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Posts published by “Tom Hine”

After 18 Years, Jose Folds Up His Tent

I knew the guy at the hot dog stand was retiring in a few days so I went to get a Deluxe Dog and talk him into a story on how he spent 18 years…

And The Horse He Rode In On

(Research & fact-checking by Tommy Wayne Kramer) Bruce Anderson owned and edited the Anderson Valley Advertiser for more than 40 years; going forward the newspaper will be online only. He recently met for an interview…

They Never Ran Out Of Ammunition

Funny, ain’t it, when we consider all the people dreaming of adulation, recognition and maybe even a standing ovation, that the parade, trophy and star embedded in the sidewalk in front of the new courthouse…

As He Lay Dying

They gathered on a cold Monday in a garden area at a Ukiah retirement home to say hello to John Duffy, and goodbye. Duffy, who went by the name “Duffy,” had been turned loose following…

The Most Modest of All Stars

Arky Vaughan might be the most famous Potter Valley resident ever, and he’s not famous at all. Ask the next hundred people you meet about Arky Vaughan and you’ll get a whole lot of blank…

R.I.P. To The Same Different Guys

He was born in Ohio but grew up and lived all around Ukiah. As a Talmage youngster he rolled brakeless Soapbox Derby-style cars down Knob Hill Road into oncoming traffic, crashing through vineyards waiting below.…

The Best Lawyer Money Could Not Buy

Bert Schlosser’s noisy, crazy, woozy, boozy days are gone, and so is Bert. The wildest man and the best lawyer in Mendocino County’s pond of criminal defense practitioners leaves a legacy unmatched and unmatchable. He…

I’m My Own Scab

The leaders of the biggest, baddest and toughest union anywhere around have told its workers to go ahead, take a walkout. Walk away from your desks and offices and trucks and yards for half a…

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