SACRAMENTO BEE COLUMNIST Dan Walters wrote Saturday about a phenomenon that we’ve covered at length in the AVA as it applies to the Northcoast: “An insidious political syndrome popped up in California during the 1990s…
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AT THE BOONVILLE WINTER MARKET in front of the Boonville General Store on Saturday, 11-1, you will find: AV Community Farm - Cabbage, Kohlrabi and Mustard Greens, Root Veggies (turnips, beets, etc.), pork, lamb, goat, chicken, sauerkrauts and food preserves; Diane - rabbits, garlic, jam and jelly, warm crocheted hats, bring your own dish kits, table napkins, handkerchiefs and other crafts; Yorkville Olive Oil - Extra Virgin Olive Oil in both the 375 ml and 750 ml bottles.
SO YOU THINK IT’S BEEN DRY & COLD by Ken Montgomery, Anderson Valley Nursery During the past twelve months (calendar year January 1 through December 31, 2013), I’ve recorded 8.5 inches of rainfall at my…
THE AVA PRESENTS! THE BEST & THE WORST OF MENDOCINO COUNTY, 2013 ABSENTEE OF THE YEAR: Winter. Where did it go? 2013 was the driest year in Mendocino County ever. MIA OF THE YEAR. Mendocino County…
THE ROACH CLIP — In 2003 the Pride of Tacoma Press published a limited edition (150 copies) of a piece written by Charles Willeford in 1973 called “The Ubiquitous Roach Clip.” Willeford is a very…
COURTHOUSE REVIEW, 2013 by Bruce McEwen Things look a whole lot clearer when you see 'em in your rearview mirror. — John Prine Those of us who have come to loathe our obligatory Year In…
WITTIEST CREATIVE WRITING OF THE YEAR from Holly Tannen, as posted on the Coast Listserve Sunday: For those of you who were unable to read every post on the 2013 Repercussion-list, here is a recap…
FLU SEASON is upon us, and this year the doctors say we can again blame it on the pigs or, if you prefer, swine, last infecting us the winter of 2009. The symptoms: fevers, body…