Bully. It is a verb, meaning to browbeat, intimidate, hector. Hector, another verb, means to intimidate by bluster or personal pressure. Over the years, bullies have attracted much bad press, and rightly so, for no one likes to be bullied. Yet, over those same years we Davis homeowners have been subjected to such personal pressure. I refer […]

Gabe Lewin seems another wide-eyed apologist for Monsanto and its genetically engineered crops. One needs to be wary of questionable assertions followed by exclamation points. How long should we give GE foods to show their “unintended consequences”? They entered our food system 15 years ago. A long time! Indeed, no noses have fallen off. Science […]

In reponse to the Chronicle article on Proposition 37: First, there are currently no crops grown in the U.S. “genetically engineered to make them more resistant to invasive weeds,” nor have there ever been. But, as reported in The New York Times (May 3, 2010), since the dramatic increase in agricultural use of the herbicide […]

Thank you for your extensive coverage of the senior citizens’ meeting on Aug. 14. The proposed bylaws were unanimously rejected. I was amazed and stunned that the president, John Gerlich, totally ignored the voices and votes of 250 senior members, rejecting the proposed bylaws. What arrogance! On numerous occasions, Gerlich has refused to provide his […]