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Posts published in March 2012

Valley People

PASTOR DICK COOLIDGE of Comptche has died. He was 95. The Coolidges established the soon thriving Chapel of the Redwoods in Comptche in 1979 where the church produced an annual Passion Play and was even…

Take Back Our Forests?

At the February 28 meeting of the Supervisors, Dan Hamburg asked that a seemingly innocuous item on the consent calendar be brought up for full discussion and a separate vote. Hamburg seemed alarmed that the…

Double Deuce

How many lawyers does it take to beat a DUI? At least three if you're the drunk lawyer. Mill Valley attorney Robert Praszker was charged with two DUIs, so you got him and the senior…

Local Food Movement: Mendo & Beyond, Part II

In the first installment of this two-part series, the participants discussed the factors in their individual lives that influenced them to dedicate themselves to their present work, the barriers to a local food economy that…

Off The Record

VERN PIVER died Monday in San Francisco at the UC Hospital. He was 78. I'll have a full obituary in next week's paper. A native of Fort Bragg, Vern was among the Mendocino Coast's best…

Mendocino County Today: March 7, 2012

VERN PIVER died Monday in San Francisco at the UC Hospital. He was 78. I'll have a full obituary in next week's paper. A native of Fort Bragg, Vern was among the Mendocino Coast's best…

Mendocino County Today: March 6, 2012

A BILL passed Monday in the US House of Representatives and Thursday in the Senate would make it a felony to participate in many forms of protest associated with the Occupy Wall Street protests. Several…

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