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TRUTH IN NEVADA COUNTY

By Communications Committee Editorial Board Fake news is...
LESSONS OF 2018

By Milan Vodicka, Ph.D Another year, 2018, is...
NATIONALISM

By Richard Hurley My immersion in the history...
2018 WAS EXHAUSTING--

and I Blame the President By Michele Spencer I...
DISCORD DURING THE HOLIDAYS

By Richardt Stormsgaard With the holidays upon us,...
BRITS WATCHING OUR MIDTERMS

By Bob Gould What do Brits think about...
ARE WE A TRAIN OUT OF CONTROL?

By Dick Sciaroni So what’s to be made...
GUN SAFETY

By Jackie Finley As I write this I’m...
DAVID BROCK VS. FAR RIGHT

By Richardt Stormsgaard David Brock assessing Kavanaugh as...
POST-ELECTIONS

By Milan Vodicka, Ph.D. Ah, blue wave! My...
VOTE!

By Lang Waters On November 13, 2016, a...
WHEN GOOD VOTERS CAUSE HARM

By Richardt Stormsgaard A current poll in the...
OCTOBER 2018 1ST TUESDAY

By Michele Spencer This forum was very well...
DENNEY V. LAMALFA

By Nancy Eubanks There is an old saying,...
LISTEN UP, MEN

By Bob Gould Guys ask why women are...
SPOILED BRAT

By Sarah Wilson-Daley Note: This article is in...
SUPPORT HILARY HODGE

By Michele Spencer Hilary Hodge is running for...
WHY REPUBLICANS SHOULD VOTE FOR AUDREY DENNEY

By Richardt Stormsgaard Back when the Republican Party was...
BOB BRANSTROM FOR GRASS VALLEY CITY COUNCIL

By Dick Sciaroni Grass Valley could not have...
BRUCE HERRING FOR NID

By Lang Waters Bruce Herring, candidate for NID...
WANT TO REDUCE SOCIAL SECURITY?

By Linda Hornung Voting for LaMalfa is voting...
KAVANAUGH ON COURT

By Bill Steele Most of the nation watched...
DEMOCRATS ABROAD OCT. 2018

[Note: The following information was received on...
NID CANDIDATE FORUM

By Michele Spencer RICKI HECK, unopposed candidate for...
VOTE HILARY HODGE

By Meri Mohr I had the distinct pleasure...
VOTE FOR BOB BRANSTROM

By Michele Spencer I had the pleasure of...
A NOTE OF CAUTION

By Richardt Stormsgaard Kevin DeLeon was recently chosen...
FACTS SPEAK

By Jackie Finley Like everyone else, I was...
BBQ BASH

By Michele Spencer One would think that it...
SUPPORT SNAP

By Lisa Schliff [Note: The following article was...
CANDIDATE COMPARISON

California Congressional District 1: Audrey Denney (Dem)...
CAMPAIGN SMART

By Lisa Schliff If you are reading this,...
OPEN LETTER TO LAMALFA

By Milan Vodicka, Ph.D. Honorable Representative LaMalfa: This writing...
LONDON BOOK CLUB

By Bob Gould Following is information received from...
AUDREY DENNEY ROCKS!

By Carol Kuczora Candidate for Congressional District 1...
PUBLICITY FOR LAMALFA

By Bob Erickson Our community was recently the...
KEEP IT UP

By Jackie Finley As I write, we’re about...
FIGHT AGAINST FAMILY SEPARATION

(Note: The following information was recently received...
CHARACTER COUNTS

By Jackie Finley President Trump recently stated that...
ABOUT KEVIN DE LEON

By Margie Joehnck California Democratic Party’s Endorsee for...
GLOBAL SUPERPOWERS AT THE ALTAR?

By Richardt Stormsgaard How is it possible that...
ARGUMENTS? OR INSULTS?

By Milan Vodicka, Ph.D. My previously published article...
TO PROTECT AND DEFEND

By Steve Hurley Since the time of the...
DEMOCRATS ABROAD AUG. 2018

By Bob Gould I am writing about what...
WAR ON WOMEN

By Jackie Finley Trump recently stated that he...
KEEP UP THE FIGHT

By Dick Sciaroni As we slog through the...
TRUMP'S WAR

Sent by Bob Gould The following information was...
SNAP & FARM BILL: LAMALFA

By Lisa Schliff As an advocate for ending...
WHAT'S A "LIBERAL"?

By Carol Kuczora Ever notice that when a...
FASCIST USA? CONCENTRATION CAMPS? FOR KIDS?

