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Press Democrat Used Car Lot

Last January, the sniffy New York Times sold the Santa Rosa Press Democrat to down-home Halifax Media for $143 million. Now we suddenly learn that Halifax has unloaded the PD to a group of local…

‘The Willits Bypass Is Good For The Fish’

  Commenting on last week’s ruling by a San Francisco federal judge that work on the Willits Bypass can proceed despite legal objections from environmentalists and the Farm Bureau that the Bypass is bad every…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably I shall begin. As regular readers will know, every month I try to include those senior Valley folks with birthdays and on this occasion we have…

Looking Back, Part 4

Since I did not attend Kindergarten, I had not yet learned to read when I began my 1st grade year in Mrs. Tuttle’s class. My brother, being in 7th grade, ever the helpful mentor, decided…

Futcher On Futcher

Author Jane Futcher interviews herself about her new novel, Women Gone Wild

Norbury Murder Trial Wraps Up

Finishing up the sanity phase of the murder trial for Billy Norbury, psychiatrist Dr. Donald Apostle told the court last Tuesday that while Norbury may have been mentally ill, he didn't meet the legal definition…

Panther Soccer 2012

With just two regular season games remaining, and AV assured of a finish no higher or lower than 4th, the least they could do was affect the position of their arch-rivals from Calistoga, who were…

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