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Posts published in January 2017

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Jan 4, 2017

Between Storms;
Woodhouse Resigns;
Attempted Murder;
DA Award;
Pleasing Dad;
Skaggs Springs;
Little Dog;
Bypass Effects;
Undercover Transient;
Nelson Retires;
Standing Rock;
Yesterday's Catch;
Democratic Stables;
Laminated Timber;
Criminal Neighbor;
Cornball Empire;
Three Poets;
Broadband Meeting;
Hyperreality;
Deadbeat Treat;
Dam Release

Year-End Awards, 2016

MOST ENCOURAGING ELECTION: Fort Bragg City Council, Mayor Lindy Peters. LEAST ENCOURAGING: Point Arena where city councils new and old think a part-time city manager…

The Last Campbell

Just south of Healdsburg on the east side of Highway 101 was the Campbell Ranch. Almost every resident of Healdsburg and many on the North…

They Said I’d Never Make A Fortune

So many cubes of braised tofu, countless Hunan broccoli specials; turned out they could legitimately be written off and called research. Frequenting of Sino-American eateries,…

Jerry: A Scrappy Little Dog

In my mind’s eye, I see Jerry running along the fence line, snapping at the tolerant Malamute neighbor. An incongruous pair, Jerry is a 12-pound…

A Spoonful Of Cat Tail

Prisoners, like the elderly and latter-day Luddites, are traveling way, way off the information superhighway. Me even employing a zero-currency term like “information superhighway” tells…

Letters (Jan. 4, 2017)

Having been a subscriber and avid reader of the AVA for the past 26 years, I’ve read my share of batshit crazy letters from people in the Letters to the Editor Section. I’ve even written a few myself.

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