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Off The Record

This Week: Congressman Wine Guy on Osama;The Major helps redistrict the 5th; Sheriff layoffs in HumCo; and much more

An Open Pit Mine In Covelo?

At one point during last Thursday's hearing in front of the Mendocino County Planning Commission, as they considered a proposal for an open pit gravel mining operation in Covelo, I thought I heard a curious,…

Rez Notes: Manchester-Point Arena

My step-grandfather, Lawrence Pike, was a Pomo from the Coast of Mendocino County. We used to call them “Coast Injuns,” although I suppose that is too insensitive for times like these. I recall a trip…

Old Pot Folks

“How’s your back?” asks Marvin, handing me cash for pruning his fruit trees. “Pretty good,” I say, lifting my ladder into the back of my pickup. “Mine’s all fucked up,” he murmurs, looking away. “Can’t…

Doug Bosco & His Phantom Railroad

Across recent years, a State of California agency called the the North Coast Railroad Authority (NCRA) has been plodding ahead in its campaign to make freight chug-a-chug down the tracks from the Port of Eureka…

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