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Posts published in December 2014

Anatomy of a CHP Pot Bust

On August 8, 2014 at approximately 9:25 AM I was traveling northbound on US 101 north of Lake Mendocino Drive in the number two lane. I was driving a fully marked California Highway Patrol vehicle.

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Dec 24, 2014

PG&E Herbicide Use;
Storm Damage Money;
Belarus Hyperinflation Panic;
Muddy Waters;
Liberal Pretensions;
Catch of the Day;
Media Politics;
Christian Soldier;
Hard Winter for Ag Workers

County Board & Commission Vacancies

January Boards & Commissions Vacancies From:   "Mendocino County Executive Office Supervisors, Community Partners, and Interested Parties: The list of vacancies for County boards and commissions has been updated with new vacancies for the month of…

Tainted Desert

When the modern infrastructure of the American West was being constructed in the mid-20th century, it was based on a vision consistent with the contemporary zeitgeist of American exceptionalism and lingering Manifest Destiny (the idea…

Letters (Dec 23, 2014)

Growing up in a small community like Ukiah there was always one particular building that stood out to me: The Palace Hotel. Whether it be walking to Dig! Music to buy a CD or driving on State Street to get to work at The Dragon’s Lair, The Palace Hotel has always been in the corner of my eye.

Mendocino Talking: Spencer Brewer

Spencer Brewer is a composer, pianist, performer, and impresario… founder of Ukiah’s Concerts In The Park. A few years after Spencer and his wife Esther got together in 1977, they both drew up a list of 20 things they each wanted to accomplish in their lives. Spencer has crossed off 19 of his. There is one more left to do…

The Stony Lonesome #6: Approaching Geezerhood

Every two bit scribbler since the advent of movable type, every columnist, essayist, memoirist, novelist, scrivener, commentator or toilet stall philosopher ultimately, barring an early demise, grabs his tools and goes a-digging into that most…

Welcome To California, Mr. Caldwell

I guess my first mistake was visiting California. I mean, who in their right mind would visit California? Maybe I wasn't in my right mind. I was listening to talk radio.

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