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Posts published by “Jim Shields”

How Much Would You Pay For A Covid Shot?

It’s been announced that President Biden will end all the pandemic emergency orders on May 11. Seems like just as most folks were getting used to living under permanent Covid regs now they’re going to…

Glad Rags & Gun Bags

Interesting start of the week on Monday, Jan. 30th when in the afternoon someone dropped off a tool bag with me that didn’t have any tools in it but did contain a couple of guns.…

The Laytonville Dump; the Rest of the Story

As much as I hate to admit it, I’ve been involved with the Laytonville landfill since the early 90s when the debate first raged about closing the damn thing. Back then Jim Eddie, of Potter…

Looking For An Ark

Quick Weather Report OK, think fast, I’m gonna throw some numbers at you. Two weeks ago on Dec. 27, our season rain total stood at 16.95 inches which was 9 inches below the historical average…

Figuring Out The County’s Finances

Let’s see, back in February of last year as about-to-retire CEO Carmel Angelo was farewell addressing from various media platforms, she traced her county government career as one of stark contrasts. As pointed out last…

It’s Raining Cats & Dogs

What a way to put an exclamation mark on the year’s end! I’m talking about the winter deluge, of course, that left 5.15 inches in its stormy wake following Monday and Tuesday’s almost non-stop rain…

County Budget Balancing Not Quite Done

At their most recent meetings (December 6th and 13th), the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has been attempting to belatedly deliver a balanced budget for the new fiscal year that began on July 1. As…

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