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Off the Record 1/14/2026

THE NIGHT OF THE APOCALYPSE (from the Archive, January 1, 2000) by Bruce Anderson I set out from Haight Street for a night’s walkabout anticipating end-of-the-world spectacles. It was New Year’s Eve, end of an…

From the Archive (1/18/1984): Sports Notes

We need information as to the present activities of Anderson Valley athletes. Men’s Leagues, runners, semi-pro footballers, anybody who’s doing anything even remotely athletic, give us a ring. Golf does not count as a sport…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday 1/13/2026

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Temporarily Lost in the Ether

Apologies: today's MCT is going to be late this morning. In the meantime, here's a delightful book review written by Edward Said in 1989 wherein he singes the Mustache of Understanding… THE ORIENTALIST EXPRESS: Thomas…

Letters 1/13/2026

This letter is another viewpoint in response to Mark Scaramella’s article “Is Supervisor Mulheren too thin-skinned?” published recently. Facebook comments by Supervisor Mulheren highlighted by Mr. Scaramella gave us pause…

From the Archive (1/18/1984): Editor’s Desk

HAVE YOU NOTICED whenever a Mendocino County public official moves on, he is wafted out of Ukiah on a cloud of superlatives? If you didn’t know better, you would think the County was managed by…

Mendocino County Today: Monday 1/12/2026

High Pressure | ICE Protest | AVUSD News | John Feliz, Jr. | Audit Notes | Offshore Drilling | Two Dams | New PHF | Nonprofits/Cops | Point Arena | Yesterday's Catch | Marin Flooding | Dead Forever | 49ers Win | Cheesesteak Tussle | Super Weir | Thanks, Bob | Gnome Makeup | Jefferson v Trump | The Twist | ICE Advice | Marry Me | Kansas City | Well Damned | Public Education | Hilarity | My Town | Gossip | Conservative/Radical | Lead Stories | Cockamamie Conspiracies | Meathead 1971 | Musical Humor | Tap 1984 | She Walks | Music Lesson

Assignment: Ukiah – We Took A Wrong Turn In 1955

There is no understanding 20th century America without being acquainted with the nation’s mid-century interstate highway expansion. The massive cross-country freeway linkage was the crowning achievement of President Eisenhower’s eight years in office, and has…

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