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An Accounting Quiz

1. What does CPA stand for? a. Can't Pull Attorneys b. Certified Public Accountant c. Certified Professional Adder-upper d. Certified Public Annoyance   2. What…

Superbowl

The Super Bowl rendered the usually crowded freeways of Phoenix, Arizona, as quiet as I-29 during a blizzard. Even Christmas can't command such a complete…

River Views

I belong to the Sierra Club and support most of the environmental stands they take. However, they also have a way of shooting themselves in…

My Big Trip, Part 3

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”— William Shakespeare My friend Scott made a good part of his living…

The Ballerat Bandit

The story of a man named the “Ballerat Bandit” has many parallels and contrasts to the Aaron Bassler story that captured the North Coast's attention…

Hoyle, Frase & Other Briefs

• Special Agent Peter Hoyle of the Mendo Major Crimes Task Force has brought another Bulgarian pot pharma to justice. This one is Dimiter Kostantinov,…

River Views

Two hundred twenty-five years ago this week Thomas Jefferson wrote to his more conservative friend, James Madison: “I hold it, that a little rebellion now…

Confessions of a Dirty Girl

I got an email from my sister a few months ago telling me she had entered me into some kind of obstacle course race. I…

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