This article first appeared in the AVA in June, 1996. (I have included an excerpt from Wikipedia about Mr. Blackburn as introduction/background. — Mark Scaramella * * * A memoir of author/lyricist Tom Blackburn Dirty…
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We’ve seen our share of officially-sanctioned buffoonery from the Supervisors over the years, unconsciously comic performances from County Ag Advisor Glen McGourty, (former) Supervisor Nelson Redding, County School Superintendent Paul Tichinin, Supervisor Tom Lucier, the…
STONED DOGS Dear Editor, There is truth to these stories about “stoned dogs,” temporarily disoriented, unable to move normally. But it's not a dangerous situation, as stated by Glenda Anderson in the 5/17/12 Press Democrat:…
Some Ukiah-area business people think that the Mendocino Board of Supervisors is anti-business. Even some Board members think there’s at least a “perception” that Mendo is anti-business because there’s not much new “economic activity” in…
Supervisor Hamburg was all ears, energized at the end of a long meeting day on Tuesday, April 24th. This consent calendar item roused Hamburg: "The Board has consistently taken policy positions on issues addressing illegal…
According to the California Vehicle Code, a speed trap is “…a particular section of a highway with a prima facie speed limit that is provided by this code or by local ordinance … if that…
Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster said, “No comment” recently when he was asked if the investigation into the untimely and improbable death of Susan Keegan in November of 2010 was ongoing. Eyster's terse refusal…