Columnists

ON MENTAL ILLNESS: Two Short Bits

Jack Bragen

Saturday April 20, 2019 - 09:37:00 AM

23 Years of Compliance and of No Inpatient Care

April Fool's Day marked my twenty third anniversary of being admitted to "I" Ward at Merrithew Memorial Hospital for acute psychosis. The hospital has long since been demolished except for a few small buildings that have been kept for extra medical offices. The replacement County Hospital is called "Contra Costa Regional Medical Center." -more-

ECLECTIC RANT: The Assange Matter

Ralph E. Stone

Saturday April 20, 2019 - 09:42:00 AM

At this point, I am not sympathetic about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's arrest in London after being evicted from the Ecuadoran Embassy after six years in exile. Assange allegedly collaborated with Russians to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. -more-