“A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.” — Bob Dylan The black athlete I am currently most enamored of is Michael Vick, the quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles who…
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At a recent city council meeting Eureka Mayor-elect Frank Jager questioned a petitioner’s opposition to the US Navy’s Northwest Training Range complex. Wasn’t she in favor of a well-trained Navy? In his opinion national security…
This week: RIP Louis Korn, budget cuts at the Sheriff's office, Captain Fathom back in the slammer and much more
SUICIDE ON LAMBERT LANE. Derek Hanes, 51, was found dead Saturday morning on Lambert Lane, Boonville. He had hung himself on the property known locally as the Caretaker's Garden owned by Wendy Blankenheim and Doug…
WILL PARRISH'S truly excellent series on the wine industry can be found in its entirety at www.theava.com. It's the first comprehensive investigation of the Northcoast's dominant enterprise (apart from marijuana, of course) from a critical…
EVERYONE who knew Susan Keegan of Ukiah is shocked and saddened at her sudden death two weeks ago. Mrs. Keegan, only 55, was the wife of Dr. Peter Keegan and well known in the Anderson…
HANES V. CRISPIN I Dear Sir — Although it is late in coming, this is a response to the article in your paper printed on June 12, 2009. It was an interview with John Hanes…
LeGarrette Blount in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back who helped to beat the San Francisco 49ers last Sunday. He also was the Oregon Ducks running back who punched the Boise State football player after…
The wonderfully successful 2010 Soccer Season is over and all that remains for me to do is to inform you of the team’s individual awards and to express gratitude to our many supporters. At a…