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Posts published in September 2011

The Great Thirst & The North Coast

Capital is mired in its greatest slump since the 1930s. The ecological fabric that sustains life throughout much of the world is being brutally eradicated; around 200 species go extinct every day, according to the…

Mendo’s Backward Energy Plan

Mendocino County has a plan for how it will power its communities and economy far into the future. It's written into several chapters of the county's newly updated General Plan. Unfortunately it's mostly planning by…

Off The Record

AARON BASSLER'S despairing father isn't alone in his laments at the absence of effective mental health services. In Mendocino County those services, as they affect the most volatile persons, consist of the Mendocino County Jail…

Anarchist Chess

It's Paul Bunyan Days here in Fort Bragg. After a little grocery shopping for tomorrow's family brunch, we walked down town. The Classic Car Show was small but the little man enjoyed it, preferring the…

Memo Of The Week

August 16, 2011 To: Mr. Marc [sic] Scaramella Re: Citizens Advisory Committee on Redistricting Dear Mr. Scaramella: On behalf of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, please accept our sincere appreciation for your efforts serving…

Letters To The Editor

Norman Solomon’s strong voice — for promotion of a Green New Deal and against big money’s takeover of government — is also an invitation to engage in our future. Now, he is a Democratic candidate…

The Real Obama

The White House that shook in last Tuesday’s earth­quake has been home to its present incumbent for 32 months. Obama wasn’t around to watch the furniture shake. He’s up on Martha’s Vineyard for the third…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Labor Day weekend is virtually upon us and while it’s not the ‘Mother of All Holidays’ — that is obviously Thanksgiving —…

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