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Posts published by “Tommy Wayne Kramer”

Ukiah Grows & Groans

Growing up a tadpole in the 1950s, I watched without much interest and zero comprehension as construction boomed and entire neighborhoods and shopping centers popped up around me. In 1955, the Village of Seven Hills…

Sounds Of Silence On Courthouse

There has never been, and never will be a vote among local residents on A) the need for a new courthouse in Ukiah, or B) Merits of the courthouse design, if based only on drawings…

Family News? None For Me, Thanks

I once described my family as “six abrasive oddballs” led by “parents from Neptune and three siblings I never knew. All the kids ignored each other except when tormenting younger ones, while mom and dad…

Assignment: Ukiah – Thanksgiving For The Thankful

Here comes Thanksgiving, a once-grand holiday of sharing and gratitude, slowly having the joy wrung out of it by the usual mob of angry dimwits who spend their days moaning and weeping over the fact…

Can We Survive Trump 2.0?

It’s been a rough and hectic couple weeks around here since the Dreaded Election Outcome. I spent a lot of time going to and from SFO, where I waved goodbye to friends upset with the…

A Courthouse For Stalingrad

Mendocino County’s next courthouse remains on track despite opposition from everyone except those in line to profit from its construction. Conceptual drawings of the building come from Khayun Lee, a Colorado architect who says she…

Democrats, Party Of Long Noses

It’s hard work being a Democrat these days. If it isn’t the lies and deceptions, it’s the dishonesty and denials. And that’s just the stuff they tell their own party members. Sadly, the average Democrat…

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