Dave

  • Busting Reclamation Anvils

    September 6, 2014 The Yakama Nation is in the process of reclaiming jurisdiction in five areas of civil and criminal justice. Since 1953 Washington State has held authority over school attendances, public assistance, domestic relations, juvenile delinquency, and motor vehicle… Continue reading

  • Virtuous Redneck Liberal

    September 1, 2014 Home was a small piece of sage canyon land butting against open land. As kids, my sister, brother and I and our friends never gave it much thought biking a mile or so to a friend’s house.… Continue reading

  • AM Radio Justice

    August 24, 2014 It has been a busy summer and like other folks who blog and run a farm, the blog settles down somewhere in the back forty waiting for a moment of rest—often after fall harvest. Though farm work… Continue reading

  • A Better Memory, Can We Handle It?

    June 7, 2014 The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and other sorts of U.S. media figured they had a great story this week with the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square. The Post, like others, spoke of how there is “no… Continue reading