On the day I arrived in the Bay Area I got to Berkeley just an hour or so too late to catch some films at Gilman presented by the multi-talented and ever-lovely Janelle Blarg, but…
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Some years ago I was working out Clow Ridge and as usual had taken a couple of my kids along. On leaving the job my eight-year-old daughter Dandelion wanted to ride her bike down the…
Years in the making, the creation of a county advisory committee on police issues is moving forward but a Board of Supervisors vote on it was not unanimous. A provision to allow an auditor or…
A residential treatment center opened up recently near Seattle for people addicted to computer games. The first patient entered treatment after playing the online game “World of Warcraft” for up to 16 hours per day.…
With the annual exodus of university-bound young adults leaving Mendocino County for academic and party citadels across the nation, it would seem that many 20-something residents would be left with diminished recreational options. But when…
After trundling around the mountain states for the better part of two weeks, I have some suggestions for what has come to be called the hospitality industry. In other words, motels and restaurants. There is…
Congressman Mike Thompson answered questions, dispelled myths and endured occasional outbursts in a town hall meeting on what is now the nation’s most debated issue — health care reform. In a September 2 event that…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. What a busy Labor Day weekend! I attended the wonderful wedding of Denise Mattei and Alan Kendall in Philo on Saturday, an…