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Choosing your Death

After passage by Californians at the ballot box, legal challenges, religious opposition, then finally the support of long-time opponent the California Medical Association, the California End of Life Option Act was signed into law by…

Introducing Judge Pekin

When I first saw Patrick Pekin walk out of the Mendocino Volunteer Fire Station as I pulled into the parking lot I didn’t know what he looked like and guessed he was some college kid…

PG&E Power Shutdowns Anger Public Into Action?

Starting on Saturday, Oct. 26 and continuing through Wednesday, Oct. 30, Mendocino County joined 35 other Northern and Central California counties in a five-day Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). That’s the term Pacific Gas &…

The Night of the Eclipse

Other mysteries of the extravagant hotel were not so simple for Ana Magdalena Bach. When she lit a cigarette, it set off a system of alarm bells and lights, and an authoritative voice told her that…

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