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Posts published in March 2014

Valley People (Mar 19, 2014)

Noting the presence of a pump and 3-inch pipe helping itself to the flow near the confluence of the Indian, Anderson and the Rancheria all-year streams where they join to form the Navarro River

Off The Record (Mar 19, 2014)

AN INFLAMMATORY STORY in a recent Chronicle begins, “San Francisco spends $165 million a year on services for homeless people, but all that money hasn't made a dent in the homeless population in at least nine years.”

Carpenter’s Gothic

This past weekend at New York’s Lincoln Center the iconoclastic organ virtuoso Cameron Carpenter unswaddled his restive imagination’s latest brainchild, a year-and-a-half in gestation. Midwife was the firm of Marshall & Ogletree which specializes in…

Bird’s Eye View (Mar 19, 2014)

As I am sure nobody is aware, in two weeks, on these very pages, the 400th Turkey Vulture column will appear! Obviously there will be parades and celebrations throughout the western world, or at least the western end of Anderson Valley up at The Nest.

Ida’s Place—Book 1

About a year ago I began writing a novel entitled Ida’s Place—Book One: Return, the first of what I intend to be at least a trio of connected novels. My other twenty novels, published and…

Letters (Mar 19, 2014)

Thank you for including a likeness of me with Mr. McEwen’s March 12th article, “The Reign of King David.” I lament had I only started my diet sooner it may have been more difficult for your graphic artist to morph my chubby face into Henry VIII’s portrait.

‘WATER WORLDS’ AT WILDLIFE FILM FEST

Award-winning films show dependence of big on little The International Wildlife Film Festival continues its popular series with two films this Friday, March 21st at the Ukiah Civic Center at 7 pm that highlight how…

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