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Valley People

OOPS! When a Philo woman called Monday to say that three helicopters were flying low over The Valley's second city, she said, “I called you because the AVA always knows what's going on,” adding, “I…

Letters To The Editor

THE MLPA BEHIND THE CURTAIN Dear Editor, Don't Look Behind the Curtain! Get Away from the Curtain! It's official: the Marine Life Protection Act “Initiative” does not exist, and it never did exist. But don't…

A Memoir: The Fortunate Son, Part 7

Hana, Maui: I could hardly believe my good fortune. The first time I traveled with Creedence to play a concert date it was in Honolulu.

Tinpot Bombardiers

The alleged purpose of UN Security Council resolution 1973, passed on March 17, was to seek to protect Libyan civilians from violent attacks by both sides. In NATO’s eager hands, cosseted by uncritical Western press…

‘We Don’t Mess With The Good Vibe’

The biggest event annual event at the Boonville Fairgrounds occurs this year again Friday-Sunday June 17-19: The Sierra Nevada World Music Festival. Long moved on from those mountains but still known by that “brand,” the…

Something Missing

International news sources (because American media is mum on the subject) report that a powerful cyclone just blew through the out-of-control and inconceivably deadly Fukushima nuclear power plants, with more such storms on the way.

Die Walküre Blazes In The Burbs

They were still there long after the last showing of Kung Fu Panda 2, the vampire-tracking Priest (in 3D!), and The Hangover 2 had released their meager midweek audiences out beneath the canted neon crown…

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