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Posts published in “Day: January 7, 2015

Mendocino County Today: Thursday, Jan 8, 2015

Religious Fanaticism;
Dump that Boyfriend;
Native Marijuana;
Catch of the Day;
Safeway Settlement;
MA Grads;
Boonville Author;
MHAB Meeting;
Bloodletting;
Sabotaging USPS;
Hail Marys

Trio Céleste Concert

Fort Bragg Center for the Arts 13110 Pomo Lane, Mendocino, CA, 95460 January 18, 2015, 3pm., Preston Hall, Mendocino On Sunday, January 18, Fort Bragg…

Mendocino Talking: Mark Scaramella

Putting together the AVA every week is comparable to painting bridges. As soon as you’re done with one week, you’re starting on the next one. Most of it is collecting electronic data — the main typing task nowadays is entering prisoner letters because they’re still using pen and paper to communicate. There is a lot to go through.

Meth Mike & the Micro-mites

(A Cautionary Tale) — In the summer of 2004 Tall Bobby and I were holding down the graveyard shift at Denny's in Fort Bragg, a…

Epiphany

Elizabeth is an unattractive city in the armpit of northern New Jersey. Some important neighboring cities are Newark, with which it shares a seaport; Linden,…

New Year’s Intentions

The gentle winter sun is smiling on dozens of migrant ducks sharing the heart of the peaceful cove with grebes and cormorants, while a steady stream of voluble tourists rushes by me. Two big pelicans glide into view, circle the assembly of bobbing ducks and grebes, and make splash landings quite close to shore.

Cow Sharing

Winter hovers outside; the month of December in the Ohio Valley turned out mild and dark with drizzly overcast days and almost no sunshine.  It's…

Getting Ripped Off via Craigslist

In retrospect, the transaction was kind of strange. But then again, aren’t they usually a bit odd when they originate from Craigslist? It certainly wasn’t…

Emerald Triangle Argonauts & Ecotopian Avatars

A curious cave north of Laytonville, off Spy Rock Road, must have held an “amazing acoustic effect” as the Special Agents of our trusty local Drug Task Force began tapping at and around a hidden door masquerading as a set of shelves. Although the officers had already searched the area, they decided to take a closer look at the shelves when a man suddenly appeared who hadn't been there the first time around. The shelves had become Mr. Todd Wagner.

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