Chris ‘Dead Dog’ Brennan is the former federal trapper in the North County. Boonville's Gary Johnson used to be the guy to call in the South County. The two of them were the guys you…
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The Mendocino Coast Health Care District (MCHCD) and its board of directors have sunk to new depths of dysfunction. At the February 24th regular board meeting something of a whodunit arose after Board Chair Amy…
BEFORE WE SAY FAREWELL to CEO Angelo we should also note how much money she stands to make off of Mendocino’s precarious pension fund. We know of two ways to calculate pensions for County employees…
THERE’S MORE OPPOSITION on the streets of Moscow to the Russian invasion of Ukraine than there was in the US over the regime change operation in Libya or the bombings of Syria or Somalia or…
While there are a few hot spots still in the world where death rates from COVID are climbing, the overall national picture is one for careful optimism. The indicators that matter most, hospitalization rates and…
A month ago I wrote a column featuring former County Supervisor John McCowen’s thoughts on retiring CEO Carmel Angelo’s tenure in Mendo County. As I said then, a number of authoritarian, PC lunatics called McCowen’s…
The Johnnie Pinoli funeral at Evergreen Cemetery on a warm winter afternoon two weeks ago was a remarkable celebration of his life and roots in Anderson Valley. At least a hundred family and friends attended,…