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Residents are being offered an up-close and personal view this weekend of what one group is calling irresponsible land management practices.
Members of the California Native Plant Society will be leading a field trip in the Eight-Mile Ranch and Blackrock Springs area between Independence and Big Pine this weekend to visit a ŌĆ£degraded alkali meadow habitat.ŌĆØ
The degradation, according to the Bristlecone Chapter of the CNPS, is the direct result of too much groundwater pumping on the part of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and complicity on the part of the County of Inyo.
ŌĆ£It keeps us out of trouble,ŌĆØ Lefty Irwin said Tuesday after completing yet another set of handicapped-accessible stairs for an Inyo County resident.
Irwin and his band of fellow Lions Club members have been installing ramps and stairs for local handicapped or otherwise mobility challenged residents for more than 20 years.
The one built on Tuesday was the milestone 100th such creation that helps those with walkers and wheelchairs get out of their homes and get mobile.
Inyo County Agricultural Commissioner George Milovich says the Eastern SierraŌĆÖs agricultural ventures are on the upswing.
During his annual Ag. Report to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Milovich said that livestock, field crops and apiary industries generated more money in 2010 than they did in 2009.
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Nearly two years to the day after being arrested, 20-year-old Louis LePlat has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the murder of 23-year-old Bishop resident James Eric Rambeau, Jr.
A Ventura County jury found LePlat guilty of second-degree murder on April 29.
LePlat was arrested for RambeauŌĆÖs death June 19, 2009 following a report of a stabbing on Winuba Lane, west of Bishop.
Inyo County will be the first area in the state to get an Adventure Trails System that allows off-highway vehicles to travel a limited distance on surface roads to reach recreational areas or amenities such as food and fuel.
The California State Assembly approved AB 628, which was sponsored by Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway, of Tulare, last week.
A local man has been caught digging for Native American artifacts near Lone Pine and, through a plea agreement, is now banned for life from entering certain lands in that area. However, this is reportedly just one of 30-40 acts of looting allegedly committed by Norman E. Starks of Lone Pine.
Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone Reservation Tribal Preservation Officer Kathy Bancroft said that Starks has been seen digging in other areas since the January 2011 court decision. Starks could not be reached for comment.
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Not only is Barker living his life to the fullest, but he hopes that he can lead others by example and encourage them to do the same.
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A 23-year old Orange resident is behind bars this week after allegedly drinking and driving and running over a friend Sunday night.
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Rhino has another winner with the latest in their series of Cure remasters. With this, the band's 1987 masterpiece is finally released on CD in its complete form (earlier pressings all omitted "Hey You!," even long after CD lengths could handle its inclusion), as well as an alternate version of the entire album, comprised of demos, instrumental sketches, and live tracks.
Ah, 1987, when dance, alternative, and rock could all play nice together. It's astonishing, really, that a record as expansive as this was The Cure's big-league breakthrough, building on the crossover success of 1985's The Head on The Door. Dancefloor struts like "Hot Hot Hot!!!" and "Why Can't I Be You?" share space with pop gems like "Catch" and "Just Like Heaven" and the weird, expressionist jams of "The Kiss" and "The Snakepit." Today's overstuffed CD culture regularly eclipses the length of the classic double vinyl record on one disc, and as such we get a lot of overkill. It's refreshing, then, to listen to a double album that was made and sequenced when a twenty-minute side of vinyl was a connected statement.
The remastering sounds lovely, with exceptional soundfield response. "The Kiss," with its swirling menace, sounds remarkable, plunging the listener into the electrogothic plasma pit that exemplifies The Cure at their best. "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep" is like an enveloping hypnosis, its plucked sitar like hundreds of tiny fingers on the spine.
What distinguishes this release even amongst Rhino's usually-spectacular standards is the second disc, which takes material from a variety of sources in order to craft a completely different version of the album, leaping back in time to home and studio demos and past the initial album release for some great live material. It doesn't replace the original record, nor does it attempt to. But it gives a remarkable gift to fans of The Cure, allowing the listener to experience the entire record as something new as well as giving insight into the band's creative process.
And any examination of Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me must address that this primes the pump for something stellar- a remastered Disintegration. Chills down the spine in anticipation
Between this and this year's earlier Depeche Mode reissues, Rhino is certainly treating Warner music's 80s greats with the love and respect that they deserve. Let's hope that similar love can be shown to Erasure and New Order, both of whom have catalogues overrepresented by hits compilations and underrepresented by album-by-album reexaminations.
Original Album: *****
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Diablo Dark Ale - Big Hole Brewing Company
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Ratings: 49 | Reviews: 45 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by ShwarzAl3r:
5/5 rDev +39.3%
11-15-2011 19:14:10 | More by ShwarzAl3r
More User Reviews:
4.28/5 rDev +19.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a longneck into a sampler. It takes an aggressive pour to produce about 1/4 inch of a creamy, off-white head. This gradually reduces to a ring around the edge and a little wisp or two in the center. This beer is very dark and will scarcely admit light from a common compact fluorescent bulb. The edges show a little bit of ruddy dark brown with a bit of yellow.
I don't get a lot in the nose except a generic rich, molasses-like malt aroma (but I confess my nose is not that sensitive). The flavor is very malty, with lots of dry but tangy molasses and touches of coffee, dark fruit (prunes, cherrries), and dark bread. A fruity, dank flavor lingers on the palate, which makes it seem maybe a little sweeter than it is, but some earthy bitterness is detectable on the back of the tongue. Alcohol flavors are well-masked but certainly accentuate the fruity flavor-aromas. I don't detect a ton of funkiness or other yeasty characteristics except for maybe a tad of nutty bitterness.
I think I only paid only about 8 bucks for a sixer of this stuff, which is a pretty good deal. Plenty of complex esters suggestive of a good home brew. I don't have much in my tasting experience to compare to this style, other than Chimay, which I have not sampled in awhile, and have not reviewed here. My palate says the beer could use a maybe use a tad more bitterness and maybe even some funkiness to balance the malt.
