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Posts published by “John Arteaga”

United States Becoming A Failed State?

Is the United States becoming a failed state? The performance of our elected officials now, in the MAGA era, certainly seems to indicate that it…

The Palace

I read with bemusement the recent article by Mike Geniella (Dec 28, AVA) about the latest vision for the dilapidated Palace Hotel by the young…

Life in Ukiah

Suddenly there are so many big projects imminent locally that will forever affect life in Ukiah, and not for the better. After languishing on the…

Mowing the Grass

"Mowing the grass". This is the expression used by the Israelis to refer to their periodic annihilation of anything of value in the vast swaths…

Sinclair Lewis

Sinclair Lewis is credited with the admonition that, “when fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross”. Could…

Just In From Ukiah

I was entertained, the other day, to read in the Journal about the city at last lowering the boom on the Palace's dysfunctional owner Eladia…

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