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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…

The True State Of The Nation

“You must go to AA meetings everyday,” instructed Judge Clayton Brennan to John Bowman in Fort Bragg’s Ten Mile Courtroom last Tuesday. Bowman was in court for a violation of probation. The probation department recommended…

Winning The Battle, Losing The War

Sean Bradley Hammon was arraigned on July 7th. Visiting Judge William Lamb refused to set bail on a charge of driving under the influence. Hammon's lawyer, public defender Eric Rennert, was still trying last Thursday,…

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