Updated June 2014- I've bought a six pack or two of this since it was on sale at a bargain price. I've come to appreciate the malt characteristics more and have upgraded the overall marks without substantially altering the narrative. A little more funk would be welcome, but please don't turn this into a hop bomb! Definitely a good deal in my town. Excellent plus!
Serving type: bottle
02-16-2014 05:20:21 | More by archyquaffer
North Dakota
3.25/5 rDev -9.5%
05-16-2013 15:08:21 | More by shiguy16
2.91/5 rDev -18.9%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
Poured from a standard-pressure 12oz bottle into a tulip glass in high elevation Libby, Mont. No best-by date. Reviewed live.
A- Very thin white head. No retention. Dark ruby-red color with moderately high clarity. Disappointing looking beer.
S- Some dark fruits and chocolate malts as well. Rich, but surprisingly simple.
T- Dark malts, some earthy hops. Quite watery actually.
M- Light bodied and wet.
O- This is not a great beer. Nor is is a good one.
Serving type: bottle
03-03-2013 06:40:35 | More by Murrhey
4.5/5 rDev +25.3%
01-03-2013 18:58:07 | More by Huffaroma
4/5 rDev +11.4%
10-18-2012 17:25:40 | More by harpus
3.93/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
this interesting beer not sure it this rating fairly portrays this beer's uniqueness
starts off very carbonated I had to be care not to spill it as i open the bottle since some the head rushed out right away. Looks cool in the light purple almost an odd brown coke ish purple
The beer quickly loses the head in the glass and smells hop -herbal tea like Floral nice bitter malts and sweet malts and nice to smell
the taste is sour almost wild beer like at first then it becomes more malty a juicy beer chocolaty and a bit of smoke there too
I this is not bad though it sort of surprising
feel I think this is rather weak too soft of feel
I say this beer is drinkable and interesting beer to have once I am not sure I would get this beer again but it good and drinkable for a 7.5 % beer
Serving type: bottle
02-23-2011 02:42:52 | More by exonthebottle
3.15/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Dark mahogany with a half-inch of off-white head.
Smell: Subtle nuttiness and bread.
Taste: I got the immediate impression of a double-strength Lipton's iced tea. Slight acidity, nuttiness, bready malt.
Mouthfeel: Somewhat flat and thin.
Drinkability: You'd not know it was 7.5% ABV.
Serving type: bottle
02-06-2011 15:49:59 | More by JackieTH
3.35/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Got this extra in a great trade with a77cj7.. Thanks a ton Chris... I've spent many moons in Montana, yet never taken the time to review this one.
Poured into my Old Guardian goblet... thin sorta yellowish head.... little retention or lacing... the brew is polished deep walnut.
After some airing out, the nose is pretty nutty.. but the overall malts never seem to come around... hints of dusty cocoa.
Flavor has a good toasty malt presence up front yet moves into an odd sour note toward the finish.. I don't think it is the dreaded "infected", but there aren't enough dark malts there to bring in the dark acidic twang... really.... no big deal... The dark malts are dry.. there is a bit of yeasty fruitiness.. ehhhh.... okay.. body and carbonation show no problems.
Serving type: bottle
12-08-2010 09:19:24 | More by JohnGalt1
3.63/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
12 oz bottle poured into a Sierra Nevada imperial pint. 7.5% ABV, no date.
A - Dark amber brown with a massive carbonation level feeding a humongous deep bone colored head of four fingers. Good retention. Tiny, dense bubbles on top with loose ones in the bottom. No lace left over though.
S - Interesting nose. Dark candi sugar, light coffee hints, a dry roasted nose that's almost like overly toasted bread. I can't put my finger on what the spice I smell is though.
T - Very unique. Toasted malts and bread up front have a quickly changing profile. Lots of nuances here; toffee, caramel, chocolate, coffee, some sort of spice, and an acidic, almost sour finish. Interesting and pretty good.
M - This medium-bodied ale is smooth with a carbonation crispness to the finish and an interesting lactic/sour/acidic thing going on.
D - Hmmm. Not something I'd like to have often but it's an interesting beer to try. Sweet label design as well!
Serving type: bottle
03-26-2010 03:02:30 | More by BeerFMAndy
3.35/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured into a pint glass, thanks to jdostal, with a dark amber color and a 1 finger off white head that settled into a thin cap. The aroma is of bread, some slight roasted malt, a little nuttiness as well. The taste was slightly burnt caramel, nuts, and some dull malts. The taste was a little flat and I now notice quite a bit of sediment floating in the brew. This is just an OK beer. Not too much to write home about, but I do appreciate a shared sample.
Serving type: bottle
02-18-2010 01:45:40 | More by WJVII
3.83/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Thanks to my buddy Jdostal for hooking me up with yet another beer...Beer Advocacy at it's best!
A - Poured from the brown bottle into a clear pint glass. The body of this brew looks brown in color but is actually a nice ruby red when held up to the light. The head is ridiculous on this beer...I know I'm moreorless an aggressive pourer, but this head is a foamy off white and 3 fingers tall. Retention is excellent for the first few minutes as it fades to a one finger finale. For as much head as this had, it left no lacing down the inside of my glass.
S - Sweet malts abound n the nose. Also dark black strap molasses and a hint of dark fruit.
T & M - I'm tasting the dark fruit a lot more than I smelled it in the nose, along with a hint of bitter chocolate. There is a slight bitterness in the finish. All of this rides on a malty backbone. Somewhat thinnish mouthfeel with a slight bite on the tongue from the moderate carbonation.
D - This brew pushes the ABV limit for this brew style, but the alcohol is really well masked. I would have never guessed this was 7.5%. A tasty beer, and one I think I could drink several of in a sitting. I would recommend it to my friends.
Serving type: bottle
01-20-2010 22:45:31 | More by drizzam
3.35/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to JDostal for his NYE gift I am able to sample this Big Hole.
A - Dark brown body with two plus inches of light brown head. Held to light the body displays a thin amber hue. This head has some decent retention consisting of varying sizes of bursting air pockets.
S - Whiskey, anise, peanuts, alcohol, and cherry cough syrup.
T - It has long roast grain base. There's a black licorice flavor accompanied by a hint of chocolate. There's a bitterness to it reminding me of and English Ale.
