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Posts published in August 2013

Oh, That Old Gang Of Mine

There are pot cases and there are pot cases, and here at ground zero Pot County we see them all, great and small. This one…

The Many Species Of Chinook Salmon

Salmon are one of nature’s miracles, a resource of protein and nitrogen that feeds entire ecosystems, both marine and terrestrial. Far inland, within river basins…

Blue Meadow Farm

Blue Meadow Farm gets its name from the blue-eyed grass that cast a lovely blue sheen over the meadow which became our farm field. Sunflowers…

The ‘High Cost’ & ‘ High Risk’ Of Rail

A draft feasibility study prepared for the county’s Harbor District has identified several challenges to railroad development and deemed it to be a “high cost…

Neighbors

In recent weeks, my thoughts have turned to neighbors. During our years in Anderson Valley, from the late 1950s to the late 1980s, the Newman…

Mendocino County Today: August 6, 2013

REVISITING BASSLER Dear AVA, A few months ago, I read Allman and Spark's hastily written how-to on catching a mentally ill killer, who also happened…

Mendocino County Today: August 5, 2013

ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED for August 5th, Will Parrish’s trial is now slated for Monday, September 16th at 9am at the Mendocino County Courthouse. Will is being…

Mendocino County Today: August 4th, 2013

DUCK AND COVER When the bomb drops, Admiral A.G. Cook, civil defense director, suggests San Franciscans lie down with the lions. The lion house at…

Mendocino County Today: August 3, 2013

A SCREAM IN THE NIGHT. A man doing a night time owl survey for the Mendocino Land Trust near the tracks on the Willits end…

Mendocino County Today: August 2, 2013

THE LATEST FROM THE WILLITS BYPASS PROTESTS. Ripper Restrained from Destroying Hillside
 at Caltrans Bypass Site In yet another stealthy pre-dawn action, protesters against the…

Mendocino County Today: August 1, 2013

SUPES REJECT COSTCO-AT-MASONITE PROPOSAL. Supervisor Pinches was unable to find a second to his motion to invite the present Ohio-based owners of the 79-acre Masonite…

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