “Imperial Presidency” For Presidents’ Day
Frank Gormlie February 17, 2008 1 Comment on Congress Acts Against the “Imperial Presidency” For Presidents’ Day
As you enjoy your Presidents’ Day weekend and subsequent happiness, you ought to consider the ironic twist of history that…
Posted in: Civil Rights
White House Press Sec’y: Congress Controlled by “the fantasies of left-wing bloggers” ?
Frank Gormlie February 17, 2008 3 Comments on White House Press Sec’y: Congress Controlled by “the fantasies of left-wing bloggers” ?
WOW! Let’s celebrate! We’ve won! Left wing bloggers control Congress! On second thought, what the hell does Dana Perino, White…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Election, Media
Video on History of Iran-U.S. Relations
Everyone needs to watch this video about the history of US and Iranian relations and the need for diplomacy between…
EXCLUSIVE: 1980’s “Pie Shop” Now Scanned
OCEAN BEACH, CA. In a dramatic but not unexpected move, the publisher and editor of a 1980’s progressive publication, “the…
Posted in: Media, Ocean Beach
Peace Sign Rockers Sign Off On OB/ Point Loma Rock
OCEAN BEACH/ POINT LOMA. Today, January 24th, the ones who were responsible for the installation of the Peace Sign on…
Posted in: Environment, Ocean Beach, War and Peace
Tagged: sunset cliffs
Donna Frye’s Plans …
Donna Frye told blogger Pat Flannery what her future political plans are when he ran into her at a recent…
Posted in: Election, Organizing
Will US Stock Markets Crash On “Black Tuesday” – January 22, 2008?
Frank Gormlie January 21, 2008 2 Comments on Will US Stock Markets Crash On “Black Tuesday” – January 22, 2008?
Because US markets were closed Monday, January 21st in observance of Martin Luther King, Wall Street slept through the day…
Posted in: World News
In case you missed them … recent stories of note
In case you missed them, I’ve re-hatched a number of local, regional, national and international news stories of note. Here…
Posted in: Civil Rights, Election, Environment, Ocean Beach, World News
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