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Wine Empire’s Water Grab

An overflow crowd spilled into the lobby at California State Senator Mike McGuire’s August 13 promised Town Hall in Santa Rosa. Many were alarmed by an…

Three Tragedies

Three tragedies were in court last week. The first was Sparrow Browne-Steel who got four years and eight months for the vehicular manslaughter of her…

Bird’s Eye View (Aug 19, 2015)

Greetings one and all. Are you are sitting comfortably? Then I shall begin. I am taking a break this week so the column will consist…

Off the Record (Aug 19, 2015)

THE COMBINATION of Governor Brown's realignment and Prop 47 aren't good for any community, but for an outlaw-heavy community like remote Covelo the twin measures…

Free Families & Addictions Forum

(Sep 22-24) NAMI Mendocino County (namimendocino.org) presents Families and Addictions. Three Free Educational Forums with co-authors of the book Families and Addictions: How to Stop…

Albion River Bridge Investigation

Community Meeting to be held by Department Of Toxic Substances Control on Sept. 10 at the Albion Elementary School about DTSC's initial investigation of the Albion…

Citizenship & Corporate Power

This is just a reminder to anyone who might have intended to sign up. Michael St. John and I are teaching "Citizenship in an Age…

Bird’s Eye View (Aug 12, 2015)

Statistics continue to support the impression created by the grim sequence of mass shootings in this country that such incidents are becoming more common. These are frequently highlighted by the ramshackle system of background checks for gun-buyers. Gun lobbyists and their allies say the answer is for more law-abiding Americans to carry guns in colleges, or shopping malls, or churches. This impulse to self-defense in kind is natural, but surely mistaken. Does keeping guns or carrying them around make people safer? All research suggests it does not. In fact keeping guns at home doubles the risk of a resulting homicide.

The Latest From Radio Snarl

Having arrived early to the June 29th meeting of the KZYX Board of Directors, I was delighted by the four stacks of informational handouts available…

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