A memorial for one of Kansas' finest writers- Tim Pouncey, AKA Casher O'Neill
By SJ OttoIt has been more than fifteen years since Tim Pouncey (AKA Casher O'Neill) wrote for a local newspaper. But he is still remembered by his many friends and fans who have followed his career...
View ArticleMy thanks to The Wichita Eagle for funnies and news
By SJ OttoEach week I check to see if The Wichita Eagle has any interesting topics I can write about for the week. This last weekend was a bonanza of ideas. For example there was an article by our...
View ArticleSanders crew gets ready for Kansas caucus on March 5
Here in Kansas we will caucus on Saturday, March 5. Register to vote and go caucus in Kansas. – SJ OttoFrom BernieSanders.com:Sisters and Brothers,There are two kinds of power in politics: organized...
View ArticleKansas goes to caucus- you can feel the excitement
By SJ OttoThe excitement is in the air as Kansans go to caucus. On the far-far-far right is Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Donald Trump. On the left of center is Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on the US...
View ArticleTrump gets protested in Wichita
By SJ OttoAlthough I didn't attend it, about 100 people from the Wichita area protested Donald Trump yesterday at the Republican caucus, as reported by The Wichita Eagle. According to The Wichita...
View ArticleTo the Caucus I went- Bernie won
By SJ OttoI went to my caucus in North Newton, my designated place. We went to some building on TheBethel College Campus. The caucus was scheduled to start at 3pm. But there were so many new voters...
View ArticleNancy Reagan- former first lady and partner in crime dead
From Otto's War Room:For the next few days it will be hard to watch TV news or read a mainstream newspaper without massive coverage of the death of Nancy Reagan, the wife of our former president,...
View ArticleIt’s international Women’s Day- for 8 March 2016
By SJ OttoIt is international Women’s Day. For a brief history of the day, I repeat an article from February 27, 2011, posted originally on Wichita Peace and Freedom Party Examiner:InternationalWomen’s...
View ArticleKansas State Government wants our public school teachers beaten down and...
By SJ OttoNever in the history of Kansashas a state government been so determined to beat down and humiliate Kansas public school teachers. From new laws to make it easier to fire Kansas teachers to...
View ArticleElection update—The circus rolls along with Trump almost winning and Hillary...
As the primaries and caucuses play out throughout the country, we see the various candidates and what they stand for. REPUBLICANS:Donald Trump has been a thorn in everyone's side except a large section...
View ArticleSt. Patrick's Day - 2016
Saint Patrick was just a missionary. He probably did little to improve the lives of the Irish and instead came to the island to fill people up with mysticism. He never drove out the snakes because...
View ArticleThe night the Rolling Stones fired Donald Trump is a truly telling...
From Daily Kos:By Walter Einenkel This past summer, a story hit the internets and got passed around. It was the story that Michael Cohl related to an audience at a keynote address for Pollstar. Cohl...
View ArticleOn Terrorist Attacks in Brussels, Paris, San Bernardino, Madrid: US and NATO...
By SJ OttoWhile it is wrong to kill innocent civilians NATO and the countries in it are just as guilty. Why is Europeso deeply involved in someone else's war in the middle-east? They are obviously...
View ArticleProtesting Trump understandable, but not really helpful right now
By SJ OttoThe recent protests against Donald Trump are understandable, but no really helpful right now. That is because most of the other candidates are just as bad as he is. That is especially true of...
View ArticleA History of Drug Culture- Can You Pass the Acid Test?
Can You Pass the Acid Test? is a history of drug related culture. It includes everything from the Acid Tests conducted by the Grateful Dead to the 1930s exploitation movies about cocaine use, this book...
View ArticlePolice raids on "drug paraphernalia" a sign of desperation for those who...
By SJ OttoRecently in Wichitawe see the desperation by police who realize their reign of terror with marijuana laws may be over soon. They attacked local stores, this last week, for selling so called...
View ArticleEaster- for a non-Christian
I don't celebrate Easter because I am not a Christian. So while many of my friends and family have a big holiday today, it doesn't mean as much for me. I'm an Epicurean. It's not really a religious,...
View ArticleBernie is not out of the election yet!
-SJ OttoJust as I was beginning to think the election between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders was about over, Sanders made a big comeback. He took Alaska, Hawaii and he won big. The race is still...
View ArticleA story of cheesy philosophy and politics, sex, nudity, depravity -book excerpts
Excerpts from Memoirs of a Drugged-Up, Sex-Crazed Yippie Tales from the 1970s counter-culture: Drugs, sex, politics and rock and rollBy Steve Otto“Surely you’ve had a few women since you left Janet?”...
View ArticleEnsure Access to Abortion Care! — Vote!
From Julie A. Burkhart, Trust Women;Spring is blooming around us. Days are getting longer. The weather is warming up. Time and weather wait for no one. Legislative sessions across the country are...
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