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Posts published in September 2012

Mendocino County Today: October 1, 2012

THE TWO PERSONS DEAD in Saturday morning's Potter Valley fire have been identified as Earl McDaniels, a grandfather in his 80s, and his son Wes…

Washington’s Rules Of Civility & Decent Behavior

110 maxims about civility and decent behavior in public which originated in the late 16th century in France were popularly circulated in Virginia during George…

Mendocino County Today: September 30, 2012

WE NOTICED in a recent District Attorney website update that a Mr. Johnny Jackson was found “not guilty” on a charge of “escape/run away.” Which…

Mendocino County Today: September 29, 2012

BILLY NORBURY'S TRIAL for murder begins this Monday. Norbury, 34, is alleged to have shot and killed his Redwood Valley neighbor, Jamal Andrews, 30, the…

Mendocino County Today: September 28, 2012

TOM JONDAHL, retired Sheriff of Mendocino County, died on September 22, after a valiant battle against lung cancer over a period of nearly two years.…

Mendocino County Today: September 27, 2012

AS PREDICTED, Mendocino County Superior Court judge Ann Moorman has tossed the state's feeble attempt to regulate wholesale water plunder of the Russian River by…

Letters To The Editor

GRRRROWWLLL To the Editor, Busyness is a constant in our lives. It's hard to decide where to spend our time and energy. In choosing, I…

Mendocino County Today: September 26, 2012

REVISING LONG HELD ASSUMPTIONS, judicial division: Only two Ukiah sites have been considered for the proposed new County Courthouse, one of which, the library site,…

The Backdoor Tax

An envelope marked “Urgent Notice” arrived in the mail last Friday. The return address said: State of California. Inside were four identical slips of paper…

Sunday At The French Laundry

Two days, two hours each day re-dialing, letting the phone ring at the French Laundry. Finally a voice at the other end. A recorded voice anyway, telling me how to go about making a reservation at the French Laundry.

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Belated (perhaps) Happy Birthdays this month to both Neil Darling and Gloria…

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