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Valley People

5-YEAR-OLD Leslie Bucio Solano of Philo has been diagnosed with leukemia. This Saturday Oct. 2nd 4-11 PM at the Philo Grange there will be a dinner and dance to help the child's family meet expenses.…

Letters to the Editor

ABUSED & HAUNTED Editor, Lifting the lid on Fort Bragg Elder abuse: I have been the e-victim of mental elder abuse from slumlordies (M/F) three times in succession, all involv­ing water problems and effective heating…

Panther Soccer 2010

Last Wednesday afternoon (Sept 22nd), against Santa Rosa against Roseland Prep — arguably the league’s strongest team — the Panthers were greeted with the usual intimidating atmosphere provided by close to 150 opposition fans hugging…

Jewels Of Silent Film Music

There are few things worth giving up a perfect fall after­noon in Upstate New York for, but Buster Keaton’s The Cameraman with live music is one of them. A din­ner break and a return for…

Meaning of Meaning

“A serious and good philosophical work could be writ­ten consisting entirely of jokes.” — Ludwig Wittgen­stein I first encountered the writing of Ludwig Wittgen­stein in 1967 when I was 19, a freshman at UC Santa…

Remembering Fetzer Clan Matriarch Kathleen Kohn Fetzer

I didn’t know Barney Fetzer, a lumber executive turned legendary wine entrepreneur. He had already died when I arrived in Mendocino County 25 years ago. But over the years I have had the privilege of…

One Deadly Cobra To Go, Please: A Short Story

“I did not come from Paris for le Wharf of Fishermen or le Tower Coit or ze Rights Gay of Homozekshools. I come to your bootiful San Francisco for les bagels de Ze San Francisco…

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