The last few acres of the American prairie with its soil-building native grasses went under the plow in 1984, making us forever beholden to Monsanto and Dow Chemical. The US Forest Service, chartered to preserve…
Posts published by “Bruce McEwen”
The high profile bust featuring the Bulgarians of Covelo has developed an added angle — and more defendants.
Monday morning the court calendar was cleared before the bus got to Ukiah from Boonville at 10:37 am. At that time, there was only one courtroom open, Department A, Judge Richard Henderson’s court. Last Friday…
Lauren's Restaurant should be packed to the rafters this Saturday night when Nahara, Boonville's fledgling songbird and healing arts masseuse, takes the stage for her first live performance as a professional singer. Nahara has performed…
Everyone in a position to know says this is another banner year for the marijuana cultivation business, Mendocino County franchise. Sheriff Allman says simply, “It's everywhere.” And it's drawing people from everywhere. Last year law…
Celebrating his first anniversary in Boonville, this reporter strolled the 14th Annual Boonville Art Walk last Saturday, July 10th. The day was sunny and hot with about six knots of welcome cool winds gusting intermittently…
Last week we left Bess Sanderson hanging at the County Jail. We thought she’d made bail. In fact, she’d hadn’t bailed. She was still hanging Wednesday morning, and she hung for over an hour waiting…