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Valley People (Jan 27, 2016)

OVER THE PAST THREE WEEKS, we've had only three rain-free days. Put differently, over the past 21 days, 18 were wet. During that stretch Yorkville's season total jumped from 16.7 to 33.9 inches. That means 17.2…

Letters (Jan 27, 2016)

I was dismayed to see what was an obviously biased letter posted online in your "Mendocino County Today" column titled, "Sage Non-Persons Her Critics." Placing it there gives it an air of veracity. In fact, the letter's author has been part of a personal, months-long social media campaign against the Mendocino Animal Care Services shelter, promulgating hurtful, fact-free opinions, and bashing the competence and morality through the use of inflammatory rhetoric.

Off the Record (Jan 27, 2016)

AVA COURT REPORTER BRUCE McEWEN and I had lunch Thursday at the attractive and affordable vegetarian restaurant at the City of 10,000 Buddhas in Talmage, formerly the State Hospital at Talmage. As we toured the…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, Jan 26, 2016

Doris Krause;
Fan Noise;
PD Headline;
Oaky Joe;
Cultured Affair;
Charter Movement;
Ticket Amnesty;
Sneaker Wave;
Walnuts Skillets;
Caltrans Info;
Yesterday's Catch;
Mexico News;
Enter Bloomberg;
Ohio;
Ukiah Symphony;
Cliches;
Flatline Bowling;
Rustin Documentary;
Eggman Option;
Library Events;
Human Indifference;
Missing Plane

Mendocino County Today: Monday, Jan 25, 2016

Rainy Days;
Mental Health;
County Management;
Fudge Wilson;
Weather Love;
Yesterday's Catch;
Pygmy Stories;
Lewallen Book;
Toxic Store;
Marco Tips;
Mendo Greatness;
Swami Talk;
Dalton Trumbo

Mendocino County Today: Sunday, Jan 24, 2016

Pension Fiasco;
Alaska Jim;
Parrish Retrospect;
Mammatus;
Free Throws;
Monk Encounters;
Fire Recovery;
Purposefulness;
Yesterday's Catch;
Encyclopedias;
Gray Owl;
Economic Picture;
Tax Rates;
Hijacked Nation;
Like Bill;
Cooking Classes;
Fine Romance;
Craig Waiting

Mendocino County Today: Saturday, Jan 23, 2016

Abreu Appeal;
Talmage Campus;
Inlet;
Parrish Case;
Shelter Maneuvers;
Oak;
NorCal Journey;
Transportation Funding;
Munson Guilty;
Gibbons Hacked;
Yesterday's Catch;
Corrupt Politicians;
Socialist Party;
Techno Faith;
Nuclear Madness;
Sanders & Garfunkel;
Three Dreams;
Wind Chimes;
Potter Night;
PA Agenda

Macdonald Reading

I will be reading from Outlaw Ford and signing books at Four-Eyed Frog Books in Gualala at 4 pm Saturday, February 6, 2016. Four-Eyed Frog Books is located in the Cypress Village center (39138 Ocean Drive, Gualala).…

Volunteer: Farmers Market

The Fort Bragg Farmers Market has the great opportunity to receive matching dollars from the federal government to provide extra money to EBT users (formerly called food stamps) for purchase of fruits and vegetables. EBT…

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