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Mendocino County Today: June 20, 2012

“VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to appear in the independent film, Goodbye World,” the ad reads in this week's paper, and we wonder who will respond to the specific requests for “tough bikers” and “hippie farmers.” Used to…

Off The Record

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY to partially "de-Teeter" the Brooktrails Community Services District. The County will no longer pay to Brooktrails the assessments for sewer, water, and fire, which amount to $120 per vacant…

Mendocino County Today: June 19, 2012

FRUSTRATION TIME. Months ago, we filed FOIA requests with the ATF, the FBI, the Fort Bragg Police Department, and the Mendocino County DA in a quest for the files on the infamous Fort Bragg Fires…

Mendocino County Today: June 18, 2012

NEXT WEEKEND, Saturday the 23rd of June, is your chance to explore some of the Mendocino Coast's most beguiling private gardens for the bargain price of $40, proceeds to benefit the Mendocino Art Center. Call…

Mendocino County Today: June 17, 2012

TWO VEGETATION FIRES broke out Thursday in Mendocino County, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported. According to CAL FIRE, the first fire was reported around 2 p.m. and was on 30 acres…

Mendocino County Today: June 16, 2012

2011’S SCHOOL RANKINGS ARE OUT. According to the state's Academic Performance Index testing program here's how Mendocino County's schools are doing. “THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDEX is a key component of California's school accountability system. The…

Letters To The Editor

21ST CENTURY THALIDOMIDE Editor, A friend is dying of brain cancer and an unusual spinal cancer. He has been a cell-home-roam phone user on a big scale. In her path to combat this nasty impact,…

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