My first day at Willits High School (1984-1985) was very interesting in a weird sort of way. I had no literature classes, just 8th, 9th and 10th grade basic English, meaning they were all at…
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“AN OPEN LETTER to all of the people in Anderson Valley who have expressed their love and concern towards Jamal to clear up a few details. After his travels in India and Central America, he…
When the recording of New Orleans’ Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams’ pre-game speech to his defensive unit about injuring specific players before they played the SF 49ers in the playoffs last season came out, it caused…
RARELY do we celebrate County appointments, but we're pleased to see Karen Wandrei appointed to the second-in-command position at the Welfare (aka Health & Human Services) Department. We very much admired Ms. Wandrei for her…
THIS JUST IN: Third District Supervisor John Pinches reportedly suffered a significant heart attack last weekend and was recovering in Howard Memorial Hospital in Willits as of Tuesday afternoon. More to come. A READER CLARIFIES:…
“KEEP THE CODE!” The neighbors who organized to fight the Harris Quarry focused on defeating the zoning code amendment that would allow location of an asphalt plant in rangeland zones. They painted a potential horror…
STATE PARKS is running a legal advertisement in the Ukiah Daily Journal that says the state is “accepting proposals for five year contracts to maintain and operate up to three state parks scheduled for closure…
SALUD, NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK! "Freedom to read," is the slogan, although book culture is seriously on the wane, book culture defined the old way as several million people abreast of the good stuff as a…