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Posts published in August 2010

Valley People

MARIANO LOPEZ FERNANDEZ, 31, was shot and killed by deputies last Wednesday morning at a mari­juana garden near Branscomb, west of Laytonville. Mr. Fernandez had lived in Boonville at Airport Estates with his wife Jessica…

This is What Success Looks Like

The last American combat brigade in Iraq has left the country, so the Pentagon announced this week. The 40,000 personnel from 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division began crossing into Kuwait August 19. The US…

Letters to the Editor

WHY WAS GREENFIELD RAIDED? Editor, The federal DEA raid 7/7/10 of Joy Greenfield's col­lective, “Light the Way,” magnifies the critical juncture where medical marijuana legalization in the states chal­lenges federal prohibition. Greenfield, 69, aka “grandma…

In The ‘Range Of Light’: Beauty & Horror, Illuminated

“The Sierra Nevada is one mountain range, 430 miles long and 40 to 80 miles wide ... a 25,000-square mile construction with granite cliffs as walls, wildflowers as carpet, and a star-studded sky as the…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Mike Crutcher

I met Mike at his home on Hwy 128 almost opposite The Grange between Boonville and Philo. I sat down with a cup of fresh coffee and a plate of chocolate good­ies Mike and his…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably I shall begin. I have little to report this week as I had a short break from flying around and observing the Valley over the past…

Ode To Air Conditioning

Willis Haviland Carrier invented modern air condi­tioning in 1902. Although Mr. Carrier probably doesn't deserve a national holiday, an occasional moment of silence in his honor wouldn't hurt, especially after last week. Sure, we don't…

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