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Posts published in March 2015

The Marriage Of Alex Cabarga

When I arrive at Soledad State Prison the first person I meet is the mother of the groom. She comes forward in the bright sunlight beside the squat building, the Visitors Receiving Center. “Hi, I'm Diane,…

Tanoaks, Fire Dangers & MRC

The use of an herbicide (imazapyr) to kill tanoaks on timberlands was the immediate issue that brought out 120 Mendocino citizens to the March 5th meeting at the Comptche Community Center. Who wants to live…

The Stony Lonesome: Kids Today

I'm sitting here looking at the February 11 issue of this journal and wondering what I should make of the fact of my work being honored with placement on the front page, above the fold,…

Letters (Mar 18, 2015)

It's important to note that the Mendocino County Deputy Sheriff's Association, a group one would assume would be supportive of a new courthouse, in fact opposes the project.

Stop the Hare Creek Mall

Developers are proposing to remove the hill behind the former College of the Redwoods, and replace it with stores and a parking lot. Instead of ocean views and open space, visitors at the junction of Hwy 1…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Mar 18

Coast Hotel Case;
Methy Chainsaw;
Hit & Gun;
Catch o'the Day;
Bombing Carolina;
Religious Intolerance;
Silicon Veneer;
Defensible Space;
Tsunami Warning;
Museum Roadshow;
Natural Living;
Jefferson State;
Comfortably Numb;
HazMobile Boonville;
Wine Appreciation;
Dead Tanoaks;
Networking Dinner;
Arena Cove;
Happy Hundredth;
Magic Water

La Forge & Le Wolfe

We were about to hear how it came to pass that Ashley LaForge had, that raw February morning, taken the stand to call Officer Peter Hoyle a liar, and that same afternoon got herself busted…

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