In the final pages of Charles Burney’s massive four-volume General History of Music published between 1776 and 1789 and the first of its kind written…
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One of the first things I learned as an elected official many years ago was that citizen-voters have very modest expectations of officeholders and the…
Self-publishing my book was much tougher than writing it, and getting it out there for people to see that it exists – plugging it – has been a real learning experience.
A party of men, including Bailey rode to Leggett Valley where they found Johnson Heacock's severed head still stuck to the long pole thrust into…
Revolutions don’t move in straight lines, but rather zigzag, bounce up and down and circle around. They also often skip a generation or two. Indeed, some generations are “angry,” others “silent.” Some are about “me” others about “we.”
Writing is hard; make no mistake about that. Any images you may hold in your mind of effete, indolent idlers casually pecking out romantic sagas…
To begin with, I've been in a Walmart a total of three times, emergency only. The Waltons don't need what little money I have. Here…
Twice in my life I have been told "You look like Einstein." This occurs only when my hair and mustache grow out too long. Both times I have resisted or forgotten to reply, "Thanks, I feel smart."
This is the story of the first arrest made by the famous Mendocino County lawman Jeremiah “Doc” Standley. The arrest took place in November, 1866,…
Newly hired Mendocino County Cannabis Program Manager — aka "Pot Czar" — Kelly Overton has made quite a splash in the wake of his presentation…
Heads up Mendocino County. The onslaught on Class K (the more relaxed building standards for owner built limited density rural dwellings) is well on its…