M - it has a watery texture that goes down relatively smooth. The finish is slightly coarse but overall its a round texture.
~ Not bad. It has a unique robustness about it. It has the flavors of a winter warmer with the fell of a spring bock.
Serving type: bottle
01-06-2010 01:14:50 | More by cdkrenz
3.68/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Dark brown color but when you hold it up to direct light you can see through it. Light lacing on the surface. Strong malt nose with some sweet elements. It reminds me of a deep purple colored malt I have smelled in homebrewing but can't recall the type, it also conjures images of mulberry or some other deep purple not sweet type of fruit. Malty attack starts off initially sweet but is touched by a little bit of smoke. There are some chocolate and caramel tones that come out after the beer has been "breathing" a while and perhaps because the temperature has risen. The sweet malt sensation is almost fruity. A little touch of fruit-like sweetness at the finish. A malty ale, but pretty good all said.
Serving type: bottle
04-25-2009 14:47:53 | More by Ragingbull
4.22/5 rDev +17.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked up the sixer from Surdyk's, it was on special for $5.88 (I wonder how old it is) and for 7.5%, I figured that was a good deal and worth a try. I've heard of Big Hole before but never tried any of their offerings.
Pretty generic 12 oz bottle, with a cattle skull and "Big Hole Diablo Dark Ale" printed on the label. Poured into my pint glass as usual. Pours a dark brown, almost cola like color. When held into the light it gives off a purple color...odd. An aggressive pour produces an average tan head, due in part to the high carbonation. The head dissipates quickly, but a quick swirl will force it to return. Minimal lacing is present.
The aroma is very sweet. I get brown sugar and maybe some molasses. There is also a fruity sweet, and I feel this may be the infamous "dark fruit" that I believe this is the first time I can say I actually smelled it. There is also a roasted malt character here.
Not bad, not bad at all. There is the sweetness you get from the smell, but there is also a bitterness here, possibly bakers chocolate. Also, a there is a slight ground coffee aftertaste. The 7.5% is hidden extremely well, and virtually unnoticeable. The brew is surprisingly light, considering it's 7.5% content, but it's also very smooth.
Not to bad in the drinkablility department. Overall I was pleasantly surprised. It was thinner than I would have hoped, but thats ok, it made up for it in other area's. I don't think a lot of people will like this mainly for that reason, but I didn't find that it phased me too much. I enjoyed this. I don't know if I'll get this again any time soon, but it was a nice treat.
Serving type: bottle
01-28-2009 16:37:51 | More by Mistofminn
3.3/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Interesting. Poured with a big, fluffy, frothy, foamy tan head. Some lace. Clear, dark, reddish brown color. Malty nose. Very soft mouth. On the sweet side with some chocolate, and yes, cola. Not bad. Tad too sweet. but, not bad. Pick up a hint of booze on the finish.
Serving type: bottle
08-20-2008 03:07:55 | More by drpimento
4/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This beer pours a dark mahogany color. The head is half an inch in height, and recedes slowly into a thin cap of lacing. The aroma is caramel, nuts, hints of dark chocolate, and burnt malt. The taste is full of caramel and burnt malt, with a lingering moderate bitterness in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium-full bodied with lively carbonation. Overall, this is a fine beer. It drinks like a big brown ale, and I'm all for that.
Serving type: bottle
07-16-2008 19:59:26 | More by KarlHungus
3.93/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured into a pint glass a hazy dark brown color with hints of orange on the sides. Smell is roasted nuttiness, a bit of chocolate, ans some spiciness. Taste is of burnt caramel, some coffee flavors, hints of chocolate, and some hazelnut toffee flavors. Not a bad flavor profile, but nothing overly complex. Hints of fruit pop in the finish but then becomes rather dry. It feels full-bodied but tastes a little watered-down, which is odd. Overall, I liked this beer, but nothing I would probably seek out again.
Serving type: bottle
07-02-2008 04:20:51 | More by KeefD
3.83/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
6/20/08- Had during my two week Montana vacation.
Presentation- 12oz bottle with no freshness info found. Poured into my Duvel tulip.
Appearance- Cola like brown colored pour with a 1/2 inch head and very slight lace trails.
Smell- Mild nose of dark fruits, chocolate and leafy tobbaco.
Taste- Some raisins and dates make there way into the brew with a fairly heavy, but not super sweet caramel malt base. Hops are pretty much non-existant. Flavors meld well together though.
Mouthfeel- Light and slightly watery with a mid-range carbonation level.
Drinkability- Decent brew and about the texture and flavors I would expect from a less than 8 abv beer of this style.
Serving type: bottle
06-20-2008 20:32:21 | More by GClarkage
3.43/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Burnt umber that looks more like black cherry when backlit with an overcast sky. Generous slices of orange can seen along the sides and bottom of the glass. Atop the beer sits a sandalwood colored cap that is unremarkable. Unfortunately, no lace manages to stick.
There seems to be some style confusion going on. I've seen the style listed as Belgian strong dark ale and as English strong ale (above). Diablo actually smells like an English porter. It's somewhat roasty and is cocoa-like, dark fruity and earthy. There's nothing Belgian about the aroma.
Diablo Dark Ale has the basic flavor of a Belgian dark ale, but without the spicy yeastiness. In the end, this is decent beer, possibly even slightly above average beer, but it's nothing to get excited about.
Flavors include dark fruit (raisins, dried figs), dark caramel, uncarbonated cola, bittersweet chocolate, unsweet molasses and earthy tobacco. Sweet and bitter fight to a draw (which is a good thing), while sourness is barely noted (also a good thing). No alcohol is noted at all.
The mouthfeel is a fence-sitter. No matter what style one settles on, it's too light. Having said that, it matches up with the flavor fairly well. Looks like an average score it is.
Diablo Dark Ale is far from devilishly good, but it's a helluva lot better than Mythical White, the only other Big Hole beer that I've reviewed. Apparently this brewery has gone out of business (or possibly changed their name), but I haven't been able to confirm anything. Given Mythical and Diablo, they won't be missed.
