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Posts published in September 2010

Silent Crisis

Silent Crisis You wake up one morning and your eyesight has changed — you can’t read the paper as usual and colors fade in and out. Over several weeks this happens on and off but…

The Paul Bunyan Parade

Paul.  And his Axe.  Not sure what they did with Babe. It would not be the Paul Bunyan Parade without the Kangaroo Kort.  This year, there were children inside saying "Help me, help me"...  WTF?…

A Pot Grower Wants To Know

Dear Tim Stelloh or Freda Moon, My name is Alejandro. I was reading an article from one of your staff writers Mark Scaramella. In regards to how to obtain a pot growers permit in Mendocino County.…

Thank You, Glenn Beck!

This weekend brings us the August 28 anniversary of the March on Washington back in 1963. It was when Martin Luther King delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech from the Lincoln Memorial. At…

Supervisor Kendall Smith Trashes Herself

Ordinarily, when dumb exchanges between public officials occur at public meetings, it's just dumb, and maybe somewhat revealing about the public officials involved. But at the August 17 meeting of the Mendocino County Board of…

Who Really Rules Mendo Wine Country?

Most vineyard acreage in the region is ruled by a small collection of massive multi-national corporate conglomerates, which typically boast annual revenues greater than a billion dollars. Yes, that's billion with a “B.”

Off the Record

SHERIFF TOM ALLMAN has endorsed Wendy Roberts for 5th District Supervisor.

Valley People

LOOKS like the Philo Mill may be gearing up to mill again if the replenished log deck at the mill is any indication. Timber provided work at livable wages for 150 years on the Northcoast,…

Linda Thompson’s Dump Truck

The prosecution didn’t have much of a case against him, but Timothy S. 'Coke’ Elliott, 38, was found guilty of Second Degree Murder last week at the end of a two-week trial attended throughout by…

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