Gary Sheppard died on July 7. A lot of you knew him. We were all affected by him. He was long prominent in Mendocino affairs.…
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The crowd assembled Saturday afternoon at the Washington Square Bar & Grill in San Francisco to pay tribute to the fallen teacher and author of…
Teddy Kennedy's disasters were vivid. His legislative triumphs, draped in last week's obituaries with respectful homage, were far less colorful but they were actually devastating…
Coastal residents are protective of Mendocino County’s wild and rugged coastline — so protective that when the state announced a process for new marine protection…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Let’s again get straight into a couple of Public Service Announcements. #173:…
The first movie I remember seeing at a movie theatre was The Court Jester starring Danny Kaye, Basil Rathbone, and the very young Angela Lansbury.…
The Mountain West of the United States is an astonishingly varied showcase of nature’s wonders. From the Grand Canyon to Glacier Park, Yellowstone, the Grand…
Improbable as it sounds, yes, The state has made it official – it's “borrowing” 8% of our Community Services District’s property tax money. District…
The “Prince of Darkness” — aka Robert Novak — who died last week of a brain tumor was the Hunter Thompson of the right, albeit…
The resisters of Marine Protected Areas are facing a challenge — whether to comply with the public process system to achieve their goals or use…
Along with 499,999 others on a countercultural pilgrimage 40 years ago, I was heading for the Woodstock Festival of Music & Love. I was wearing…