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The Deal’s Off

It took the Supes no time at all to give a 15-year county-wide garbage contract to Solid Waste of Willits, a private business owned by an enterprising fellow named Jerry Ward.

A Couple of Real Doozies

Even by Trustafarian standards, Bess and James Sanderson had been living well in a $3 million dollar oceanview home near Mendocino but also drawing food stamps and other welfare benefits.

From San Francisco to Fort Bragg

We waited 13 minutes for the 33 line at Castro and Market Monday afternoon. On the opposite corner, a naked man with a large penis…

Boonville’s Old Fashioned 4th of July

What could be more American on the 4th of July than a piece of apple pie from the United Methodist Church booth at the Boonville…

Not So Simple

Thirty some years ago in Anderson Valley the Simple Living Fair made its debut at the Boonville Fairgrounds. The driving force then was a group…

Mendo’s Thorny Law Enforcement Negotiations

All eight of Mendocino County's "bargaining units" are up for negotiation this year. The "Department Head" bargaining unit, an oxymoronic joke anywhere but Mendocino County,…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: George Bennett

George Bennett is the father of Beverly Bennett, for­mer owner, along with Monika Fuchs, of the Philo Pot­tery Inn. While the Inn no longer operates…

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