The United States government's “compensation” to American Indians for past and present injustices typically amounts to what Groucho Marx called “a travesty of a mockery of a sham.” Case in point: In 1974, the California…
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This Week: Mendo's big, empty buses; Home Invasion Season, 2012; A drunk driving death & a lenient judge; and much more
The heartwarming upside of the state’s mind-boggling decision to designate Hendy Woods State Park for closure has been the overwhelming public support to keep it open.
Back in May of 2010, not long after Supervisor Dan Hamburg first declared his intention of running for Supervisor, Hamburg supporter Michael Laybourne of Hopland wrote to us to explain why Hamburg should be elected.…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. I was approached last week by a keen Valley observer who asked me if I knew why all the “original” hippies settled…
We are fast approaching the July 1st date when the Department of Parks and Recreation will shutter many state parks. It is now certain that some of the 70 parks listed for closing will in…
Having been awarded $200,000 from his presumed murdered son Chris’s estate, Bob Giauque says he can think of no better way to spend it than to post a reward to find out who the killer…
Matt Graves, the well-known North County agriculturist, is back in court trying to keep his land from falling into his neighbors’ hands. Graves says he owns the parcel. The neighbor, Mr. Abram, says he owns…