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Posts published in July 2010

Letters to the Editor

CHEAPER COPS? To the Editor: Most of you do not know me. I am an investigator with the Mendocino County District Attorney's Office. Prior to that I was a detective with the Mendocino County Sheriff’s…

Boonville’s Old Fashioned 4th of July

What could be more American on the 4th of July than a piece of apple pie from the United Methodist Church booth at the Boonville Fairgrounds? Maybe a chicken tortilla from the Secrets of Salsa…

Not So Simple

Thirty some years ago in Anderson Valley the Simple Living Fair made its debut at the Boonville Fairgrounds. The driving force then was a group of back-to-the-land refugees from urban venues who had the desire…

Rural Neighborliness

Hi all. I’m taking a different tack this month and fol­lowing up on something requested: In last week’s edition of the Anderson Valley Advertiser a local woman wrote a letter to the editor complaining about…

On The Beach In 2010

Arthur C. Clarke and director Peter Hyams proved less than prophetic in the movie 2010: The Year We Make Contact, but they gave the audiences of 1984 what they wanted to hear. Cosmonaut David Bowman…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably I shall begin. Due to unforeseen circumstances I was unable to attend The Olde Time 4th of July Celebration but Hummingbird was there, in Stars and…

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