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Posts published in “Day: January 14, 2015

Mendocino County Today: Thursday, Jan 15, 2015

Wet, then Cold;
Carbon Emissions Tax;
AV Surprises Mendo;
New Niners Coach;
AVHC Meetings;
Mailing KZYXers;
Catch of the Day;
Weed Plantations;
My Two Jobs;
Alcohol-falls;
Word-turn Accident;
Catholic Indoctrination;
Loving Life;
Anti-fracking Rallies;

Letters (Jan 14, 2014)

Mental Health Privatization has failed us. The for-profit Ortner rakes in millions of State and Federal Mental Health Patient money, and provides very few of the State-Mandated services. Four egregious violations are...

Mendocino Talking: Steve Baird

Steve has been many things to many people over the years living and working in and around Ukiah. As a musician, he plays Upright and Electric Bass, Trombone, Trumpet, and other brass, and has played for many years with local favorite Will Siegel and Friends band. He is also a familiar face as maitre d’ of Ukiah’s popular and beloved Oco Time Restaurant in downtown Ukiah.

Cuba: Island Of Contrasts

The tropical warmth enveloped us as we exited the aircraft. I resisted the temptation to emulate the papist act of kneeling down and kissing the tarmac. I had already established my eccentricity with our pleasant Costa Rican guide by asking her to translate the Spanish masthead of your beloved weekly newspaper. (It turned out to be a common slogan in the land where Che Guevara has been all but deified.)

Valley People (Jan 14, 2014)

SHIRLEY HULBERT of Boonville's Stow-It Storage, apologizes to her many customers who have tried to call her. Shirley's phone line, through no fault of hers,…

Mendocino County Today: Wed, Jan 14, 2015

Right to Sleep;
Edu Parasites;
$90K Embezzled;
Profit Exploitation;
Tao Jones;
Medical Marijuana Legal?;
Crime Free;
Bidin' My Time;
Money Scenes;
Liberty's Mug;
Apocalypse Then

Irresistible Force Meets Immovable Object

A Mendocino County Superior Court judge, once seated, becomes almost impossible to dislodge. The inertia of incumbency ossifies, as it were, into an immovable object.…

Bird’s Eye View (Jan 14, 2014)

Several 3-Dot regulars remain disappointed, and a little hungry, because three Valley restaurants remain “closed for the holidays.” Aquarelle, Stone and Embers, and Libby’s. However, The Buckhorn is open everyday except Tuesday, while Lauren’s is closed on Sunday and Monday only. The Hotel is open for dinner at the weekend and Coq au Vin Thursday thru Monday from 6pm each day.

Stall and Delay Tactics

The December meeting of the Mendocino County Mental Health Board provided some good news, some old news, and evidence of delaying tactics within the county's…

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