Serving type: bottle
03-17-2008 16:39:35 | More by BuckeyeNation
3.63/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours out of the bottle a very dark, deep brown with barely any head and no lacing. The little bit of head that was originally present quickly dissipated within a minute or so. The smell is sweet and malty with some dried fruit undertones. A pleasant aroma, although not very strong or persistent. The taste starts out following the smell quite closely with a strong malty presentation, but after a few seconds a roasted burnt flavor sets in. The impact of the flavor is neither very intense nor does it linger which can lead to the mouthfeel appearing a bit thin.
Serving type: bottle
03-02-2008 02:39:52 | More by icemonkey908
3.53/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear deep brown with pretty much no head or lacing.. Barely a head forms. Smells a little of roasted malt and a hint of chocolate. Taste is the same as the smell, if the flavors werent so faint it would be much better. Light in the mouth with minor carbonation, a little watery. The fact that this is 7.5 ABV blows my mind, very light drinking.
Serving type: bottle
09-13-2007 21:54:16 | More by franksnbeans
2.93/5 rDev -18.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours a mahagony, deep orange pekoe tea hue. Some sprinkled sediment at the bottom. Good head at the pour into my pint glass. Nice little clinging ring that sort of rides up the side of the glass. Aroma is a little like fake chocolate powder with a few muted, roasty malts. Something seems off though. Can't define really. The taste has some more chocolate powder flavors with some chalky maybe even solcvent like qualities. The malts come out a bit in a dark sweet, toasty form. The palate is a bit flat but palpable.
Serving type: bottle
12-16-2006 05:18:09 | More by scruffwhor
3.63/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a dark tea- cola colour with a off white head. Head didnt last long or lace too much . Smell is mainly of toffee and chocolate almost turtle candy like. Taste is mainly the same with a bit of tartness in the finish. This was good to start, but the coffee and caramel thing got old after a bit. Mouthfeel was full but not too heavy. Drinkability was OK but i wont go chasing after this. A good dessert beer.
Serving type: bottle
09-08-2004 14:08:28 | More by TinusTime
3.5/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The bottle I had was HIGHLY Carbonated; foam filled 80 percent
of the glass when poured down the side; but it produced a Thick
rich light tan colored head that shrunk to half after about 3 minutes;
First taste is sweet ! But the alcohol is there in the background.
I was suprised at the sweetness with this beer at this alcohol level;
would have expected it to have been fermented out.
Color is deep amber and clear.
The sweetness of this seems to overpower any hop flavor or bitterness.
I could drink a few, but would rather have Imperial Stout.
Serving type: bottle
08-06-2004 16:55:15 | More by HopHeadKen
Diablo Dark Ale from Big Hole Brewing Company
82 out of 100 based on 49 ratings.


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Incumbent Carl Weimer said you seek election to public office because you have "a bee in your bonnet" about a specific issue. Eight years ago, water quality was the issue buzzing in the aspiring Whatcom County Council member's head.
Now seeking his third term, Weimer wants to continue to work on cleaning up Lake Whatcom. He also wants to decide how to build a new county jail, rein in urban sprawl and vote on permits for a coal export terminal at Cherry Point.
If there's a bee in Michelle Luke's bonnet, it's the lack of respect, in her view, rural residents get from county leaders.
Luke, chairwoman of the county Planning Commission, lost to Weimer by 11/2 percentage points in 2009 and is challenging him again in the Nov. 5 election.
A Lummi Island resident, Luke got involved around 2004 in a county planning group for the island. It was her first experience with civic action. As the planning group progressed, the work by residents to build a community on the island after the canneries closed was being undermined by county government, Luke said.
"Rural communities have a history here," Luke said. "They're legitimate communities." Government planning should leave a community intact, she said, not "sanitize that away" and then re-create it from scratch.
Council members such as Weimer work against rural communities by taking properties out of commercial zoning, Luke said.
Council has been doing this systematically over the past few years in response to legal challenges by groups such as Futurewise and corresponding rulings by the state Growth Management Hearings Board.
Weimer said he's not opposed to commercial development in rural areas. It's allowed under state law as long as it doesn't expand beyond the level of development in place in 1990.
"We're trying to prevent strip sprawl" between Bellingham and Lynden, along with other areas at risk of excessive growth, Weimer said.
Luke said the Growth Management Act, which governs growth in rural areas and elsewhere, works well if its goals are balanced. The law seeks to encourage economic development while maintaining rural character. The act as it's invoked in Whatcom County is out of balance to the detriment of economic growth, she said. The council, Luke said, is paying attention not to the law but to lawsuits and rulings from the hearings board.
"At times the interpretation (of the law) goes out of our local county and does a lot of damage," Luke said on Thursday, Oct. 10, at a candidate forum.
When it comes to the coal terminal, Weimer would appear to be an attractive candidate to voters who oppose it. He is a steadfast conservationist on the council. He - or his dog Buddy - has been championed by the anti-coal contingent for discovering illegal land-clearing on the terminal site during a walk in 2011.
Just like all county candidates, Weimer hasn't expressed an opinion on the terminal. Council members might decide on two permits for the terminal and can't appear to be prejudiced.
"I think it's a high bar for them to meet all the mitigations they need to meet, but it's possible," Weimer said in an interview.
At Thursday's forum, he outlined some of the issues the terminal's proponent, SSA Marine, must address: global warming, ocean acidification, regional train traffic and herring habitat.
"I have that education and background in those issues," Weimer said.
Coal proponents and some Republicans disagreed with the state's decision this summer to include such a broad scope of environmental concerns in its review. Luke, endorsed by Republicans, agreed with the broad scope.
"The public process is working on this issue. Expanding (the scope) was appropriate," she said. "That's what the public wanted to see happen."
Luke, always with an eye on land-use regulation, also noted that Cherry Point has been zoned industrial for decades. She also has an eye on jobs, and for Luke, Cherry Point is not just about herring and other wildlife.
"That's where the family-wage jobs are," she said.
As of Thursday, Oct. 10.
Carl Weimer ($59,121 total*)
-- Eileen and Paul Growald - $1,800.
-- Sheila and Martin Nickerson - $1,150.
-- Maureen Ryan and Pete Trenham - $1,000.
