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As the 2016 Republican presidential hopefuls continue to pummel each other, many Americans wonder if there is a GOP candidate who expresses common sense on any key issue. At the moment, the sole GOP presidential candidate who meets this criterion is Kentucky Senator Rand Paul when he speaks about national security. Unfortunately, Paul is also a bigot. -more-

Many people who have schizophrenia or bipolar sometimes get angry beyond the normal level for a given situation. This anger could be expressed verbally, or, for some people with less insight, may become physical. In my case, I have a history of becoming verbally angry. My tone of voice is enough to cause others to become upset. I have learned to scale back on this. -more-

The next Senior Power column (June 18, 2015 Berkeley Daily Planet) will be devoted to an unusual aging in place project being undertaken jointly by several agencies -- the Area Agency on Aging (AAA), Alameda County Public Health, City Slicker Farms and Satellite Affordable Housing (SAHA.) Low-income senior citizen residents in five Berkeley and Oakland Section 8 housing projects will have the opportunity to participate in gardening and nutrition workshops. I will focus on Berkeley’s Lawrence Moore Manor’s grant-enabled group and individual roof gardening and nutrition workshops. -more-

On May 31st, I saw Eliana Lopez in her one-woman play, "What is the Scandal?” (“¿Cuál es el Escándalo”) at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts in San Francisco. I was impressed with Ms. Lopez's performance. She is a talented, attractive actress who performed with passion with just enough humor. Her experience as a Venezuelan telenovela star showed. -more-