My brother died in 2000. He was 51 years old. We had been estranged for over 20 years. We had lived much different lives. When…
Posts published in July 2015
After reading David Severn’s “Balo’s Barn” (AVA, June 24) article, I’m not surprised that this County is no different than the US government. Let’s face it: If you have the privilege of wealth you can do anything you want. Just look at Anderson Valley!
Gabriel Ray, the young man who mowed down five bicyclists on the Old Ukiah Road between Hopland and Ukiah last winter, has been bound over…
It appears that Native Americans are currently part of the national cultural conversation and I — well, wait. I should probably qualify that by saying…
ROUGHLY a quarter of the 8,145 undocumented people released from local jails between January and August of last year were later arrested for various crimes,…
It's a funny mood around Peggy Templer's house in the northern California woods, a mixture of dread, relief and fear. Shock waves are still in…
THE FIRST ANNUAL Heroes of Health and Safety Fair, Saturday July 18th at the Boonville Fairgrounds, 10am-3pm. There is no cost to this family-friendly event.…
The Fourth of July has always been a mixed bag for me. As a boy, I loved the barbecue and fireworks party in our neighbors’ backyard. My friends and I ran around in the dark with sparklers, ate potato salad and burgers and corn and watermelon, and a man smoking a cigarette and drinking a martini set off spectacular fireworks smuggled into California from Montana.
Stick Shaking;
ICE Swooping;
Schneider Resigns;
Vergara Apologizes;
MegaQuake;
FB Initiative;
Yesterday's Catch;
Worthless Palace;
Luxury Despair;
Noyo Harbor;
Not Safe;
Zen Mum;
Howard Fund;
Cloverdale Resort;
Reefer Woman;
Outlet Creek;
Garden Lady;
NSSL Fair;
Bank Fees;
Free Physical;
Sudan Documentary