“The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.” — Carl Jung My recent essay…
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GUESS WHO'S coming to Navarro? Walter Trout, a blues guitar man impresario Dave Evans describes as “Guitar Shorty times ten. This guy will rock the redwoods, I promise you that. We've been trying to get…
This week: Ukiah Unified's many consultants, LaCasse tosses Boaz, Caltrans buries Willits and much more.
CHEAPER COPS? To the Editor: Most of you do not know me. I am an investigator with the Mendocino County District Attorney's Office. Prior to that I was a detective with the Mendocino County Sheriff’s…
Hi all. I’m taking a different tack this month and following up on something requested: In last week’s edition of the Anderson Valley Advertiser a local woman wrote a letter to the editor complaining about…
When it comes to the commemoration of dead musicians, few women enjoy even a moment in the posthumous spotlight. They were rarely given the chance to compose, and until the 19th century — and even…
LOCAL OR LOCOWEED? Editor, The “Superweeds” are here, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article “Superweed Outbreak Triggers Arms Race.” It reports that several varieties of weeds have developed an immunity to the herbicide…
As I prepared last week for a tour of Civil War historic sites with forty history teachers from northwestern Minnesota, I looked at the itinerary and wondered if I would get anything out of touring…
In the early 70s we all knew that cocaine was the “greediest” drug. Marin County was giving birth to the yuppie phenomenon, and young, hyper-ambitious squares with stock portfolios, who “wanted it all now,” were…