Philip K. Dick: A ‘plastic’ paradox (Baltimore Sun)

The Berkeley boho spent his final years in Orange County, which suited him fine, his daughter says. When, one evening in 1976, Philip K. Dick invited Tim Powers to his Fullerton apartment, the Cal State student expected the kind of night he often passed with the science-fiction titan: a wide-ranging conversation, fueled by wine and beer, about religion, philosophy and Beethoven.

Community news (Darien News-Review)

The Buccaneers Jr. Drum and Bugle Corps, a program of the Bridgeport Police Activities League , is accepting applications. Membership is open both to accomplished and novice musicians. The corps performs in parades and exhibitions throughout the state.

If petition is validated, marijuana moves to ballot (Berkeley Voice – Albany Journal)

Proponents of the marijuana legalization ballot measure said they submitted far more than enough petition signatures Thursday to get it on November’s ballot, and said they hoped to raise and spend about $10 million to get it passed.

If petition is validated, marijuana moves to ballot (San Jose Mercury News)

Pro-cannabis campaigns says more than enough signatures have been gathered for a measure that seek to legalize possession of up to 1 ounce of substance.

If petition is validated, marijuana moves to ballot (Contra Costa Times)

Pro-cannabis campaign says more than enough signatures have been gathered for a measure that seek to legalize possession of up to 1 ounce of substance.

Woman jailed after third DWI charge in a week (New Hampshire Union Leader)

Patricia Mondro of Concord is facing three drunken driving charges in a week, one of them an aggravated DWI crash on Interstate 93. She remained jailed on $50,000 cash bail after her arraignment yesterday in Concord District Court.

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Izenberg: Larry Grantham’s glory days with Jets seen through haze of alcoholism (The Star-Ledger)

Former Jets linebacker, now battling cancer, has been sober for 23 years

Bail Burden Keeps U.S. Jails Stuffed With Inmates (NPR)

Two-thirds of the inmates in U.S. jails are petty, nonviolent offenders who are there for only one reason: They can’t afford their bail. Sometimes, it’s as little as $50. Some will wait behind bars for as long as a year before their cases make it to court. And it will cost taxpayers $9 billion this year to house them. The underlying problem is that the bail system exists almost exclusively to …

Bail Burden Keeps U.S. Jails Stuffed With Inmates (NPR)

Two-thirds of the inmates in U.S. jails are petty, nonviolent offenders who are there for only one reason: They can’t afford their bail. Sometimes, it’s as little as $50. Some will wait behind bars for as long as a year before their cases make it to court. And it will cost taxpayers $9 billion this year to house them. The underlying problem is that the bail system exists almost exclusively to …

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