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Letters To The Editor

CRACKPOTS, AN ANALYSIS Dear Lee Simon, Thanks for your scientific response to my conjecture about possible after-life scenarios. My father was an atheist medical doctor and his religion was Science, so reading your letter was…

Memo Of The Week

October 24, 2011 — Mendocino County Assessor-Clerk Recorder, Susan M. Ranochak announced: “Two errors were made by my office and discovered after publication within the Measure A section of the Sample Ballot for the November…

Valley People

PEOPLE SAY DEATH comes in threes. I hope not. We've had enough of it around here for now. Peter Summit's sudden passing at age 32 hit lots of us hard, as the untimely deaths of…

The Major v. The Committee

Major Scaramella, as readers may recall, was somehow — probably by mistake — appointed to the School District’s structurally pointless school bond “oversight committee” last year. Last month The Major was on the losing end…

Off The Record

This Week: CalTrans really doesn't like us; CAMP, er, Marijuana Price Support Unit; Libs saying nice things about libs; and much more

Letters To The Editor

RUSH FOR PA SCHOOL BOARD Dear Editor: I am often questioned as to why I am so involved in the school district since I have no children or grandchildren in it. I can only say…

Free Sub, The Hard Way

Dear AVA, Were I asked at any point in my life where I saw myself at the age of 51, the answer would invariably have been: Dead. Not from any romantic notion about leaving a…

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