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Posts published in June 2012

Mendocino County Today: June 17, 2012

TWO VEGETATION FIRES broke out Thursday in Mendocino County, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported. According to CAL FIRE, the first fire was reported around 2 p.m. and was on 30 acres…

A Teacher Looks Back

(AVA June, 1996.) In-Service Training by Richard Carlson The legislature determined that we needed uplifting and sensitizing, so five or six days a year — the dreaded SIP days (Student Improvement Program) — we went to…

Now We Are Six

Now We Are Six When I was one, I had just begun. When I was two, I was nearly new. When I was three, I was hardly me. When I was four, I was not…

Mendocino County Today: June 16, 2012

2011’S SCHOOL RANKINGS ARE OUT. According to the state's Academic Performance Index testing program here's how Mendocino County's schools are doing. “THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDEX is a key component of California's school accountability system. The…

Mendocino County Today: June 15, 2012

TOP TWO in California Primaries, June 2012: By the Numbers; High Rates of Invalid Ballots; Perverse Outcomes; Major Parties Dominate. Washington, DC, 6/13/2012 — On June 5, California held its first “top two” primary in…

Letters To The Editor

21ST CENTURY THALIDOMIDE Editor, A friend is dying of brain cancer and an unusual spinal cancer. He has been a cell-home-roam phone user on a big scale. In her path to combat this nasty impact,…

Mendocino County Today: June 14, 2012

ON TUESDAY (June 12), The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the fiscal year 2012-2013 budget recommendations as calculated by CEO Carmel Angelo and staff. The recommended budget will come back for approval in…

Mendocino County Today: June 13, 2012

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY Monday to partially “de-Teeter” the Brooktrails Community Services District. The County will no longer pay to Brooktrails the assessments for sewer, water, and fire, which amount to $120 per…

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