Driving up Highway 101, late 1970s, hitchhikers at regular intervals and when they saw my VW van they would start jumping up and down with anticipation of a ride. I picked up one of the less deranged-looking guys and we had a nice chat as we entered Humboldt and the redwoods.
Posts published in November 2012
MENDOCINO COUNTY PRELIMINARY ELECTION RESULTS for federal and state offices. (Name, Party, vote total, percentage) President: Jill Stein Grn 471 2.61% Thomas Hoefling AI 83 0.46% Mitt Romney Rep 5129 28.38% Gary Johnson Lib 203…
October, 2008 — We’re still riding south on Highway 101. We haven’t traveled far enough south to make any climatic difference, but the mist of the past two days has disappeared and it feels as…
A HUSBAND AND WIFE are dead, and their 16-year-old son is still missing, after all three were swept out to sea Saturday afternoon in a tragically failed attempt to rescue the family dog. The accident…
I THINK I HAVE AN IDEA how to help with Fort Bragg's request “for the public's help in identifying potential illegal or unsafe marijuana-growing operations in the city.” Get search warrants for half the town's…
TODAY'S FACTOID: Walmart employees receive $2.66 billion in government help every year, or about $420,000 per store. TRA, a Lost Coast Outpost commenter, on the federal demand for Mendocino County's attempt to regulate and tax…
1. What was Squanto's real name? a. Tisquantum. b. Hiawathasquan. c. Squanto. d. Mabotesquantimentocontik. 2. Who was considered the leader of the Pilgrim settlers whose ship, originally bound for Jamestown, North Carolina, wound up…