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Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Apologies for my tardiness in sharing with you the list of August Birthdays for our Valley Seniors, but here it finally is:…

A Hint Of Smoke In The Air

Off we go on the wayback machine to the Anderson Valley of my youth, this time from the late 1950s into the 1980s. However, this one begins in the present day. My recent visits to…

Glub, Glub, Glub

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors made some history at their July 24 meeting. At the urging of Board Chair John McCowen, they formally discussed their responses to the Grand Jury report, item by item,…

The Mother Of All Toothaches

She had a toothache the size of Mount Rushmore. It was so bad she needed more than Novocaine, Xylocaine, more than nitrous oxide … more like 28 grams of cocaine and some “crack,” a mix of coke and crank.

Off The Record

THE GOLDEN STATE'S government has discovered $119 million more in hidden funds, the Governor's office has announced. These millions are in accounts for healthcare programs, reimbursement of crime victims and cleanup of underground petroleum tanks.…

Lives & Times Of Valley Folks: Walden ‘Walt’ Valen

I met with Walt at his home just outside Boonville, off Hwy 128 — the one with the spectacular gardens next to the Cal Tran yard. I thought I was going to be interviewing his…

The Thin Green Line

Lately, it has been observed that “it takes a village” to save a park. In the case of Hendy Woods Community and Mendocino Area Parks Association, this is literally true. Almost every state park on…

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