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Posts published in October 2014

Bird’s Eye View (Oct 15, 2014)

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Not much to report this week, primarily because I have not been out-and-about in the Valley much. But, I can still give…

Sharecroppers

My grandfather was a sharecropper — otherwise I would have been as ignorant of it as the pot pharmas are who practice it today. It's a holdover from feudalism, established originally in the Southeast US…

Valley People (Oct 15, 2014)

AT LAST the four-mile stretch of Highway 128 between Boonville and Philo is being repaved. Nearly two years ago, Caltrans had scraped and pitted the roadbed then, for mysterious reasons known only to Big Orange,…

More Turbulence At Coast Hospital

After sitting through the Mendocino Coast District Hospital candidates' forum on October 6th, I promised myself I'd say something positive or at least charitable about said facility. So here's what I can say: Only one…

Letters (Oct 15, 2014)

I would like to address an article recently written in the AVA by Will Parris [sic] addressing some work of mine referenced in his article. Mr. Parris suggests my referenced article somehow ignores the continuing issues affecting water quality in Clear Lake.

Off the Record (Oct 15, 2014)

WHEN ELAINE Matthews, 72, was arrested Monday night at her Little River home for an alleged assault on her boyfriend, James Meacham, 65, we took one look at her booking photo, her background, her age,…

Peachland Pastures

I recently had the opportunity to talk with Liz Schroeder, one of the owners of Molasses and her buddy Blossom.  They live together on a property high above Anderson Valley, which includes a large vegetable…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Oct 15, 2014

Thrown Game;
Bay Guardian;
Three Storms;
Boss Viewing;
Catch of the Day;
Rainbow Walker;
Airport Theft;
Question Writing;
Loose Shoes;
Raid Investigation;
War Blues;
Pro S;
DIY Windmill;
Risen's Book;
Empire;
Civic Heroes;
Economic Contagion;
Whither Protest;
Con S;
Not Breathing;
Reckoning Time;
Big Oil

Gardening On A Loom:

New exhibit features floral-themed tapestries by Stephanie Hoppe On November 7, from 5 to 8 pm, a First Friday Opening Celebration will take place at the Corner Gallery in Ukiah for a new exhibit titled…

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