Category Archives: History

Let Your Freak Flag Fly

Posted on June 18, 2023 by RL CRABB

While I’ve had a few disagreements with the trans community, I steadfastly support their right to live their lives free from hate and threats to their existence.

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Opportunity Knocks

Posted on May 8, 2023 by RL CRABB
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The City Manager

Posted on April 28, 2023 by RL CRABB

Beryl Robinson shepherded Nevada City through 40 years of big changes from the freeway to the creation of the historical district. His big imprint on the city’s politics will never be matched.

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Nuts

Posted on April 23, 2023 by RL CRABB

During the Battle of the Bulge, in December of 1944, the Germans demanded the surrender of the besieged American defenders of Bastogne. General Anthony McCauliff replied with the word; “NUTS!” Sometimes you have to have nuts in in an increasingly … Continue reading →

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Senator Moonbeam?

Posted on April 14, 2023 by RL CRABB

Democrats are becoming more and more agitated by Dianne Feinstein’s absence from her senate seat, most notably on the judiciary committee where numerous judgeships are hanging in limbo. Every day there are calls for her immediate resignation. It presents a … Continue reading →

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Corned Crab

Posted on March 4, 2023 by RL CRABB

Sorry to say I won’t be attending this morning’s St. Piran’s Day festivities at city hall. Too much snow and ice and nowhere to park. This is the third year I haven’t been to the event, with either Covid or … Continue reading →

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Liar’s Club

Posted on February 21, 2023 by RL CRABB

Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Maria Bartiromo were outed last week for tweets that revealed they lied through their teeth during the 2020 election, claiming that Dominion voting machines were rigged to favor Joe Biden when they knew … Continue reading →

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Let The Good Times Roll

Posted on February 19, 2023 by RL CRABB
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David Crosby 1941 – 2023

Posted on January 19, 2023 by RL CRABB

I never met David Crosby, but he had a huge impact on my life. When I was 15 I saw the Byrds just a week after they released their first album. I saw Crosby, Stills & Nash twice in 1969, … Continue reading →

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What’s In A Name?

Posted on January 6, 2023 by RL CRABB

This item popped up on my Ancestry page last week. It has me worried for my identity, my very existence… For context, we’ll need to check out Stanford University’s Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative, a list of blackballed…I mean, whitewashed…I … Continue reading →

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