-- 11 donors - $900.
*Does not include $38,227 in independent expenditures from Washington Conservation Voters Action Fund.
Michelle Luke ($29,751)
-- Whatcom County Republican Party - $1,800.
-- Mary and John Ferlin - $1,000.
-- Nicholas Kaiser - $900.
-- Kathy and Guy Jansen - $800.
-- Jo Ann and Jack Bowman - $661.
-- Sexton Construction - $610.
-- 4 donors - $500.
To see answers to more questions from these candidates plus their biographical information, go to our online Voter Guide and look for the Election '13 Voter Guide. You'll also find information about other candidates on the November ballot.
This is one in a series of articles on races in the November general election. Read other articles at our Local Elections webpage. Ballots are scheduled to arrive in mailboxes by Oct. 21.
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On the last day of our run 3 mile run for March of Dimes Babies, I got a call from Baby Edyn's mother who told me she passed yesterday. I did a story on 8-month-old Edyn during this 8 week running journey to raise awareness for the March of Dimes and the research they do. Edyn's family is holding up and says they want me to continue to tell her story because there are other babies fighting right now. Lord I ask you to bless Edyn's family!!!! This is why we need you to give to March of Dimes research for premature babies.
SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) –The problem of premature births has been on the rise in the United States. Since 1981, premature births have increased by 30 percent. Every year, more than half a million babies are born prematurely in the United States. March of Dimes research is working to reduce that number and the organization is committed to finding the cause of birth defects.
Every premature baby has a story, with many of them being heart wrenching. Baby Edyn is one of those babies: She's had more surgeries than most adults have ever had.
Deidra and Eric Robertson are the parents of baby Edyn who was born 12 weeks early. She's been in the Willis-Knighton Neonatal Intensive Care Unit since for eight months now and the family still has no idea when they will be able to bring her home.
According to Edyn's mother, all baby Edyn has ever known is pain which is visible on her little face. Her mother says her baby cries, but you just can't hear her because of the breathing tube.
Many parents go through the traumatizing experience of seeing their little loved ones suffer, leaving them heartbroken and distressed.
"This is something you will never know unless you go through it," says Deidra, Edyn's mother.
"She's having a rough week, still something is going on with her intestines; she is still having a lot of blood."
Baby Edyn has been through three surgeries already in which she lost 70% of on her small intestines. Out of 120 centimeters, she is now left with about 23 centimeters only.
Edyn weighs only 6 pounds 11 ounces and nurses say that at eight months, she should be weighing around 16 pounds, which means she is not eating enough.
Getting her to eat on her own and gain weight is a challenge, but that's not the only problem this baby is trying to overcome.
"She has a brovicacin in the middle of her chest, that's basically to get her IV meds in so they would not have to keep sticking her and she had to receive blood last week which is why she has this on her arm," adds Edyn's mother.
The experience of having a premature baby has introduced the family to the March of Dimes.
March of Dimes is an organization working to reduce the risk of birth defects by making research possible in the fight against premature babies.
Deidra, Edyn's mother is very happy about all the work and effort that March of Dimes does.
"Off course I appreciate any organization that does anything to help with babies. I appreciate it a lot more than I would 5 years ago before I wasn't aware."
The Robertsons have been at the hospital every day for the past eight months and they say they will continue until they can bring their baby girl home.
"She will have to have a feeding tube in her stomach which is something she will have to come home with."
Deidra has joined a support group at the hospital with other mothers. They share stories and give each other strength as they look forward to one day taking their babies home.
The March of Dimes is an organization working to reduce the risk of birth defects and premature babies. Make your donation today! The March of Dimes uses .77 of every dollar raised to support research and programs that help moms have full-term pregnancies and babies begin healthy lives. Learn more here about where your money goes.
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GT goes undercover at Pride London 2010. Deep undercover.
Well in all fairness, how can I continue to pass judgement on others without having walked a mile in their (seven inch platform stiletto) shoes? Although, truth be told I'd barely made it fifty feet before the cramp set in, the heels were off and I was traipsing through Leicester Square barefoot. Didn't stop the bloody tourists and their cameras though.
I'm not quite sure what I'd expected the reaction to be, but nothing could have prepared this particular blogger and his completely shameless housemate for the attention we received. We'd only slapped on a bit of make-up and a wig after all, and what started out as a few appreciative comments in Soho soon became a fully blown mob by the time we'd reached Trafalgar Square. But as far as DIY drag goes, I'm pretty sure it was a success. Well, someone said I looked a bit like Joan Collins, which was good enough for me.
Who knew drag queens were in such short supply? Or for that matter, that there were quite so many cobbled streets and low ceilings in London?
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In honor of Diabetes Alert Day, they helped dozens of people get screened to see if they were at risk for diabetes.
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exemptions from laws that protect citizens from stalkers in several states. Via Reuters:Grover Norquist and Patrick Gleason of Americans for Tax Reform are using Valentine's Day to remind us that unions are powerful enough to get themselves
Every state has made stalking a crime. These laws help protect people who might otherwise live in fear. Yet labor unions have successfully, and disconcertingly, lobbied to be exempt from anti-stalking laws in at least four states – California, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Nevada.
"The most glaring examples of union favoritism under state laws," notes a 2012 U.S. Chamber of Commerce report, "tend to occur in criminal statutes and allow individuals who engage in truly objectionable behavior to avoid prosecution solely because they are participating in some form of labor activity."
Pennsylvania unions now enjoy a loophole that the state's anti-stalking law "shall not apply to conduct by a party to a labor dispute." In Illinois, anti-stalking laws exempt "any controversy concerning wages, salaries, hours, working conditions or benefits … the making of collective bargaining agreements."
Curious about the extent of these exemptions, I looked up California's anti-stalking law, section 646.9 in the state's penal code. Here's how the act of stalking is described by the law:
Any person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows or willfully and maliciously harasses another person and who makes a credible threat with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear for his or her safety, or the safety of his or her immediate family is guilty of the crime of stalking, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment, or by imprisonment in the state prison.
