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    Bob Guitar Whitey Symmonds

    The Black Butte Center for Railroad Culture is reporting on its blog that Guitar Whitey Symmonds died July 3rd. WWW.bbcrc.org/news.shtml He was a regular at the BBCRC in recent years in time for Dunsmuir Railroad Days. I had the great honor to meet him there last year. Bob is featured in...
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    block heaters

    Meant to post this in VanDwelling and rubber tramping, but it keeps getting adressed to general discussion. Anyway.... I'm finding out what you probably knew, which is that diesels rapidly become hard to start in even a little cold. So I did a little research and found out about block...
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    Pittsburgh, I'm sorry.

    Yesterday the Today show announced that "Pittsburgh is the new Portland". I'm truely sorry. Guess that means you're over.
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    Digihitch is back up

    Digihitch is back up. If you don't know, that is another alternative travel site, one that Matt has sited as an influence, so I don't think there's a rivalry. Its more conservative than stp, but has a lot of good resources.It was offline for a long time because its founder died. Hitchhiking...
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    Marcellus Shale protest Pittsburgh Nov. #

    There's a protest against Hydro-fracking for Natural gas in the Marcellus shale regeon, Pittsburgh, Nov 3. Marcellus Shale Protest | No Fracking Way .
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    shaleshock-two anti-hydrofracking rallies/concerts

    Here's the link Shaleshock | Protecting our communities and environment from exploitative gas drilling of the Marcellus Shale This anti hydrofracking group has two rallys/concerts coming up . August 12 in New York State.and August 21 in Pennsylvania.
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    Appalachia Rising

    Appalachia Rising is 2 days of conference followed by one day of protests in Washington D.C. September 25-27 Theme is anti-mountain top removal. Appalachia Rising .
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    American Experiance "Riding The Rails" May 24 2010 PBS

    SO if you want to see really moving sad interviews with freight hoppers from the great depression, all of them old now, this is a great documentary (Its a rerun).From a time when there were probably a hundred times as many people out there, most from neccesity, many young. Also, there is a book...
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    W.Va. tree sitters need urgent help

    Three members of the Climate Ground Zero campaign are conducting a tree sit blocking Massey energy from expanding its mountain top removal mining near Rock Creek West Virginia. Massey is harrassing them with air horns and has erected chain link fences around each tree to cut off resupply. People...
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    missing a chance?

    Could the current recession be an opportunity to show people they can organize themselves without waiting for the government-I'm thinking community gardens, tenant's unions-etc, food -not-bombs,etc. The right is already trying to convince everyone they need to buy a gun,join the NRA and prepare...
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    TSA swarms Pittsburgh T sation

    The Tranportation Securtity Administration swarmed a Pittsburgh T sation a few days ago, apparenttly just to get people used to being randomly searched. They brought bomb sniffing dogs and searched backpacks, but admitted there was no threat.(pittsburgh has a tiny subway system).(source is wpxi)
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    cob house

    So does anyone have experience with this cabin style? I had a friend with a B.a. in architecture tell me once that I would have to add rebar, but I can't find any other source that recommends this and I don't think she knew from experience.
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    Palestine/Gaza-solidarity

    Israel is launching a long term bombing campaign and possible invasion of Gaza. Lots of demonstrations today-check the ANSWER web site. Pittsburgh demonstration is Wednesday night (Dec.31) at the Federal building 4-6pm. Called by Pax Chrisiti
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    rnc arrestees support

    Here's the web address for the new support committee for the people arrested protesting at the Republican convention. WWW.rnc08arrestees.wordpress.com
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    counter Rnc St.Paul

    Protest the Republican convention.Lots of workshops and training going on.Some survelllence,no real repression yet. Lots of events next week for all levels of risk and all issues. The only problem here is housing, which is disorganized.Lots of good food though lunch just arrived. Web site is...
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    Utah Philips catches the Westbound

    Singer song writer Utah Phillips died Saturday of heart disease.Phillips was an old I.W.W. and Peace and Freedom party activist,active for the last 40 years. In one of the articles Widerstand posted, its mentioned he just had his last ride 3 years ago.He was 73.Here's a website...
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    Wenatchee?

    Passed through but never stayed.Whats it like?
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    coveralls?

    To save your clothes?I read this in an old book years ago- maybe one of Buryn's books?What do you think?
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    Pittsburgh March 29

    This year's Iraq war anniversary demonstration in Pittsburgh will be on March 29th, so as not to conflict with the March 19th CD in Washington, the Winter Soldier hearings and Easter week. The demo will start at 1:30 and will center in the Oakland section of town. More details to follow.