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Off The Record

NORTHCOAST PROGRESSIVE Norman Solomon graciously conceded defeat last week, thus removing whatever interest there might have been in the November election for Congress in the newly gerrymandered California Second District. Solomon came up 172 votes…

Valley People

AT 6:45am Tuesday morning, CalFire called in the terrible news that a fully loaded logging truck had overturned on Flynn Creek Road near Navarro. The driver of the truck was dead and logs had spilled…

Cork: An Industry Sinking

Grape variety, place of origin, and price: These are likely the main factors that determine which wine bottle lands in your shopping basket, but perhaps you should consider one more thing: the bottle’s cork, or…

Mendocino County Today: July 2, 2012

UKIAH'S DEPENDENCE on what looked like free state redevelopment money was a bad idea, according to the Mendocino County Grand Jury and dissolution of the state's redevelopment agencies is a “real nightmare” for the “Successor…

Mendocino County Today: July 1, 2012

KZYX POSTED the following cryptic notice on their website last Friday: “Beginning July 1st, BBC World Service is changing its US distributor and, due to significantly increased costs, KZYX will no longer be able to…

Mendocino County Today: June 30, 2012

KZYX NEWS went off the air Friday night. Newsman Dave Brooksher has been laid off. For now, a volunteer will do a morning roundup, ala KOZT, presenting the carefully vetted “news” gathered from local corporate…

Mendocino County Today: June 29, 2012

IT TOOK TWO Press Democrat reporters to grind out the following: “About 15 acres of grasslands burned Wednesday in a wildland fire east of Ukiah, Cal Fire officials said. The blaze started at 6pm in…

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