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Posts published in “Essays”

Woot, Woot!

Somehow, losing the world should have been harder, but much of the ride was exhilarating, even fun. It feels like this to be in the car that’s crested the first long climb on the roller…

Social Security

“The government of my country snubs honest simplic­ity, but fondles artistic villainy, and I think I might have developed into a very capable pickpocket if I had remained in the public service a year or…

The Year America Dissolved: When Globalism Runs Its Course

It was 2017. Clans were governing America. The first clans organized around local police forces. The conservatives’ war on crime during the late 20th century and the Bush/Obama war on terror during the first decade…

What Is It?

The New York Times ran a story of curious import this morning: “MEL GIBSON LOSES SUPPORT ABROAD.” Well, gosh, that's disappointing. And just when we needed him, too. Concern over this pressing matter probably reflects…

Those Wild Pot Tax Revenue Guesses

How do you estimate the commercial value of Mendo Mellow? What do you count? Plants? Processed bud? It's a bit like counting grains of sand on the beach.

Stage Fright

Lauren's Restaurant should be packed to the rafters this Saturday night when Nahara, Boonville's fledgling songbird and healing arts masseuse, takes the stage for her first live performance as a professional singer. Nahara has performed…

Caught in the Crossfire

Everyone in a position to know says this is another banner year for the marijuana cultivation business, Men­docino County franchise. Sheriff Allman says simply, “It's everywhere.” And it's drawing people from everywhere. Last year law…

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