Posts by Paul Campbell

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  • Island Life: The Guilt of Clayton Weatherston,

    What surprised me was that there were Clayton supporters, or at least friends who didn't want to to let go before the trial - Dunedin's a small place and I guess they kept a low profile.

    On of the things I really liked about this piece was the way she chronicled their changing points of view and how deeply it affected them

    Dunedin • Since Nov 2006 • 2623 posts Report Reply

  • Island Life: The Guilt of Clayton Weatherston,

    yeah - my reaction to it was sort of - "wait this isn't Public Address" - that piece of writing would not be out of place as a guest piece here

    Dunedin • Since Nov 2006 • 2623 posts Report Reply

  • Southerly: Bay Area Blues,

    Bound to be - more like likely some lawyer getting ready for the post quake law suits "It's Haywood's fault ...."

    Dunedin • Since Nov 2006 • 2623 posts Report Reply

  • Southerly: Bay Area Blues,

    all the 1950s double decker freeways like the one that collapsed (and I normally should have been on that day at that time - went to work a day early that week) have been torn down at this point - the bridge that partly collapsed is due to be replaced very soon now (next month I think?).

    Mind you you're still at ground zero - the next "Big One" is due for the Hayward Fault - just your side of that hill above Berkeley - check out the football stadium above Cal - the fault passes through it - you can see the gap they have in the wall to let it move

    Dunedin • Since Nov 2006 • 2623 posts Report Reply

  • Island Life: The Guilt of Clayton Weatherston,

    And this piece shows a completely different side of the issue - I'm pretty amazed the ODT published it, not really their sort of thing ....wow!

    Dunedin • Since Nov 2006 • 2623 posts Report Reply

  • Southerly: Bay Area Blues,

    BTW that part of down town Oakland is quite safe at night too - good restaurants - the Jack London thing is a bit of a tourist trap IMHO - oh and you can take the ferry to SF during the day.

    Dunedin • Since Nov 2006 • 2623 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: A Real Alternative,

    Seems to me the deal is basically going to be: "these kids who are at most risk are too far gone to help, let's cut them loose, it's the most cost effective thing to do ..... until they rob your house then we'll lock them in a shipping crate"

    Dunedin • Since Nov 2006 • 2623 posts Report Reply

  • Southerly: Bay Area Blues,

    yes but SF MUNI in particular is known for it's particularly, umm, aggressive drivers - mind you I've seen some pretty aggressive passengers too .....

    But don't let this discourage people from taking it SF has a quite functional public transit system, despite the drivers it works well and goes almost everywhere - and besides there's virtually nowhere to park

    Dunedin • Since Nov 2006 • 2623 posts Report Reply

  • Speaker: Remembering the Chartists,

    I sort of like that idea - sort of incentive bonuses for politicians - I'm sure there would be unintended consequences though

    Dunedin • Since Nov 2006 • 2623 posts Report Reply

  • Speaker: Remembering the Chartists,

    well there's one way to make it all transparent - kick the bastards out then open up the halls of power and let some light shine through - it's election year next year and I know where my money's going .....

    Dunedin • Since Nov 2006 • 2623 posts Report Reply

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