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Posts published in October 2015

Bird’s Eye View (Oct 14, 2015)

A Three-Dot regular reminds me that two of the current five members of the AV School Board are leaving when their terms end in less than a month. Martha “Marti” