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Posts published in August 2015

Letters (Aug 26, 2015)

I am very disturbed that numerous logging trucks are coming out of the woods loaded with Redwoods, large ones, from the area up the Noyo River watershed at the end of Sherwood Road, and are going on to Hwy 1, headed North. What area are they actively logging at such a prodigious rate, and which lumber mill up North are they heading toward?

The Russian River Run (June, 1990)

The night before the Russian River Run, Sally Miklose called me from her motel room in Ukiah because her 16-year-old son Jesse wanted to find out how fast I'm planning to run the next day's…

Song About Nothing

Giant ragweeds bloom in the fields of our river valley after an unusually wet spring, with vast expanses of the bottoms and low ground temporarily abandoned by modern agriculture. Most of the watermelons have succumbed…

Paper On The John Muir Trail

So, you are out on the John Muir Trail (JMT) and nature calls. Your first thought: Why doesn't Nature have a 1-800 number. Of course, Mother Nature isn't calling you on the phone. Mother Nature…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Aug 26, 2015

LakeCo Fires;
Weaverville Fire;
Abatement Alarm;
Winetrain Wrong;
First5's Letter;
Diver Drowned;
Suffering;
SF Homeless;
Less Trees;
Tiny Illegal;
Bucket Sale;
Trump's Polemics;
Market Swings;
Yesterday's Catch;
Insomnia;
Divorce Sale;
County Vacancies;
Museum Work;
Fructose Madness;
Pleasantly Disintegrating;
Library Events;
Real Radio;
Asylum Debate

Bang-Bang Maybe You’re Dead

It’s not just cops who can confuse real guns with toys, and last week a crafty defense lawyer used a toy gun to get serious gun charges against his client thrown out of court. On…

Mendocino One World Festival

Saturday, October 3, 2015, 12-5pm at Friendship Park (Hwy 1 & Little Lake Rd). Celebrating the rich diversity of our world with music, dance, art, food, crafts, and games.

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