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Posts published in October 2013

Mendocino County Today: October 4, 2013

MENDO PEOPLE TALK ABOUT OBAMACARE: “I went to coveredca.com, punched in some basic info on their 'shop and compare' page, and discovered that my family will most likely qualify for Medi-Cal come 2014. So hooray…

Letters To The Editor

CALTRANS’ BYPASS DECEIT To the editor: I agree with those who call for civility. We should listen and treat each other with respect, even when we disagree. At the same time, I need to acknowledge…

Panthers Dominate

Anderson Valley Panthers versus Rincon Valley Christian Eagles, Friday evening, September 27, 6pm. Last Friday night's football game was a mismatch from the outset in favor of the Panthers. The fall air was crisp and…

Mendocino County Today: October 3, 2013

STANDARD & POOR’S (S&P), one of the three premier credit ratings agencies in the United States, announced a major upgrade of Mendocino County’s credit rating from BBB to AA-. S&P conducts an annual evaluation of…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably I shall begin. Lots and lots of frogs are out in this weather so inevitably I have been very busy eating them and as a result…

One Man’s Mental Health Experience

Ed note: a former county Mental Health staffer on the Mendocino Coast wrote the following letter to the Hospitality House Board of Directors earlier this month after being fired from the County when the County…

The Agony Of Ecstasy

“Ecstasy” is back in the news, although now it's being called “Molly.” A few young partiers have died at big “Electronic Dance Music” (EDM) festivals around the nation, even prompting cancellation of some such events.…

Liberace’s Prison

Last weekend Michael Douglas took home an Emmy for his performance as Liberace in the HBO bio-pic Behind the Candelabra; this accolade might in turn ignite renewed interest in the film that was released in…

‘Guarding Incursion’

It’s a rainy Sunday afternoon in Ukiah, and I have just finished watching the Nicolas Cage/Shirley MacLaine film Guarding Tess for the umpteenth time, this time with new insights into the parallels between the plotline…

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