MENDO’S FIRST NEWBORN OF 2025 New year, newborn: Welcome the first baby of 2025 in Mendocino County. Join us in welcoming Baby Duwehni, who made his grand entrance a little after the ball dropped on…
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RECOMMENDED READING: Alcatraz, the Gangster Years by David Ward with Gene Kassebaum. There are a lot of books about Alcatraz around, but this one is in a class by itself. The authors seem to be…
A MENTAL HEALTH professional describes the County's mental health effort: “Law enforcement is now and always will be the first responders when a mental health crisis goes bad. Long gone — except in the three…
WHOA! Feudin' and fussin' on the Fort Bragg City Council this week. Councilperson Tess Albin-Smith on her colleague Marcia Rafanan: “Marcia is a very nice person, she’s very friendly, but she’s definitely not a leader,…
ALWAYS AGREED with the pot brigades about illegal water diversions. Pot gardeners aren't even in it with the wine people whose diversions are not only much more numerous, much more voluminous, they're forever. The pot…
KAMALA'S CAMPAIGN COST What happened to the $1 billion war chest that Kamala Harris managed to blow through in less than three months during her failed campaign for the White House? The answer seems to…
BERNARD NORVELL On October 22, 2024 Fort Bragg businessman Bernard (Bernie) Robert Norvell passed away suddenly. Bernard was 85 years old. He is survived by his wife of 62 years Donna Norvell, his children Evelyn…
FUNGI FOR FUN GUYS & GALS For those of you on the fence about making it to the Fungi Festival this weekend I'd say nudge nudge it's time! Porcini are poppin' and timing will be…