Tracy, California has been in the news a bit this past year, but not really for anything good. First there was the tortured teen. Then there was Sandra Cantu’s kidnapping and murder. So I wanted to take a moment to share with you some good news about Tracy. From the Tracy Press: Tracy singer-songwriter Thia Megia, 14, wowed the judges on “America’s Got Talent” Tuesday night, bringing her one step closer to the television show’s... 

I’m going to go out on a limb here and claim that it was because of my vote that Richard Pombo lost. Thank you! I’m so glad that I made a difference in the world. I’m not the only one happy to see him go… We bring you a special Grist tribute to the man who dreamt at night of shoving oil drills down the throats of endangered species… Ah, Dick. Remember when you tried to sell off drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife...