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Posts published in August 2010

How to Steal $3,000

Three years ago, Supervisor Kendall Smith claimed $14,658 in travel expenses. Among the many other things the regal solon thought the taxpayers should pay for was her pet care.

Off the Record

This Week: Mendo's oldest bookstore closes its doors, Fred Gardner laments the recent arrest of SF legend Dennis Peron, Naomi Kerwin takes another walk & much more...

Ignoring Public Input

Philo’s Daniel Myers, representing Friends of the Navarro Watershed and the Mendocino Chapter of the Sierra Club, took the podium at last Wednesday’s Board of…

The Search Warrant

David Eyster, candidate for Mendocino County District Attorney, does not enjoy the unanimous support of local law enforcement. Except for the Fort Bragg Police Department,…

Letters to the Editor

THE BAD SUPERINTENDENT Dear Editor, Mark Iacuaniello, superintendent of the Point Arena Schools District in Point Area, retired August 1, 2010. He arrived at Point…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably I shall begin. Let’s start with a couple of those good news/bad news items that can…

The Texting Drug

As more people discover how to send text messages on their ever-present cell phones, we have become a nation of hypnotized zombies who stare into…

Getting Well

“Programming our intelligence with illusion and fan­tasy of there’s something wrong with us and enough isn’t enough and too much isn’t too much then turning…

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