A residential treatment center opened up recently near Seattle for people addicted to computer games. The first patient entered treatment after playing the online game “World of Warcraft” for up to 16 hours per day.…
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DURING DA MEREDITH LINTOTT'S appearance last week before the Board of Supervisors, Mrs. Lintott lamented both the increase in crime and her inability, because of funding shortages, to fight it. Looked at statistically, Lintott is…
PERHAPS THE BIGGEST CROWD in Navarro's crowded history gathered Monday afternoon to hear the majorly talented Winter Brothers and Dale Gieringer sing the blues. From all accounts everyone went away happy, happy and amazed that…
DI-FI’S MISINFORMATION Editor, I received the following response to a letter from senator Feinstein: Dear Mr. Blankfort: Thank you for writing to express your concerns about Israel's decision to redirect a ship [with emergency medical…
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT J.R. COLLINS confirmed Tuesday that one student at Anderson Valley Elementary has tested positive for swine flu. Collins said he hoped “people don't panic” over the one case and that the school is…
THE CROOKS and incompetents who've combined to loot The Redwood Coast Senior Center have persuaded its endlessly pliable board of directors to contest the grand jury's recent findings that they are in fact a gang…
Editor, This is about the Clinton Smith case farce. How is it that a 38-year old grown man and school teacher is considered not be in control of the situation with a 15 year old…
THE DEEP END Yikes! Our subscription nearly expired. We have enjoyed your writing/editing for a long time and were provoked to reminisce by one of your various retorts to a David Gurney letter. There was…
LITTLE BOXES, NOT BIG ONES Dear AVA, Rah, rah! for Dave Smith and Boo! to big-box stores that are destroying our counties from coast to coast. This latest ballot initiative Measure A is a tactic…