The law goes on to define "harassment" and "credible threat," as these statutes tend to do, and calls for further penalties for repeated violations and enhanced punishment if the victim had already gotten a restraining order against the stalker. Then we get down to section (i):
This section shall not apply to conduct that occurs during labor picketing.
That is the entire section. There are no additional components to the law to try to separate the concept of protected protest speech from threats. In California, it is absolutely legal to threaten people with harm if you are engaged in in labor picketing.
Norquist and Gleason note the consequences:
The negative effects were clear in 2008, when United Food and Commercial Workers Union members picketed a new Ralph's grocery store in Fresno. They went beyond traditional picketing, harassing customers and instigating confrontations with employees on store property. When store workers finally called the police, authorities refused to come and put a stop to the union's disruptive behavior.
With the nation's highest income and sales tax rates, in addition to many costly regulations, California is already one of the most difficult places to do business. Its exemptions permitting such behavior on the part of unions – which would be considered criminal for you or me – makes the state an even more inhospitable place to do business.
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In California, it is absolutely legal to threaten people with harm if you are engaged in in labor picketing.
Picket lines during strikes are threats of violence. And if you are a scab trying to cross the line, frequently more than just threats. So this doesn't surprise me at all.
Someone should create a new union. Maybe a the Protesters Union. They would be legally permitted to stalk and threaten union officials and their immediate families.
The Union for Esthetic Deletions.
Have a nice day. Or else.
Couple of weeks ago I caught part of some stupid tv show, the one with Marth Plimpton, I think. It did have one funny part where a woman's will, video taped, called for a non-profit to be created in her name with the sole purpose of ending all non-profits.
When store workers finally called the police, authorities refused to come and put a stop to the union's disruptive behavior.
Imagine that, the "brotherhood" wouldn't get in the way of union power. I think I may have just become aware of a vast amount of immunity I can exploit.
Shit like this is pushing me closer to agreeing with Episiarch's "no rule of law" belief.
Can one really argue that we operate under the rule of law anymore?
Shit like this is rule of man without question.
Hell no we don't have rule of law.
How can people still think we have rule of law? Is David Gregory in jail? Are half the cops? Is Eric Holder?
We have 3 felonies a day - we can't possibly have rule of law. Has to be selective enforcement. That's rule of the men in charge, nothing more or less.
Were you in part convinced by John Hasnas' essay?
No I've never seen that before but I'll check it out.
I'm not sure what actually convinced me but the evidence has been piling up a while. And it's just getting worse and worse too. There are billions and billions of tiny examples everywhere.
There are a lot of good ole patriotic myths I think we suffer from. It's just propaganda. There's no free market either (except the black market). The Soviets told themselves they had democracy and freedom, and the West was full of slaves.
Also, myth of having a constitutional government.
The problem is that all "law" today is really positive law, the complete opposite of natural or universal laws.
Even if we did not have selective enforcement and went full blown Tulpa with 3+ felonies a day, we'd still be in a total shithole, all the while having "rule of (positive) law".
That's one of the main points Bastiat makes in The Law. Note he uses the singular "The Law". He differentiated between legislation and what real law is.
He didn't quite elucidate as well as some modern libertarian theorists, nor does he uses the term positive law, but that's what legislation is.
We come up with various rules in our private lives. Perfectly fine in and of itself, since they are voluntary. In fact, notice how all these rules do not conform and would conflict if compared with one another (e.g. homes, workplaces, various properties, internet sites, etc). When rulers take these kinds of rules i.e. legislation, and make them compulsory within a geographic region, that's positive law.
Even exceptions are part and parcel of "rule of (positive) law". After all, rulers make rules and these get turned into law.
1+1=2, except on Tue and Thu when done by X,Y,Z then 1+1=3.
- That's also "rule of law"
In fact even the complement of that--narrow targeting--is very problematic. That is part of the reason how we get the 3 felonies a day phenomenon. A particular law doesn't affect a great many people, so they can get away with passing some severe injustice.
When you accumulate enough of these narrowly scoped laws, you can build up a warchest of severe laws good for quick prosecutions, because despite each individual law not affecting most people, there will always be some law you can use to throw at anyone, anytime, anywhere.
Well, that's the value of having the most equality under the law as you can get. That Hasnas essay is very interesting and makes a lot of good points, but he may be wrong to say we shouldn't want to make law as determinate as possible.
He claims this is bad because the law doesn't please people or serve the public sense of justice as well. But if you recognize the law as a problem and want to minimize the abuse, that's not a bug. If all must be subjected to every law equally, you may find much less appetite for silly laws.
Outstanding link; thanks.
Great link but I think there's a glaring whole in the proposal. While I can see the free market legal services thing working in areas of voluntary association like contract law, I'm not sure how it works in areas of involuntary association. If I see my neighbor walking off with my TV and I contact my legal services provider to get him tried for theft, but his legal services provider says that it doesn't recognize my ownership of the TV and therefore it was okay for him to take the abandoned TV, who wins? And isn't that winner essentially forcing their law on the other party?
"but his legal services provider says that it doesn't recognize my ownership of the TV and therefore it was okay for him to take the abandoned TV,"
Joke, right?
Did you read the essay? It was proposing that there should be no universal system of laws, and anyone could purchase a legal system reflecting his particular taste. There's no guarnatee that my neighbor's taste would recognize my property rights.
Well then your legal services provider will send a group of burly men pover to box the thief's ears! But then their provider will send a group of men to defend him...and then there would be a fight. Except there would be no fight and no burly men, as violence is the most expensive and least efficient method of solving that dispute.
They would work it out like any other private entities would. Those companies enjoy profits and will choose the path of least resistance to get it.
That's kind of assinine as it applies to criminal law. I would say by definition these are people who do not feel the need to negotiate with me, nor would I them.
I will tell you plainly, in a world without cops if you steal my TV, I will not work with you to settle the dispute in a reasonable fashion.
What if it was financially in your best interest to let the DROs sort it out without violence?
There is no homo economicus. That isn't going to be enough to sort it all out.
Especially in the case of repeat offenses (and repeat offenders). I don't want a payoff, I would want to be sure you are properly conditioned to associate my house with pain and/or death so it doesn't happen again.
