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Posts published in July 2009

Pot Hero

It seemed the whole NorCal pot activist community had gathered — not to mention patients, musicians, families and community members. The group smoked, danced and sweated in the July Upper Lake heat to live reggae…

Dead Man at Greenwood Bridge

The young man was dead on the trail near the Greenwood Bridge, the dusty path locals walk to get to the swimming holes on the summer time Navarro. The dead man had been shot, and…

Moroccan Adventure

 Last winter I had the opportunity to discover my roots on my father’s side in the country of Morocco. This was my first time flying by myself and so I was nervous about switching planes,…

Bird’s Eye View 7/15/09

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin, on a sorrowful note I’m afraid. Having just attended a funeral in San Francisco for my friends’ two-and-a-half year old son who…

May He Rest in Darkness

Robert McNamara, who died last week, on July 6, served as Kennedy’s, then as Johnson’s Defense secretary. He contributed more than most to the slaughter of 3.4 million Vietnamese (his own estimate). He went on…

Letters to the Editor 7/15/2009

WE KNOW Dear Mr. Anderson: I was provided a copy of your response to my letter regarding my client, David Gurney. The information that Mr. McEwen obtained is all contained within a police report prepared…

KZYX Inside Out

 With the recent rash of programming changes and layoffs at KZYX&Z as an attempt, according to Station Manager John Coate, to balance the books, it appears that the listening audience and general public know little…

Valley People 7/15/09

CHRISTIAN CAMARILLO, 17, of Boonville was seriously injured early Tuesday morning when Agustin Balandran’s 1989 Honda, with Mr. Balandran, 18, apparently asleep at the wheel, ran into a tree, causing the Balandran's vehicle to roll…

Off the Record 7/15/09

TYLER NELSON is the son of Hopland Grape Grower and County Planning Commissioner Greg Nelson. Tyler appeared on UkiahValley.tv News last week, posed as he stood beside the Nelson’s huge full-to-the-brim pond as he sung…

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