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Jury Hangs, Cohen Goes For Oblivion

When I first heard from a confidential source that Terry Cohen, who's accused of murdering 38-year-old Jason Piper, had overdosed, I was sworn to secrecy. But within the hour the defendant's overdose was as public as the moon.

Q&A With Matt Finnegan, Candidate for DA

Matt Finnegan talks about why he's running for district attorney, why he'd make pot trimmers felons and his dismissal from the DA's office.

Off the Record

This week: Jim Mastin's narcolepsy, Tom Mitchell's resignation, David Colfax's rambling and much more...

Timothy Pearce on Glenn Sunkett

Mendo County Jail Commander Timothy Pearce talks (briefly) about Glenn Sunkett's allegations of abuse.

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Fred Wooley

With Fred living at one end of the Valley and myself at the other, and no obvious quiet spot in town to meet, we decided to ‘risk’ The Redwood Drive-In on a Friday morning and…

Can Glenn Sunkett Fire His Public Defender?

Glenn Sunkett, convicted home invader, would like nothing more than to fire Linda Thompson, public defender and, to hear Sunkett tell it, architect of his conviction.

Caspar’s Tale

“The heartbeat of Caspar has stopped,” a grand­mother grieved, when the Caspar Lumber Company mill closed down. But the 1955 report of Caspar’s death was premature. Caspar’s heart lay not in its mill but in its community, a long dormant force that flamed back to potent vitality when sparked by a real estate crisis in 1997.

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