Extremist Religious Groups Cross The Line With Hate-filled Speech

The worst mass extinction event of all time, the Permian Wipeout, extinguished 95% of all species on land and in the sea. Occurring some 251 million years ago, life nearly ceased to exist (When Life Nearly Died). It took 50 million years before the earth approached pre-extinction levels of biodiversity. Sixty-five million years ago, the earth’s biosphere took another hit – this time literally. A massive...

America Held a Tea Party

The Message Was a Bit Muddled By Frank Schiavone   Americans (well, at least some Americans) held a Boston-style Tea Party yesterday. The protest was apparently about taxes and big government. I think it’s fair to say that those that participated don’t like President Obama very much. He’s (choose one) a Marxist/Leninist, a European Socialist, a Mussolini Fascist, a corporatist, a false...

Protecting Nature, When Convenient

Betrayal Rancho Cucamonga’s last General Plan Update was conducted in 2003. As always, the public was invited to participate. So I did, lobbying for several months to have the following language included in the General Plan’s Vision Statement: “Our city has recognized the importance of the natural resources within its purview and is sensitive to the threatened ecosystems that are present...

No Shame in Being a Liberal

No Shame in Being a Liberal By Frank Schiavone   I’m not crazy about labels, but I guess I’m a Liberal. Now, there’s been a lot of Liberal-bashing in recent years. Apparently, we are to blame for most of the evils that have befallen this country. (I’m also an environmentalist – a double whammy). What does it mean to be a Liberal? I believe honor, commitment,...