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Posts published in April 2013

Mendocino County Today: April 18, 2013

THE MARIJUANA LAWS, proposed and actual, change so often it's hard to keep up. But a useful bill introduced last by Congressman Rohrabacher, R-Orange County, is aimed at resolving the conflict between the fed's total…

Letters To The Editor

FOOLISH & COSTLY To the Editor: At this point, I feel there isn't any way to dissuade our esteemed elected council from their plan to squeeze State Street down from two lanes to one through…

River Views

More than 50 denizens of the area around the Albion River crowded into the Albion School during the evening of April 11th to discuss the 586-acre timber harvest plan Mendocino Redwood Company has proposed for…

On The Set Of Need For Speed

I recently had the unique experience of working with the crazy circus that came through town to film Need for Speed. The movie is described as “a fast-paced, high-octane film rooted in the tradition of…

Prohibition ’37

Act one, scene one of a three-act tragicomedy featuring the Treasury Department, US industries reliant on hemp, and the American Medical Association. A radio is playing “Nice work if you can get it” as the…

North Coast Railroad Authority Tosses EIR

Earlier this afternoon, the North Coast Railroad voted 8-1 to rescind its earlier certification of an environmental impact report governing operations on the southern end of its line. (Want background? See yesterday’s LostCoastOutpost.com post.) LoCO…

Valley People

SUNDAY'S CONTROLLED BURN behind Jack’s Valley Store went off without going out of control, which CalFire's burns have a tendency to do. This burn was practice for our volunteers under the careful direction of Chief…

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