The value of the TV isn't the point, it's the violation of my security. That's worth a lot more than a TV and you can't put a price on a pound of flesh. If someone rapes you you might not want a payout, you might just want them dead.
And really, I think this overstates the universal opposition to senseless violence. Not everyone is as down on violence. There are people who will want you beat up and killed because you hired someone else, or won't cut down your tree.
Don't worry, dude, I'm patient. You'll come around. Because it's absolutely true.
Rule of man, bitches.
Can one really argue that we operate under the rule of law anymore?
What makes you think that rule of law was ever anything other than complete bullshit?
Holy shit. I mean I figured the unionized cops were just looking the other way, but I never would have expected that it's actually codified into law that a union member can stalk someone and that's ok as long as the person he's stalking is his boss.
Defend this, Tony.
Haha, you won't turn up here.
Yada Yada Yada Pinkertons bullshit bullshit bullshit 1%ers.
/spacey tony
"Yada Yada Yada Pinkertons bullshit bullshit bullshit 1%ers."
The fact is the Pinkertons were attacked by the union thugs at Homestead.
So during "labor picketing," you can "willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follow[] or willfully and maliciously harass[] another person and...make[] a credible threat with the intent to place that person in reasonable fear for his or her safety, or the safety of his or her immediate family"?
I am surprised by the amount of surprise so far in the comments. Hell I'd have been shocked if this wasn't codified in these four states. As a matter of fact, I'd be willing to bet the legislators in New York, New Jersey, Michigan and Ohio are furiously working on legislation to get this loophole put in place.*
*And then be sure to include their endorsement of it in their fund-raising literature.
Everyday I come here I realize I am in a lower caste than I thought I was yesterday.
Here, this will make you feel even worse.
Apparently, in Kettering Ohio, if you're a policeman and are convicted of assault, you not only will keep your job, you'll get a 2 month paid vacation for your trouble.
Suck on that, peon!
It's almost like they encourage this sort of behavior. I've been dying to take a trip to Scotland for some time and taste Ardbeg at the distillery. I should become a cop, fuck someone up, and get my two month dream vacation bill footed by the same lowly peon that I beat half to death with my maglight.
jesus christ, the ignorant whining
he hasn't BEEN punished by the dept. yet, because as is the case in most agencies (see: chinese wall etc.) they do not mete out dept. punishment until after the criminal case is fully settled.
the leave is and should be admin during the court case.
the implication is you are assuming he will not be punished by the dept., which is a stupid assumption. again, it will happen , if it does, after the criminal trial is completed.
He was found guilty; why isn't that enough for the PD?
right, and i will bet ANY amount of anything that he WILL be punished by the dept., but the criminal case was just adjudicated. the civil /dept. case has to be put on hold during the criminal trial, because it can poison the criminal case if done improperly (since civil/dept. stuff can be compelled and criminal stuff can't under the 5th amendment)
like i said, i will bet anybody he WILL be punished by the dept. this is just sloopy stupidity. equating admin leave, with some sort of fantasy that THAT is his punishment and he is escaping real punishment from his agency.
he was only found guilty a few weeks ago (jan 23) AND TO QUOTE:
"At this point, the situation is still under investigation," Schwieterman said.
sloopy is simply lying. he has no idea if the guy will keep his job, and he's conflating admin leave (which is done during the investigative phase, NOT the punitive stage) with punishment.
it's either a complete lie or an amazing lack of understanding of how dept's do discipline.
it is VERY rare, when a criminal case is going to happen, for dept. to discipline prior to the case being adjudicated AND USUALLY sentenced (this case hasn't been sentenced yet)
so, there is no "there" here. it's simply a par for the course investigation, and again, i will BET sloopy that this guy gets punished by his dept with unpaid leave (iow suspension) at a minimum if not outright dismissal.
again, to make this exquisitely clear, i challenge sloopy or anybody else: this man WILL be punished by his dept. at a minimum unpaid suspension, at a maximum dismissal.
if he got away with no punishment from the dept. given an assault convictio that would be an amazing miscarriage of justice, but it's simply not what has happened.
also, once the criminal case is over, the dept. can compel all the statements they want from him (he has no right to remain silent since it's not a criminal investigation), and also investigate and incorporate various types of evidence that would not be admissible in the criminal trial (certain forms of hearsay for example, evidence that doesn't meet the frye standard or whatever that state relies on, etc.)
in his ignorance, sloopy prints an article about discipline being done CORRECTLY (waiting for the criminal trial) as some sort of false claim that no discipline is being meted out. it's really typical of his dishonesty
What I don't get is this "investigation" by the PD. He was found guilty in a competent court of law; the PD supposed to sanction him for being found guilty, not separately and independently for the crime he committed (that sounds like double jeopardy, anyway).
the PD can sanction for various policy violations IN ADDITION to the crime itself. the pd can incorporate various forms of evidence the criminal trial cannot. the PD can compel he provide a statement. the criminal trial cannot. and it's not double jeopardy to punish him for the assault because no "jeopardy" attaches in dept. discipline (jeopardy is defined as threat of imprisonment).
the PD *is* doing an investigation, and i will bet with 99% certainty they WILL punish him. he was arrested, he pled no contest, he was found guilty. that alone will be enough for punishment, but agaim,t he dept. can NOW incorporate all that into THEIR investigation.
ofc's are often investigated in this bifurcated manner, and this is how you do it - the criminal trial comes first. this is BASIC common sense, as well as due process, labor law, etc.
again, wait to see. come back and check in a couple of months and i GUARANTEE you will see i am right and he will be punished by the dept.
again, he was JUST found guilty (the 23rd iirc) and he hasn't even been sentenced yet. it's HARDLY justice delayed.
