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Off The Record

This week: Crusties, Kitties & Tweekers in Point Arena; Deputy CEO Kristi Furman abruptly reassigned; James Sanderson, meet DSK; and much more

Ecotopia, Revisited

The main story behind Ernest Calenbach’s 1975 novel “Ecotopia” was about what had been created 20 years after America’s Northwest (Northern California, Oregon and Washington) seceded from the rest of the United States and was…

I Saw Timmy Pitch

I am nearly 32 and though I was raised by a die-hard Giants fan, but my affinity for them is recent.  I am one of those terribly uncool folks who fell in love with them…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Let’s start with a couple of very different events that I attended on my travels through the Valley last Saturday evening. First,…

Lives & Times Of Valley Folks: Manuel Soto

I met with Manuel at the family property in Goodacre Road on the outskirts of Boonville. We sat down in the garden in the shade with a cup of coffee and as we began our…

Big Wine & Global Warming

Mendocino County's wineries have been among the most aggressive in branding themselves, and the rest of the haute alcohol industry, as ecologically sustainable. They've been successful enough so far that the ubiquitous vineyards dotting hillsides…

Send The Message

At the sentencing phase of Timothy Elliott’s murder trial last week, a Pomo woman asked the judge to “send a message to the rest of the community that the life of a Native American is…

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