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Off the Record (May 31, 2024)

I MET JIM MARTIN in the pages of the eclectic, all-inclusive Boonville weekly after I'd commented, apropos of whatever the provocation was, that I thought, and think, Wilhelm Reich's orgone box was pure quackery, especially…

Off the Record (May 23, 2024)

THE COUNTY MUSEUM is located in Willits where artifacts of our unreal history are stored and displayed, including that tribute not all that long ago to hippies with no mention of Flower Child-ism’s downside HIPPIES,…

Off the Record (May 19, 2024)

JIM MARTIN Dear Friends of Jim Martin, It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of Jim's passing. As many of you know, he fought hard against lung cancer for the past…

Off the Record (May 10, 2024)

THE CAMPUS DEMONSTRATIONS seem harmless from here, the International Desk at the Anderson Valley Advertiser. Other than a few scuffles, there hasn't been any real violence. Some Jewish students feel threatened, while many other Jewish…

Off the Record (May 3, 2024)

A READER WRITES: I mourn the end of your newspaper in my life, but I also rejoice at its presence in my life for the more than 40 years I lived in Anderson Valley with…

Off the Record (April 26, 2024)

LAST MONDAY MORNING'S DEMONSTRATIONS for Palestine snarling the entire Bay Area's traffic don't seem to me a defensible tactic given the likely lethal consequences that could result from blocking people from getting to where they…

Off the Record (April 19, 2024)

A READER COMMENTS: “It gets down to this, elections are important.” “LAZARUS” (of Willits) responds: Your observations are all too common throughout the county, State, and Country. Once, political offices were held by people who…

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