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Posts published in “Day: August 18, 2010

Arf! Arf! Who Owns Nutmeg?

Last week began with a murder trial, but all the excitement was in civil court. Why? A dog. An adorable little dog, so adorable people…

Valley People

FOR YOUR CRUMB BUM FILES: Boonville High School's newly appointed principal, Jim Tomlin, told Dan Kuny and Rick Wyant they could sign up prospec­tive junior…

Off the Record

This week: Tim Lincecum and his pipe, Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty, Mendocino County's man-beater of the week, and much more.

America Enters A New Time

I went to get my hair cut the other day in the town of Fortuna and waited ten minutes while the elderly barber finished buzz-cutting…

Letters to the Editor

DEAR DAN Dear Editor, I'm addressing this letter to a man of stature in our community, former United States Congressman, Mr. Dan Hamburg. He is…

The Bus Leaves At Four, Charles

When I got the news I was in Paris, sitting in the sil­ver rain outside Notre Dame. We were filming a street performer dressed in…

Farm To Farm

On Friday the 13th I was supposed to pick up my 13-year old son from the Sacramento airport. He'd been out in Nebraska and Kansas…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Susan Spencer

I drove up Holmes Ranch Road and on to Chipmunk Lane before arriving at Susan’s house where I was greeted by her Miniature Schnauzer, Bebe,…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. It’s the hottest ticket in town! I’m referring to the Dinner and…

Hopes Dimming: The Predicament of ShoreBank

The Obama Administration’s treatment of its current majority ownership of bailed out General Motors and its standoffishness toward the pioneering but troubled ShoreBank, a community…

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