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About this blog: The Raucous Caucus shares the southpaw perspectives of this Boomer on the state of the nation, the world, and, sometimes, other stuff. I enjoy crafting it to keep current, and occasionally to rant on some issue I care about deeply... (More)
About this blog: The Raucous Caucus shares the southpaw perspectives of this Boomer on the state of the nation, the world, and, sometimes, other stuff. I enjoy crafting it to keep current, and occasionally to rant on some issue I care about deeply. My long, strange career trip has included law and management jobs in two Fortune 50 companies, before founding the legal search and staffing firm Cushing Group, Recruiters. I've lectured on negotiation and settlement strategy, and teach graduate courses at Golden Gate University (Adjunct of the Year for a doctoral seminar on business, law and society). Illinois, Texas and California (Inactive) admitted me to law practice; I hold JD and MBA degrees from the University of Illinois, and a BGS from the University of Michigan, with Distinction. There -- Go Blue! Personally, my daughters are a lawyer in NY, and a pre-med student in NM - their lives-and-times often animate these columns. I'm active in animal advocacy matters, having led a citizen team that took Alameda's city animal shelter to a non-profit operation - we saved $600K annually and the lives of some 700 companion animals/year vs. the City's best alternative. I'm delighted with that success. My family has re-homed 144 foster animals over many years; we host four boisterous border collies of our own. Mostly for humane movement efforts, I was nominated for GQ magazine's 2009 Better Men, Better World Award. You may notice that many of my rants relate to critter issues. In addition to the Raucous Caucus blog, I frequently contribute to The BARK magazine, and am a proud Moderator emeritus on the popular news and humor website www.Fark.com. I prefer scotch over imported beer (Hide)
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The Meetings That Nobody’s Talking About
Jul 12, 2017 9:40 am
Comments: 62 | Views: 2,877
Predictably, the West Wing’s walls are steadily crumbling under the crush of lies intended to sustain them, and Americans are transfixed by each new revelation*.... More
Jul 12, 2017 9:40 am
Comments: 62 | Views: 2,877
Predictably, the West Wing’s walls are steadily crumbling under the crush of lies intended to sustain them, and Americans are transfixed by each new revelation*.... More
Fido, Fifi feline, Fireworks and The Fourth
Jul 1, 2017 10:30 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 2,069
What do you do when a public servant looks you right-in-the-eye and tells you the sky is green?
About ten years ago, I thought I had a plan to address... More
Jul 1, 2017 10:30 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 2,069
What do you do when a public servant looks you right-in-the-eye and tells you the sky is green?
About ten years ago, I thought I had a plan to address... More
“These are our friends. These are our families. These are our neighbors.”
Jun 25, 2017 11:06 am
Comments: 13 | Views: 2,314
==B “These are folks who are worth fighting for,” Gov. Sandoval said of the 210,000 Nevadans who obtained Medicaid coverage under the Affordable... More
Jun 25, 2017 11:06 am
Comments: 13 | Views: 2,314
==B “These are folks who are worth fighting for,” Gov. Sandoval said of the 210,000 Nevadans who obtained Medicaid coverage under the Affordable... More
The Mendacity of “Hope”
Jun 12, 2017 11:27 am
Comments: 45 | Views: 3,018
Last week’s Comey testimony and ensuing Romanian press conference* set up a black-and white confrontation between the former FBI Director and the current... More
Jun 12, 2017 11:27 am
Comments: 45 | Views: 3,018
Last week’s Comey testimony and ensuing Romanian press conference* set up a black-and white confrontation between the former FBI Director and the current... More
We’ll Always Have Paris
Jun 2, 2017 2:44 pm
Comments: 62 | Views: 3,173
Without some putative 'bad hombre' to oppose, this President is lost. If one does not exist, it must be conjured. So it was that phantom demons were invoked... More
Jun 2, 2017 2:44 pm
Comments: 62 | Views: 3,173
Without some putative 'bad hombre' to oppose, this President is lost. If one does not exist, it must be conjured. So it was that phantom demons were invoked... More
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Wrapping up a 100-year-old detective job
By Tim Hunt | 1 comment | 863 views
Couples: “It’s Not My Problem. It’s Your Problem.”
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 492 views
Livermore's Marchand, aka the mayor of Seville, seeks re-election
By Jeb Bing | 3 comments | 354 views
Nominations due by Sept. 17
Pleasanton Weekly and DanvilleSanRamon.com are once again putting out a call for nominations and sponsorships for the annual Tri-Valley Heroes awards - our salute to the community members dedicated to bettering the Tri-Valley and the lives of its residents.
