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Valley People

FAIR MANAGER Jim Brown said Monday that this year's County Fair crowd was quite large, up at least 30% The amiably efficient Brown attributed improved attendance to the perfect weekend weather. It rained a little…

Dad’s Two Week Notice

The surprise visit from our landlord’s main man was not appreciated. Good thing I was midway through vac­uuming up all the baking soda I’d sprinkled on our now multi-animal soaked and defecated carpet when I…

The Wasteland

Across two evenings this week, we’ve been offered America’s future in a couple of visions. Neither of them offered the prime vitamin of bearable politics, the prom­ise of good cheer and a better life at…

Letters To The Editor

RAILS & TRAILS Editor, Do you wish there were more safe places to walk and roll in your community? Share your vision for a trail system to connect communities, expand options to walk and bike…

Spy Rock Memories, Part 9

Everything did change, not all at once, not in an obvious, visible way, at least at first, but the wheels were already in motion. Life on Spy Rock unfolded peacefully and quietly through the rest…

Clean Up Your Act, Burning Man; Show Us The Money

Last week, over 50,000 people gathered in a Nevada high desert for a big carnival called Burning Man. “Why aren't you at Burning Man right now?” is a common question asked of those who are…

Wrong Thinking

One of my Anthropology professors was Nigerian, his people Yoruba. An exceptional student as a child, he was sent to school in England and eventually got his PhD from a prestigious American university.

Off The Record

This Week: Opposing wine regulations; Outsourcing mental health treatment; Protesting the Supervisors; and much more

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