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Maiden Blush & Wild Fruit

Before the daily pall of ash and dark skies in the afternoon from the forest fire cloud cover, seventy-five quarts or more of apple cider were ground down, pressed, pressure cooked in Mason jars and…

Caught with Cannabis

I got my dog Mellow Yellow from a lady in the Central Valley. Her bitch had a big litter. I took the best male. A cop took the best female. I thought I got the…

A Well-Educated Voter Like Me

I’m not stupid but I am incompetent, though hardly more than the average person, which is worrisome. My problem is I don’t know anything about how the world works. A short list of things that…

Fear & Loathing in Rancho Navarro

On September 17, I filed in small claims against L.N. at Mendocino Superior Courthouse in Fort Bragg. My presentation went as follows: I am one of seven directors of the Home Owners Association in the…

José

There is drama everywhere or at least wherever I go. I don't exactly create it but my bullshit detector is on high always, can't help it, it just is. Here on Creekside Farms Road on…

Chile at a Crossroads & Chileans on the Move

Election Day this November rightly occupies the minds and hearts of American citizens, no matter what their political affiliations. The future of the republic itself is at stake. But the U.S. isn't the only country…

Trump Leaving Hospital

[AP] BETHESDA, Md. — President Donald Trump said Monday he's leaving the military hospital where he has been receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19, saying that despite his illness the nation should not…

Paul ‘Scoop’ McCarthy, RIP

In an item just before noon last Friday on Mendocino Sports Plus, the ubiquitous Elk-based news outlet with a small army of devoted followers on its ever-streaming Facebook platform, founder and Editor Paul McCarthy wrote…

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