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Falling Into The Alexander Trance With Frank Ottiwell
From the San Francisco Chronicle, May 14, 2003: Students appear in a trancelike state — some lying delicately on a table, others sitting bolt upright in a wooden chair, and others walking across the room, slowly. The setting is a … Continue reading
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Tagged american conservatory theater, annette bening, benjamin bratt, delroy lindo, san francisco chronicle, streetcar named desire
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Yisroel Pensack: Arizona Assassin Should Have Been in Psychiatric Treatment
In an article headlined “Jared Loughner: Focus on delusions, not politics,” San Francisco Chronicle reporters Carolyn Jones and Casey Newton zero in on the real issue underlying the Arizona congressional assassination attempt and mass-murder tragedy — an insane legal system … Continue reading
Posted in California, Politics, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged Arizona assassin, delusions, Dr. Bob Dolgoff, insane legal system, Jared Loughner, Laura's Law, mass murder, medication, mental illness, psychiatric disorders, psychiatric treatment, psychotics, san francisco chronicle, schizophrenia, violence
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Prop 8 Trial Judge Gay
The San Francisco Chronicle reports: The biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage being heard in San Francisco is that the federal judge who will decide the case, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, is himself gay. … Continue reading
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Tagged gay politicians, kate kendell, landmark trial, mark leno, same sex marriage, san francisco chronicle
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San Francisco Intellectual Stephen Fowler Outrages America On ‘Wife Swap’
Here is the show on YouTube: Here is the Fox News report. Here’s a Stephen Fowler Sucks website. From the San Francisco Chronicle: Since the Jan. 30 episode in which the Noe Valley resident was filmed verbally demeaning Gayla Long, … Continue reading
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Interview With San Francisco Sports Columnist Lowell Cohn
When I was covering the San Francisco 49ers and other stuff for KAHI/KHYL radio from 1985-1987, I loved to read Lowell Cohn‘s column on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle sports section. I thought Cohn the greatest writer … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, dallas cowboys, damn story, full time job, san francisco 49ers, san francisco chronicle
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I Like Amy’s New Picture
From her new blog: She’s got that classic Sophia Loren-thing going. Amy Klein is the writer of "True Confessions of an Online Dating Addict." Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, MSN, NPR, The … Continue reading
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Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe by Lisa Alcalay Klug
From Amazon.com: "It’s never been hipper to be Jewish." –VH1 Cool Jew does for gefilte fish and matzah balls what the Preppy Handbook did for plaid and polo–only with much more chutzpah. Cool Jew covers everything Hebraic from womb to … Continue reading
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American Freedom Alliance Heroes Of Conscience Dinner May 18 At Ronald Reagen Library In Simi Valley
Hugh Hewitt will preside. The honorees include actor Ed Ames and Howard and Sonya Waldow. Anybody want to carpool to this from West LA? On June 15 and 16 at USC, the AFA presents a conference on academic freedom. Here … Continue reading →