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Prozac Parable

My Life of Futility, Chapter 19… In the early '90s I was writing about the marketing of Prozac for the AVA. My job editing the weekly newspaper at UCSF Medical Center gave me a good…

The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year In Anderson Valley

Anderson Valley is hotbed of holiday goings on through the New Year. The Boonville Hotel hosted their annual fundraising Tree Lighting for the AV Food bank on Dec. 5th. As always the Hotel glows with…

New Palace Owner Begins Shoring Up Landmark Ukiah Hotel

After years of neglect, a construction crew is working to shore up the landmark Palace Hotel beginning in the original portion erected in 1891. Contractor Tom Carter, the Palace Hotel’s new owner, is collaborating with…

Burned By Burn Permit Fees

Nobody is happy with the Mendocino County Air Quality Management District’s (AQMD) proposal to raise residential burn permit fees from $19 to a ridiculous $135. Even the Air Quality Management District representatives — Interim Air…

Jim Jones In Mendocino County

Another Anniversary of Jim Jones' mass murder of his black parishioners in Guyana was recorded on November 8th, but if it was noted anywhere I didn't see it. Usually the grisly event is squeezed by…

Sounds Of Silence On Courthouse

There has never been, and never will be a vote among local residents on A) the need for a new courthouse in Ukiah, or B) Merits of the courthouse design, if based only on drawings…

Catholic Diocese Plans To Sell Historic Hopland Church

St. Francis Catholic Church, the 127-year-old historic landmark and community center in the Mendocino County hamlet of Hopland, is being sold by the Diocese of Santa Rosa. The move dashes hope of residents that the…

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