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Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. I am writing this on the morning of the Olde Time July 4th Celebration at the Fairgrounds in Boonville. So the result…

Lives & Times Of Valley Folks: Jim Hill

I drove out of the heart of the Valley and headed south, past ‘downtown’ Yorkville and at the 44-mile marker I turned into the driveway of the Hill Ranch, being greeted by the waving wooden…

A Tree Growing Below Barbed Wire

“That a war of extermination will continue to be waged between the races, until the Indian race becomes extinct, must be expected. While we cannot anticipate this result but with painful regret, the inevitable destiny…

A Not-So Sunny Fourth

It’s easy to see why people take a shine to Sunny Edwards. She’s pretty and personable with a warm smile, and somehow while in jail she’s acquired the wholesome glow of an expectant mother. Sunny,…

The Great Frost Protection Conspiracy

They were all there at last week's meeting of the supervisors, these noble sons of the soil, and they were all thirsty for what's left of Mendocino County's battered, fish-free rivers and streams. The grape…

Off The Record

This week: Ignoring the Grand Jury; Mendolib, Coast Branch; Redistricting the 5th; and much more

Highlights from Mendo’s 4th of July Parade

We got there early.  Set up camp in the back of a friend's pick-up and awaited the show.   Our buddy the Fire Chief and his family. My 7th grade Civics teacher telling it like…

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