Category Archives: Coronavirus pandemic

A Tale of Two Cities

Posted on June 27, 2020 by

“As you go about your business today, KNOW that there is no law that orders you to Wear a Mask. Our Governor does not have the unilateral power to make such orders. While I know the HEADLINES over the last … Continue reading →

Posted in Coronavirus pandemic, Grass Valley City Council, Mayor Lisa Swarthout, Nevada City Council, Reinette Senum | 2 Comments

QUICK HITS: Getting ‘serious’ about protecting customers

Posted on June 14, 2020 by

–“Businesses are really taking this seriously” when it comes to protecting customers against the coronavirus, Amy Irani, Nevada County’s environmental health director, said in the June 12 issue of The Union. The quote was right next to the picture of … Continue reading →

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Nevada County stumbles back to what passes for normal

Posted on May 26, 2020 by

Nevada County residents are beginning to resume what used to pass for normal life around here, and early indications are they are no more interested in wearing masks and practicing social distancing than their fellow Americans. A variety of pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in City of Grass Valley, Coronavirus pandemic, Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Lisa Swarthout, Nevada City, Public Policy, Reinette Senum, Supervisor Dan Miller, Supervisor Sie Hoek | Leave a comment

The truth is what you can get people to believe about China

Posted on May 5, 2020 by

It has been said that the truth is what you can get people to believe, and it is clear that the Trump administration is hell-bent to convince the American people that the coronavirus was leaked from a China bioweapons lab. … Continue reading →

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Bleach, light to kill the coronavirus? Here’s one possibility

Posted on April 27, 2020 by

(This is an update of a post I wrote almost four years ago. The basic premise is more valid today than it was then.) Supporters of Donald Trump are trying to portray Joe Biden as a fumblin’, bumblin’ senile old … Continue reading →

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These are your smart, rational conservatives, George

Posted on April 24, 2020 by

Blogger George Rebane, a towering intellect among local conservatives, rants regularly about the ignorance and shakey thinking of progressives, making them susceptible to the siren song of socialist and communist tyrants. The implication here is that conservatives are better informed, … Continue reading →

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