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Off the Record 10/4/2024

THE AVA’S BALLOT PROPOSITION RECOMMENDATIONS To spare you reading through all the arguments in your General Election guide, and as our usual service to voters, we present our surefire, honest-to-gawd, straight skinny, how-to-humanely-vote on the…

Off the Record 9/30/2024

AN AVA READER NOTED: “The root cause of homelessness is exploitation. Why do rents go up 2-3% minimum EVERY year? This is also one of the root causes of inflation. Why do some people own…

Off the Record 9/21/2024

PATRICK HENRY WRITES: “Thanks for posting my little piece and not ‘lighting me up.’ I enjoyed the General Sherman quote-reference to the ‘sacking of Georgia as a metaphor for tourists sacking of Anderson Valley. As…

Off the Record 9/14/2024

MENDOCINO COUNTY HISTORY — Deb Silva fills in the blanks Back in 2021, during the lockdown, the AVA published a few stories about old murders in Mendocino County. I did the research and Zack Anderson…

Off the Record 9/9/2024

I LIKE THE UKIAH WALMART. I like walking around and looking at all the stuff, much of which is new to me because I’m not allowed to shop very often because my wife says I’m…

Off the Record 9/1/2024

LOUISE NEEDS A PLACE The wonderful Louise Mariana needs a place to live. Louise Mariana was a nurse in the military during the American war in Vietnam. She's traveled all over the world helping people.…

Off the Record 8/25/2024

CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER. The County Elections Office has certified the nomination papers for five candidates to fill two vacant four-year seats on the Fort Bragg City Council this November. The candidates…

Off the Record 8/17/2024

TRUMP ON FOX LAST WEEK: “There's never been a ticket like this. This is a ticket that would want this country to go communist immediately, if not sooner.” HUH? THIS deliberate conflation of liberals and…

Off the Record 8/13/2024

A READER WRITES: With regard to the Williams recall, I find it interesting that Jill Ales is a high-ranking Behavioral Health manager who has spoken out at least twice during Board of Supervisors open session…

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