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Sara S. Nichols Follow me on Twitter at @snicholsblog Sara S. Nichols is a former progressive lawyer/lobbyist turned new thought minister/spiritual scientist-- she is moved to share her thoughts on politics spirit movies, plays & books My best rating is (:)(:)(:)(:)(:) out of a total of 5 Snouts Up -- I almost never give 5 Snouts--that's just for the best ever.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

"Sitting this one out" by Adolph Reed

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Reprinted without permission--I like this piece. I basically agree with everything he says. It is the best cogent articulation I've se...
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

(:)(:)(:) for Escape to Witch Mountain

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Three enthusiastic snouts up for Escape to Witch Mountain the 1975 Disney classic. What is happening to me? I'm in this movie period w...
Monday, December 10, 2007

(:)(:) for No Country for Old Men

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Two snouts up for No Country for Old Men the pointless "thriller" by the Coen brothers (known in Hollywood as "the two-heade...
Friday, December 07, 2007

(:)(:)(:)(:) for The Golden Compass

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Four snouts up for The Golden Compass opening today in Sacramento, California. I struggled with the number of snouts for this one. It is a...
Thursday, December 06, 2007

Meet Top Thought Policewoman Jane Harman

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You wouldn't think the Congresswoman who represents drug and street-people laden Venice, California would be the leading Democrat for th...
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Could Hillary's Attacks on Obama Help Edwards?

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In what is seriously a 3-way dead heat in Iowa, Edwards may be the beneficiary of the animosity between the two presumed front-runner camps....
Wednesday, November 28, 2007

(:)(:)(:) for The Shaggy Dog (1959)

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Three snouts up for The Shaggy Dog (colorized version) made in 1959. I watched this movie the other day with my kids and I was surprised h...
Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Dead Heat in Iowa?

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I don't know how much I have to add to the media buzz on polling out of Iowa this week, but I am interested in this. It seems that ther...
Tuesday, November 20, 2007

I Heart Hillary

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I feel defensive after receiving comments on yesterday's blog Prediction: Hillary Clinton will not Win the California Presidential Prima...
Monday, November 19, 2007

Prediction: Hillary Clinton will not Win the California Presidential Primary

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I'll let you in on an important political secret: my mother is the unit California Democrat. As she votes, so vote the Democrats of Cal...
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Friday, November 16, 2007

Revising the Snout-based rating system

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It has come to my attention that my snout-based rating system, as wonderful as it is, needs revision. Many people have emailed and commente...
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Thursday, November 15, 2007

(;)(:)(:)(:)(:) for Deepak Chopra, M.D.

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Five snouts up for Deepak Chopra. This is the first time I've ever used my snout-based rating system to rate a person, rather than one ...
Wednesday, November 14, 2007

PELOSI CALLS FOR HANDWRITTEN IMPEACHMENT LETTERS?

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This may be an internet hoax, but what do we have to lose--this was forwarded to me from Cindy Asner, Ed Asner's wife, a Hollywood activ...
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Bay Spill, Crises and Public Policy

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Listening to an extensive series of interviews yesterday on the Forum show on KQED (Northern California public radio) about the big oil spi...
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

(:)(:)(: for Love in the Time of the Cholera

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Two and a half snouts up for Love in the Time of the Cholera soon to be playing in a theater near you. Beautifully filmed and costumed, wi...
Thursday, November 08, 2007

The Ring Cycle--Part III

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Spiritual Lessons Learned by Losing (and Finding) my Wedding Rings You would think, having lost one of my gorgeous antique unique diamond pl...
Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Take the Light Rail To Folsom and Ride the American River Parkway

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Monday I took my bike on Sacramento's Regional Transit light rail train to the last stop in historic Folsom and then road it all the way...
Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Anti-Hillary Sentiment Tests Spiritual Principles

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In the past few months, I have moved from generally worried that Hillary Clinton will be the nominee to full-on panicked that she will be. ...
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Monday, November 05, 2007

Was Dr. Jekyll a drug addict?

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My guess is that this is a trite or tired observation, but it struck me hard as it hasn't before that the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hy...
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(:)(:)(:)(:) for Jekyll and Hyde at Runaway Stage

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Four snouts up for Jekyll and Hyde at Runaway Stage, now playing at Sierra 2 in Curtis Park through November 25th. I struggled with the num...
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Sara S. Nichols
Sara S. Nichols is a dynamic public speaker who long ago appeared frequently in the media. She is the Spiritual Director of All is Well Institute. Sara's special focus throughout her career has been health care and healing. She was a public interest lawyer and lobbyist in the trenches for Medicare for All with Ralph Nader's Public Citizen in the '90's and a legislative staffer and lobbyist in Sacramento advocating for consumers and healthcare workers. She lives in cohousing in downtown Sacramento with her husband, environmental advocate Bill Magavern.
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