Author Archives: David

Who is More Wrong-Wing — Bush or Obama ? (c) Copyright 2012 David Dilworth If George W. Bush was “the worst US President” – Why is Barack Obama continuing, and even increasing, many of Bush’s most repulsive actions of Preemptive … Continue reading →

There are three alarming things observed at Fukoshima, that aren’t getting much US media attention: Blue Flashes, 13 separate Neutron emission detections and radioactive Chlorine.

Ever seen a sign saying “Loitering Forbidden by Law?” Intimidating right? Well that’s the intent. Property owners and police prefer that you don’t hang around. You might be surprised to learn you have a Constitutional Right to Loiter that those … Continue reading →

Here’s an article explaining how ATT wants the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to set a timeline to halt use of wired phones.

It appears the radioactive fallout from the multiple nuclear plant failures will continue leaking for months. Japan nuclear plant could continue to release dangerous radiation for several months Another article gives a good overview and map of the leaks. It … Continue reading →

Curies, Becquerels, Grays, Sieverts, rad, rem, roentgen . . . Can you explain the meaning of nuclear radiation levels from the Japanese nuclear meltdown crisis? Can you figure out how much radioactivity is dangerous? This article explains the three major … Continue reading →

US President Obama warned high-school students in Virginia September 2009 — “Be careful about what you post on Facebook, because in the YouTube age whateaver you do will be pulled up later somewhere in your life.” “They trust me [with … Continue reading →

Mainstream news stories almost always confuse the terms “Radiation” (photons) and “Radioactive” (materials), which are significantly different things. Radiation means visible light and its cousins: electromagnetic waves including X-rays, gamma rays and radio waves.   Radioactive means those physical materials … Continue reading →

Recently a group of people, most new to our community, started several local groups often including the term “Sustainable” in their name; e.g. Sustainable Pacific Grove. Their main activities seem to concern energy and trash reduction, and shopping / buying … Continue reading →

Up until yesterday, the radiation from the failed Japanese Nuclear power plants at Fukushima was described as far less than Chernobyl released. Experts typically opined by describing the danger along the lines of : “I don’t know how bad the … Continue reading →

Newspaper writers and editors often defend incompetent reporting with scrofulous logic — “Both sides were angry so it must have been a good article.” Publishing gibberish would also anger both sides of any controversial issue; and that takes no effort … Continue reading →

“Doing Nothing is Always Superior to Doing Something Wrong” – David Dilworth, March 2011 You probably can NOT guess who is my favorite President since I’ve been of voting age, or why. You’re right, “favorite” is way too strong. Lets … Continue reading →

Actions Speak Louder Than Words US President Barak Obama started a War with Libya on Sunday March 19, 2011. At first the President Obama fired 110 Tomahawk Cruise-missiles on Libya, then on Monday a US fighter jet crashed in Libya. … Continue reading →

This is Part 2 of a report on HOPE’s first meeting with the Gary Omernick, President of The Herald, Monterey’s local daily newspaper. A primary subject on our agenda is the Herald’s 7 year long Blackout; complete news and editorial … Continue reading →

Preventable American Deaths Yearly 435,000 Tobacco 365,000 Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity 100,000 – 200,000 Medical Error Deaths Estimates range from 40,000 to 98,000 to 200,000 “Iatrogenic” means Doctor caused Deaths “A handful” = The number of doctors removed from … Continue reading →

Did you ever wonder why newspaper stories are biased in favor of government and business — and against public interests ? Well, we got a rare insight in a Herald blog article by Joe Livernois. Livernois is the Herald’s “City … Continue reading →

(c) Copyright 2009-2011 David Dilworth “I’ll never print anything from you.” – Monterey Herald’s Royal Calkins After HOPE received an unusually high number of Herald political censorship complaints (on top of their complete lack of response to HOPE’s carefully written … Continue reading →

Its hard to find any political issue the Carmel Pine Cone Publisher Paul Miller and I agree upon. His loathing for environmental protection, the laws protecting it, and his sucking up to Clint Eastwood and his Pebble Beach Company forest … Continue reading →

Cell Phones Causing Head Tumors (c) Copyright 2011 David Dilworth Update May 31, 2011: “Finally-The First Official Recognition that Cell-Phones Could Cause Brain Cancer” It is unfortunate that it is necessary to disprove Paul Miller’s January 14, 2011 (unsigned) editorial … Continue reading →