Hi, It was definitely stupid for me to mutter at the council meeting that the seven protest letters that we received were “not very compelling.”…
Posts published in “Essays”
Dear AVA, I don't know what all the fuss is about. “Awesome” is the most phenomenally iconic word ever. Actually I buried and mourned it…
When in doubt, wheel on Teddy Roosevelt. It’s in every Democratic president’s playbook. TR was president from 1901 to 1909. He was manly, ranching in…
An elderly Arcata resident is alleging that city police illegally raided her home when they executed a search for marijuana that was based on sketchy…
Most everyone in the County will observe the holidays in one way or another. I can remember the first Christmas tree I ever saw and…
I went to Spain at the end of last summer, spending most of the time in Madrid, a fabulous city despite patches of air pollution.…
“If there's not drama and negativity in my life, all my songs will be really wack and boring or something.” --Eminem For many people, December…
The Ukiah City Council, as predicted, slam dunked the ratepayers and gave the City waste hauler everything it could hope for in a twenty year…
It's a beautiful December. The little man is gadgeting. The teenager is neck deep in Rube Goldberg machines. My boyfriend is recovering from some strange…