To paraphrase Upton Sinclair's 1923 book The Goose Step: A Study of American Education, some of the greatest sociopaths in this country’s history have affixed their names to university buildings in an effort to burnish…
Posts published in May 2012
Supervisor Hamburg was all ears, energized at the end of a long meeting day on Tuesday, April 24th. This consent calendar item roused Hamburg: "The Board has consistently taken policy positions on issues addressing illegal…
The Fish & Game checkpoint at the Boonville Fairgrounds Sunday morning caused quite a flurry of desperate activity between Boonville and Philo, what with last minute ditchings of illegally taken abalone and vehicles copping sudden…
THE CITY OF FORT BRAGG has presented the late Vern Piver’s family with a proclamation honoring the universally popular Piver, known and admired throughout Mendocino County, for his many years of community service. The new…
LONG-TIME VALLEY resident Phil Wasson has died. He was 89 and had been confined by illness to his Peachland home for several years where he was cared for by his daughter, Jan Wasson-Smith. Mr. Wasson…
A HUGE GOVERNMENT raid on the Robinson Rancheria began early Tuesday morning aimed at removing certain Indians from both the reservation rolls and rez housing. The caller alerting us to the purge declared, “It's a…
MASSIVE FISH & GAME interdiction this morning at the Boonville Fairgrounds with as many as 40 game wardens stopping vehicles to search for illegally taken abalone. Look for a full account of Sunday's attempt to…
RYANE SNOW has passed away. The popular Coast mycologist was best known for generously sharing his vast knowledge of mushrooms with three generations of locals. Snow, who held a PhD in chemistry, was the go-to…
THE CITY OF FORT BRAGG has presented the late Vern Piver’s family with a proclamation honoring the universally popular Piver, known and admired thoughout Mendocino County, for his many years of community service. The new…