CHARMIAN, like Cher and Madonna, achieved single-name renown on the Northcoast partly, perhaps, because her column in this publication seemed an anomaly, a little old lady writing little old lady prose in a weekly newspaper,…
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Charmian Ruth Blattner passed peacefully in the early morning hours of September 9, 2010, at the age of 90, dying in Ukiah not far from where she was born on April 5th, 1920. The youngest…
DEFENDING WALLIS Editor, This is my rebuttal to Bruce McEwen. I asked Mark Scaramella if he were going to publish it, he thought 'yes.' It was emailed it late Sunday August 23rd. The following week…
This Week: Lisa's sulcatas, Measure C, privatizing Mendo's trash and much more...
RECENT TIMES have found Anderson Valley teams “the team to beat” as our record of wins grows. This past week our Boys Soccer team beat Calistoga 2-1. They take on Tomales at 4:30 on today.…
TAKE THIS, LIBERALS Editor, Patriotism versus liberals — A few years ago I was wearing one of my patriotic ball caps. It had a symbol of an American bald eagle with a United States flag…
SHERIFF TOM ALLMAN has endorsed Wendy Roberts for 5th District Supervisor.
LOOKS like the Philo Mill may be gearing up to mill again if the replenished log deck at the mill is any indication. Timber provided work at livable wages for 150 years on the Northcoast,…