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Caltransigence

Ever since The Warbler rigged herself to a rope and harness in the early morning of January 28, then hoisted herself precisely 71 feet high into a ponderosa pine tree slated for chainsawing by CalTrans,…

Tomlin Out! Turmoil Roils The Valley

A 3-2 majority of Anderson Valley school trustees, meeting in closed session a week ago, had informally stated their intention not to renew the contract of Boonville high school principal, James Tomlin. Monday night, before…

With Audits Like These…

With great fanfare last July, Governor Jerry Brown launched an “investigation” into “the circumstances surrounding significant budgetary irregularities at the California Department of Parks and Recreation dating back to at least 2000.” Governor Brown also…

Trial By Ambush & The Stealth Juror

It was the first pot case to go to jury trial in years, and the views attending it were predictable. The first juror called said, “In my opinion, no pot case should be in court…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Quick update for those of you who have followed the All That Good Stuff saga over the past year that is soon…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. And let’s get immediately into the Public Service Announcements. Calendars and pens at the ready. #215. The Vets from Mendocino Animal Hospital…

Reggae Fest Gets Go-Ahead

An appeal of the Reggae on the River festival’s county permit was denied by a majority of the Board of Supervisors but traffic flow conditions at the event’s main entrance remain a concern. Capping a…

The Revenge Of The Coke Machine

Robert S. Sherman is a Point Arena auto mechanic sentenced to the County Jail for selling stolen property. Sherman was arrested when he boldly appropriated a water tank from the Elk Fire Department and sold…

River Views

A couple of weeks ago this column took the Sierra Club to task for stating that wolves kill no more than the small amount of cattle that vultures, or buzzards, do. Let me make this…

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