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Posts published in “Essays”

Life & Death in Mendo, 1905

Examples of the abrupt nature of life often pop up close together. Mendocino County has been no stranger to such occurences. The town of Mendocino's…

Boonville 1987

Arturo Flores might be Boonville's least known serial killer. In 1987, Flores would tell his friends that “all anglos should be exterminated.” Then he exterminated…

Redistricting Fort Bragg

Monday night, July 9, on a breezy summer evening the terminally endangered Fort Bragg City Council met again in regular session to conduct a public…

No Country For Old Women (Part 3)

Arrangements are made to send her back to the home and put her in hospice care there. This is good: she goes back into the…

Death & Dying on the Mendo Coast

Recently when walking in the woods above Point Arena, my pal Michael and I heard hammers banging away. We followed the sounds and came upon…

Local Vets & Their Legacy

As the calendar marks the dates for D-Day, Flag Day and on through Independence Day, my thoughts often turn to men I knew in younger…

A Peach Of A Fire

Antoinette and I were about to leave Boonville for Ukiah on Thursday July 5 when our pagers went off. We immediately checked if they signaled…

Drones Are Not Toys

I recently had the joy of shooting video with a drone. I haven't purchased one yet, especially with all the continued commotion going on around…

Costco Melts Down Ukiah

Costco’s Grand Opening in Ukiah is scheduled for July 19. We predict the opening of the mega-retailer will result in total gridlock of the Highway…

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