(jeopardy is defined as threat of imprisonment)
Defined by whom? Where?
ofc's are often investigated in this bifurcated manner
This is what I fail to see the point of where there is a criminal conviction. I could see it happening when there's no criminal charge or there's an acquittal at trial; ie. that the officer isn't guilty of a crime, but still violated departmental policy. But a criminal conviction states clearly that the officer committed the criminal act in question: if that act violates departmental policy, there's no need for further investigation.
jeopardy is defined that way in any legal dictionary, and it is what is meant by "double jeopardy"
you may fail to see the point, but the dept. sees the point of due process meaning they will investigate and see what POLICIES were violated in addition to laws, because then a proper punishment can be meted out. they can take as gospel the criminal trial, but there may be additional violations of dept. policy etc. that need to be investigated so a FULL account can be made.
i have never seen an example where there WAS a criminal conviction of the agency not finding concurrent dept. violation fwiw. but often, they find MORE violations than the mere assault. these are policy violations that are not criminal (usually), but can still be punished.
that's about as much as i can say on this. as usual, it's another sloopy lie (he can;'t be this ignorant).
jeopardy is defined that way in any legal dictionary
No it isn't:
jeopardy n. peril, particularly danger of being charged with or convicted of a particular crime.
the dept. sees the point of due process
You mean the criminal process leading to conviction is in denial of due process?
they will investigate and see what POLICIES were violated in addition to laws
For example the POLICY of not getting convicted in a criminal trial?
What due process are they due if they've already been found guilty in a criminal court of law? Sounds like sketchy bullshit to me.
And why the fuck do you deserve paid admin leave? If one of my buildings fails and kills or injures someone I'm sure as shit not getting paid admin leave. (I'd be fine with admin leave, pending investigation or conviction, if it was unpaid. You can always receive back pay if you're found innocent.)
So, how can I form a union for the express purpose of stalking progressives?
P.S. I consider the government taking a portion of my money to be a "labor dispute", and the union will consist of all such people in the same situation...
I am intrigued and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
Are the dues for this union tax-deductible?
You don't even have to do that. Just demand a progressive hire you to read Hit and Run for them for $500/week. If they refuse to hire you, voila, you're now in a labor dispute with them.
Union vice chairman and co-founder Stormy Dragon is correct.
Warty's Mind Right Now:
1. Organize a union
2. Become exempt from anti-stalking laws
3. ???
OK, I'm willing to be a big tent kind of guy. We can be an anti-tax union and a rapists union.
"She fell out the back of the van!"
Orwell's Animal Farm ought to be required reading in HS... nah, wouldn't make any difference.
I think it's required reading in 7th grade in a number of private curricula.
Unfortunately some people read Animal Farm and identify with the head pigs. To them "some animals are more equal than others" id a good thing.
That assumes that anyone actually reads the books they're assigned. Most read the questions for their assignment and go through and find the correct answers. It's an efficient way to work, but reading comprehension suffers.
Animal Farm was Junior High. In High School we read The Fountainhead
Don't lie. You had "Go, Dog, Go" in high school.
After all, your pigs are far more intelligent than the other animals, and therefore are the best qualified to run the farm -- in fact there couldn't have been an Animal Farm without them: so that what was needed (someone might argue) was not more communism but more public-spirited pigs.
What T.S. Eliot said about Animal Farm. I believe this is the new consensus.
It was required in my public school, circa the mid '80s.
If we read the law literally, this means that management can threaten to harm picketers, too. Right?
So the store managers could have hired manservants to go out to the picket lines and ask the picketers want to be force fed their own balls with ketchup or mustard.
CA law says "This section shall not apply to conduct that occurs during labor picketing". Doesn't say by whom.
During the Ralph's/Kroger strike, my wife and I crossed the picket line to pick up her prescription from the pharmacy, and one of the guys walked up to us with a smirk and said something like "You shouldn't cross the picket line. We can't guarantee your wife's safety if you guys cross." After this exchange, I had no interest in threatening to punch him in the face. What I really wanted to do was actually punch him in the face, so the law didn't really help me in that situation....
That's funny(not). Almost exactly the same thing happened to my wife and I during that same strike. Almost like it was an organized tactic of the cocksuckers. Anyway, I told the pos "I'll shiv anyone that touches her" and they chickenshits never said a word to us again.
And remember. These are the very same people that would then turn around and tell us that no one needs to carry a gun.
It's no wonder that progressives are anti-gun. They want to ensure that they can attack anyone without the fear that said attackee can't reasonably defend himself against a mob.
What did I say? No Tony. Even though it is heavy in the Big Tobacco thread.
"In California, it is absolutely legal to threaten people with harm if you are engaged in in labor picketing."
Strikes unlawful because of misconduct of strikers. Strikers who engage in serious misconduct in the course of a strike may be refused reinstatement to their former jobs. This applies to both economic strikers and unfair labor practice strikers. Serious misconduct has been held to include, among other things, violence and threats of violence. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a "sitdown" strike, when employees simply stay in the plant and refuse to work, thus depriving the owner of property, is not protected by the law. Examples of serious misconduct that could cause the employees involved to lose their right to reinstatement are:
Strikers physically blocking persons from entering or leaving a struck plant.
Strikers threatening violence against nonstriking employees.
Strikers attacking management representatives.
In short-- harassing patrons and threatening violence will get your strike declared illegal, at which point all California statutes apply to your behavior.
"harassing patrons and threatening violence will get your strike declared illegal"
Or should, anyway. Now explain the exceptions, shithead.
hahahahahaaha he quotes the national labor relations board...AAAAHAHAHAHAHA
And mysteriously, this never happens.
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Ought to be burnt into the brains of every goddamned union member and legislature in the country with a motherfucking soldering iron.
Ought to be burnt into the brains and
Only wrote that once. Weird.
Hey, every time I log in I get the red "click here to view your arrest record now" banner. I'll show you mine, etc., etc.
Now, enough of that nonsense there and on to this much more important nonsense right here: Has anyone looked into case law and other legal palaver on this? If that section (i) was cited in full, I don't see that the franchise is extended narrowly, but broadly. There's picketing going on? All right, I'm going to go threaten some sign-carrier... from an ultralight or APC or accompanied by, well... anybody up for confrontation?
On third thought -- jeez it was hard to resist! -- I don't think I am up for it myself. The "path of least resistance" comment earlier was right on target and right on time, balanced of course by a realistic assessment of the parties involved and their capacity (and willingness) to adapt. Common sense and world history would seem to indicate that contending with the world and its vagaries is best done from a position of strength.


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