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Posts published in May 2010

Who the #$&% Is Teri Horton?

Teri Horton is a 70-something retired long-haul California truck driver who purchased an abstract painting from a thrift shop for $5 as a joke-gift for a friend…

The Occasional Algae Fight

It rained and then it rained some more and just when we thought it was going to stop, it started again and then...  it was…

Fallout Continues In Vargas Case

Is it “consensual” when a man as an adult engages in sex with another who began molesting him as a boy?

More Hamburg Endorsements

Dan Hamburg is the outstanding candidate for 5th District Supervisor. He has hands-on experience in local government as a Mendocino County Supervisor and Ukiah Planning…

Letters to the Editor

BUSTS GONE NOWHERE Editor: Based on the anonymous inquiries that I've received challenging the assertions made in my May 12 AVA letter to the editor,…

The Parker Ranch Gallery

A deeply rural art gallery at the end of a Comptche dirt road is not likely to attract many visitors. Or any visitors. And sure…

The Rules Are Whatever We Say They Are

In Mendocino County the marijuana rules are never dry.

Wake up one morning and people are saying the rule is 25 plants. Wake up another morning, it's back to six. A week later the feds are saying "zero toler­ance."

Grandiose Plans

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CalFire, has announced plans to rebuild their fire station just off 128 southeast of Boonville. The…

Wayne’s World — $4,000 Worth

Mr. Wayne Schell's presentation to the Board of Supervisors at their May 17 “Economic Development Workshop” was called "The Ramblings of Wayne Schell. Mr. Wayne…

Hurry Up & Wait

If you’re late for a court appearance, the conse­quences can be quite dire, depending on how the judge is feeling. It’s best to come a little early, just in case something goes wrong along the way and His Honor is in a foul temper.

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