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Scott Lipanovich Finds His Voice In ‘The Lost Coast’

Crime novels are as common as the cold cold or the coronavirus, but riveting crime novels set in northern California are as rare as criminals with real brains in the world of Dashiell Hammett, the…

Last Year’s Current Next Hot Trend

Maybe you’re hoping to get in on the Next Big Thing before it’s replaced by a later, newer trend that’s cooler and hotter.  Heard about Pickleball?  Pickleball is cutting edge, under the radar, ahead of…

History Tidbits of Orr Hot Springs

As a docent at Mendocino’s Kelley House Museum researching a book on the Orr Hot Springs area last year I had amassed more information than I could ever possibly use in what I planned to…

An Old-Timer’s Guide To SSI

You are eligible to receive Supplemental Security Income, SSI payments (about $914 a month), if you are blind or disabled or over sixty-five, and have $2000 or less in the bank. (In this essay I’m…

Anderson Valley: An Undiscovered Gem [1886]

Having been a resident of this county for nearly 30 years, I thought I might by your aid become, to a limited extent, a public benefactor, especially to the homeseeker. I propose to give to…

County Vets Fighting Forced Move

By far the most interesting topic discussed at the Board of Supervisors meeting this past Tuesday, Jan. 9 was not even on the agenda.  It arose during public comment, when numerous military veterans addressed the…

County Notes: Misplaced Complaint

Jacqueline Williams of Ukiah’s Ford Street Project commented on our recent article entitled ‘The Betrayal of Measure B’ on Facebook after someone re-posted it on Mendocino News Plus. Facebook is a poor vehicle for discussing…

DA Not Recused

Mendocino County Superior Court Judge Keith Faulder denied a defense bid Friday to recuse District Attorney David Eyster from the criminal prosecution of suspended Auditor Chamise Cubbison, saying evidence of the DA’s bias is too…

The War In The M.E. Widens

President Biden is expected to make a statement tonight after the US and UK conduct military strikes against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The strikes are expected shortly with a series of statements from…

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