From the monthly archives:

April 2007

She is Upon Us!

by Millennium Twain April 25, 2007

the spirits are speaking.
a great honoring of this ‘Awha’y Valley family,
a greater service we perform for whole world,
recognized, performed, transpiring …
in this Summer of Seven, July 2007, 7/07!

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Language sliced open

by Leslie Davis April 25, 2007

I attended an inspiring poetry reading tonight in Ventura at the Artists’ Union Gallery by our own, Robert Peake.
Robert has a calm, focused and direct stage presence that captivated the standing room only crowd. I was thrilled to see so many people come out for poetry on a Tuesday…

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Direct Involvement of the Citizens

by Kenley Neufeld April 24, 2007

According to Arendt, in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the active engagement of citizens in the determination of the affairs of their community provides them not only with the experience of public freedom and public happiness, but also with a sense of political agency and efficacy, the sense, in Thomas…

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40 Years Ago in the Haight-Ashbury

by Suza Francina April 24, 2007

Turn On. Tune In. Drop Out!
I got a little jolt last night as I sat in Upavistha Konasana (Seated Wide Angle Pose) watching the PBS documentary on Hippies and the Summer of Love. It dawned on me that it was 40 years ago (1967) that I took the Greyhound bus…

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Slow Day in Paradise

by Raymond Powers April 23, 2007

Having lots of fun taking photos here on the land where I live. I’ve limited myself to the property boundaries and as a self imposed assignment to soak in all of the beauty that permeates a small field of reference. This little guy was wandering across my driveway yesterday. Looks…

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Open Thread: Politics Free Zone

by Open Thread April 23, 2007

huntington library garden
OK, talk about Ojai – but let’s try a politics-free thread (local and otherwise). That means no veiled allusions, no winking comments, no offhand remarks. Don’t even write about how nice it is to have a thread without politics. There are plenty of active threads to continue those conversations.
photo taken…

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Subway spreads onto the VC Star

by Tyler Suchman April 22, 2007

Our own Kenley Neufeld is front and center in a VC Star story entitled Ojai debates chain retailers; Officials to consider 45-day moratorium (free reg req.).

Kenley Neufeld’s Ojai is a place where people swap family stories and recipes at the farmers market and where the local pharmacy has existed since 1891. It’s…

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Jesus Loves 9/11 Truth: Installment No. 2

by Jock Doubleday April 22, 2007

No one said, “9-11 happened just the way the government said it did.”

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Earth Day 2007, what could we get for 2.2 Trillion Dollars?

by Michael Lind April 22, 2007

Thousands of events are planned around the globe for this weekend’s Earth Day celebrations, and millions of people are joining in.
If every household in the United States swapped just one incandescent bulb for a compact fluorescent, it would save enough energy to light 7 million homes for a year, save…

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The Omnivore’s Dilemma

by Raymond Powers April 21, 2007

 What no cage? and they even have beaks!
In early March I posted a story about the dialogue between Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and John Mackey, founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market.
I just finished reading Pollan’s book and not only is it an informative glimpse into the un-nature…

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