By Milan Vodicka, Ph.D. Let me start with...
SUPPORT AUDREY DENNEY

By Jackie Finley Doug LaMalfa is again using...
THE BAD AND THE GOOD

By Richardt Stormsgaard Two recent Ipsos/Reuters polls are...
AMERICA THE TRUMPED

Reviewed by Jackie Finley This isn’t a book...
DEFINING THE "RELIGIOUS" RIGHT

by Richard Hurley Richard Hurley is an author...
JULY 2018 DEMOCRATS ABROAD

by Bob Gould; edited by Jackie Finley...
NEW DEAL 2018

By Jackie Finley I grew up in a...
CHALLENGES OF OUR AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY

By Lisa Schliff [Note: The following is a...
MAY 2018 1ST TUESDAY

By Michele Spencer Candidates HILARY HODGE District 3,...
HILARY HODGE PRESS RELEASE

By Hilary Hodge [Note: The following is Ms....
LOOK INSIDE

by Chris Hawkins We continually look outside of...
VIEW FROM ABROAD

(Highlights of Information sent by Bob Gould) Bob...
FAKE NEWS? PROPAGANDA? DISINFORMATION? VOTE IT OUT!

By Milan Vodicka, Ph.D. This writing is about...
FUNDING CUTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CENTER

By Lisa Schliff It is no secret that...
DEMOCRATS AREN'T ANTI-CHRISTIAN

By Nancy Eubanks There is a voter mailer...
APRIL 2018 FIRST TUESDAY

By Michele Spencer Candidates Cliff Newall, incumbent District...
IS THE CART REALLY PULLING THE HORSE?

By Richardt Stormsgaard A common myth is that...
A CALIFORNIA STATE OF MIND

By Lang Waters While many of us thought...
AN OPEN LETTER TO EPA ADMINISTRATOR SCOTT PRUITT

By Carol Kuczora I appreciate skepticism; it's essential...
INTERVIEW WITH HILARY HODGE

By Lisa Schliff Hilary Hodge is running for...
MARCH 2018 FIRST TUESDAY

By Michele Spencer Three candidates, namely SHANNAN MOON,...
BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY

By Lisa Schliff [The following is the first...
BE INFORMED! CHOICES MATTER!

By Milan Vodicka, Ph.D. According to many spiritual...
THE PARTY OF SLAVERY?

by Richard Hurley I am an historian by...
RESPECT

By Jackie Finley I’m no fan of Jeff...
TRUMP ON THE HUNT

By Jackie Finley Just a few months back,...
GUNS: WANTS VERSUS NEEDS

By Dick Sciaroni On the heels of the...
THRESHOLD OF A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS?

By Richardt Stormsgaard We could be at the...
GUNS, DEEDS, AND WORDS

By Milan Vodicka, Ph.D. I am living another...
AMERICA IS AN IDEA, NOT A RACE

By Lang Waters The poem at the base...
LOCAL ISSUES ARE IMPORTANT

By Dick Sciaroni With the majority of national...
MISSING THE BOAT

By Carol Kuczora I just listened to "This...
STATE OF THE UNION: WHERE IS THE UNION?

By Jackie Finley As I await tonight’s State...
SINGLE PAYER

By Sarah Wilson-Daley First of all, I have always...
ALMOST A SCHOOL MASSACRE

- By Tom Laurent On November 14, 2017...
IN THE GUTTER

- By Jaqueline Finley I read in this...
EVERYONE NEEDS TO STOP BICKERING

- By Jacqueline Finley A recent Gallup Poll...
ON SUPER-PACS & CORPORATE DONATIONS AGAIN

- By Richardt Stormsgaard My submission to the...
WE'RE ALL THE SAME -- WE JUST LOOK DIFFERENT

- By Dick Sciaroni There is a discussion...
2017? ONWARDS TO 2018!

- By Dr. Milan Vodicka Another year, this...
SOCIAL MEDIA

- By Jacqueline Finley This morning I read...
HOW DID WE GET HERE?

- By Mike Smith I am assuming that...
PICKING UP STEAM

- By Peter Minett Ever since last year’s...
TOLERANCE OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS

By Michele Spencer - If anything, recent political...
On Super-PACs and Corporate Donations

By Richardt Stormsgaard - Some progressive politicians brag...
On The Path To Education For All

Want to hear some good news for...
Nevada County Rural Highway? Which Highway?

Highway 174! Local - very local -...
Compassion and Politics: An Oxymoron?

By Richard Sciaroni Annamaria Sauer’s recent article “The...
Traumatic Events? What Traumatic Events?

Dear fellow citizens: How do you feel about...
The Continuing Reality of White Male Privilege

Like it or not, there has been...
Lost Art of Political Civility

- By Jackie Finley - What comes first,...
Medicare

- By Lisa Schliff - In 1994, my...
Healthcare? What Healthcare?

My fellow citizens of Nevada County and...