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Letters to the Editor

LOSE’EM-ALL LOSES AGAIN Dear Editor, Hello to the great readers of the AVA. This is Timo­thy Elliott once again. I would like to ask for a moment of your time. Again, I am writing to…

Panther Soccer 2010

The first home league game of the season saw the Pirates of Point Arena come to the Valley last Wednes­day for a 4.30 match-up with the hometown Panthers. The Pirates are always a decent team…

Sports Notes

After the season opening loss against the Seattle Sea­hawks, Head coach Singletary should have fell on his sword and accepted responsibility for he debacle by saying “when it's fourth down and less than a yard…

Magical Thinking

“Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believ­ing in government and business.” — Tom Robbins Big game tonight, our Giants scrapping for first place in the National League West, a dozen games left…

Unexpected Encounters With Greatness

Being present at a musical performance of unex­pected greatness is even more memorable than having high expectations met. When I heard Rostropovich with the Boston Symphony under Seiji Ozawa in 1985 play­ing the Dvorak Cello…

‘It Is Well With My Soul’

“Just because I am fat I am not stupid!” I blush. This is my first time in the Senior bus and already I have managed to insult the driver.

Valley People

TWO MEN wanted on charges that they kidnapped and raped a 14-year-old girl who managed a daring escape two years ago in Boonville will be featured on "America's Most Wanted" television show this Saturday night…

Off the Record

This week: Hoyle & Hendry get sued, Aanestad takes over KMEC, Eyster promises to "revisit" Katlyn Long's death and much more

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