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Off the Record 3/17/2010

This week: deVall & the 5th District Supes race, the Rural Legal Club, Mendo Branch, Tichinin's "Day of Action" and much more...

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Leslie Hummel

I met with Leslie a week or so ago at her home overlooking the Valley from the low hills behind the airport on Mountain View Road. After enjoying the view and the affection of Grace…

Going Professor

When Amy Bishop was hired by the University of Alabama in Huntsville seven years ago, she appeared to have everything going for her: she was young, Har­vard-trained, passionate about her field, a mother of four.…

Timber Down, Subdivisions Up

The economic value of timberlands has fallen, there is a decrease in industrial ownership and tim­berland subdivisions have increased, county planning staff has told the Planning Commission. Information on the county’s Timber Production Zone (TPZ)…

‘Bring Down the Eel Dams’

The Friends of the Eel River (FOER) has filed a petition asking the State Water Resources Control Board to “protect public trust resources on the Eel River and prevent unreasonable use of water” by reducing or eliminating PG&E’s water rights. And after hearing requests for the county to become involved as a supporting party, supervisors showed interest in doing so.

A Day in the Life: Notes From a San Francisco Paramedic

I am remembering now a call of a few months ago. Some calls linger in my mind while others fade away gradually. It’s random, but this one I remember well. It was the first call…

Is Lintott Playing Pot Politics?

For two years a high-profile pot case against a Ukiah teacher hung in legal limbo. But an unexplained decision by DA Lintott to suddenly forge ahead with felony prosecution of teacher Jeff Burrell has shocked his family and friends and cast his teaching career in doubt.

Dithering, Dithery Doo. Who Got Who?

The recent uptick in the stock market caused by the bailed out banks investing in the stock market has made Mendo's retirement fund worth roughly $40 million more.

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