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At Susan’s Grave: Her Rose Today

A sunny warmish early afternoon day last week, and retired logging industry truckdriver Morgan Baynham, New Jersey suburbanite “city person” friend visiting me, Suzanne Glatt, and I teamed up to visit the Evergreen Cemetery and…

What Does The AV Unity Club Do?

Abbreviated Overview of Historical and Current Projects 1920’s - Promoted the extension of the highway from Navarro to the mouth of the river. 1930’s - Sponsored Well-Baby Clinics 1934 – Began assisting students studying for…

Ukiah Sees ‘Significant Declines’ In Sales Tax Revenues

As staff members are ramping up work on the city’s next spending plan, City Manager Sage Sangiacomo reported earlier this month that revenues have taken a significant downturn in the past year. “On a quarterly…

County Notes: Transparency, Mendo Style

For two weeks, last week and this week, the Supervisors have spent their meetings entirely in closed session, mostly conducting “performance evaluations” for six department heads. Despite their frequent hosannas to “transparency,” the public has…

It Came Out Of The Sky

Be sure and read Mark Scaramella’s excellent recent report from last week,“Veg-Mod Hell.” Here’s some brief background on this bewildering issue of the Weed Ordinance’s provision prohibiting the removal of even a single tree for…

Off the Record (February 22, 2023)

TUESDAY, the morning of the three-minute snow in Boonville, I drove over the hill to Ukiah half-expecting a regular blizzard up top, but the road was clear, the sun in and out, and the Boonville…

How Much Would You Pay For A Covid Shot?

It’s been announced that President Biden will end all the pandemic emergency orders on May 11. Seems like just as most folks were getting used to living under permanent Covid regs now they’re going to…

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