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Lives & Times Of Valley Folks: Ben Van Zandt

Following a very large gathering for the latest Van Zandt family wedding at the family’s resort on the outskirts of Philo on Rays Road, I arrived to conduct my interview with Ben, the family’s patriarch,…

Farm To Farm

Here it is eight in the morning, and I'm actually seated at a desk in our farm house with a light bulb illuminating ink on paper. Lightning cracks across the dark sky. This is my…

Trees Don’t Read The Press Democrat

During the three-day period June 11-13, a story published on the Associated Press wire concerning a pair of massive redwood forest-to-vineyard conversions in the northwestern corner of Sonoma County, just outside the small town of…

Let’s Pretend

“There wasn’t much interest. Nobody who might benefit is interested — as soon as it rains, we don’t need it. And that’s been our water policy for the last 40 years.” Supervisor John Pinches was…

Off The Record

This Week: Correcting the record on medi-pot; Drinking Drano in Ukiah; Redistricting Congressman Corktop; and much more

Lives & Times of Valley Folk: Fred Martin

On a bright, sunny morning a week or so ago, I met with Fred at his home at the very end of the Holmes Ranch Road, four miles up from Hwy 128. He made a…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. How about starting off with two ideas, that have come my way via local folks, each with the potential to solve some…

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