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Posts published in “Day: May 18, 2016

Mendocino County Today: Thursday, May 19, 2016

T-storms Possible;
Unagolfer;
Pirates Win;
Failure to Appear;
MRC Flyer;
Kelisha Returns;
Safety Fair;
Beaumont Graft;
Obnoxious Windows;
Remco Concerns;
Wodetzki Recommends;
V & W;
W Costs;
Yesterday's Catch;
DNC Obtuse;
Borderline;
Relax;
Water Bills;
KZYX Exchange;
KZYX Elections;
Patches!;
Go Green;
Hill House Events;
Officer Morris

Be Wary, Wary, Wary

Last week I attended four public meetings in three days. It would have been three in one day if I hadn't taken time out to…

Threshing Day in Anderson Valley

As far back as the mid 1800s, wheat has been raised in Anderson Valley. In 1864, John Gschwend converted his water powered sawmill on Mill…

Pekin v. Faulder — Mr. Nice Guys

When somebody runs for judge around here it’s nothing but a popularity contest for the voters. Unless you happen to know the candidate personally — and therefore can reasonably expect some kind of access or even leniency for your family and friends in future legal cases — there is no way to find out what kind of person you are voting for or against. That’s because candidates for judge do not have to — they’re even forbidden to — say how they’d rule in any given case, real or hypothetical. No other candidate for public office enjoys this kind of pig-in-a-poke protection.

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Dem Primaries;
Fire Danger;
Not Canceled;
FBUSD Caldron;
Snitch Letter;
AVA Recommends;
$120/Acre;
AV Women;
Farm Supply;
Bart Rock;
Yorkville Showcase;
Yes V;
Tanoak Value;
Don Duncan;
Police Reports;
Panther Baseball;
Pets!;
Public Trust;
Yesterday's Catch;
Marijuana Defense;
Nakedness;
Albright Circle;
The Unnecessariat;
Translucent Flower;
Lighthouse History;
Broadband Meetings;
Oil Spillers

Yes or No on V

Before you can have a proposition on the ballot you have to gather a group of proponents. These are the folks who frame the argument’s wording, collect voters signatures to get it on the ballot, arrange discussions and forums all over the county, raise money for publicity and answer questions. It’s the kind of volunteer effort that eats up your free time for months.

Mayhem & Muddle

On May 2nd, a tranquil spring day, the KZYX Board of Directors met for the annual membership meeting at the Point Noyo Restaurant's bar room…

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