A THOUSAND LIVES — The Untold Story of JonesTown by Julia Scheeres isn't what the mighty AVA would recommend as must reading, but for those of us who remain fascinated by a mass murder that…
Posts published in January 2013
GOOD TO READ that Linda Williams of the Willits News has re-visited the unsolved murder of Les Crane, a Laytonville marijuana crusader shot to death in his home by a group of four invaders, maybe…
THE AVA'S ACE Courthouse reporter, Bruce McEwen, is looking for a Ukiah-area berth from which to resume reporting on crime and punishment in Mendocino County. He can pay a modest rent (very modest) and, being…
THE DESCENT OF A NATION Compare the 1912 Elections with the 2012 Elections By Ralph Nader Before the electoral year of 2012 slinks into history, it is worth a comparative glance back to the electoral…
WHEN THE LITTLE HAND… Editor -- Back in the early 1940s a troop ship left the East Coast bound for Britain. As the ship cleared the harbor and entered the open sea, a crewman made…
The NY Times arrived this morning with the Sunday magazine devoted to "The Lives They Lived," an extra round of obits for people who exited in 2012. Guess who wasn’t mentioned? I suppose if they'd…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Perhaps we should take a moment to reflect on the passing of these Valley folks who left us in the past fifteen…
On Christmas Day, several new movies hit the big screen. The most notable this year was the latest version of Les Miserables, which opened to critical acclaim. I sat in seat K2 at the 10am…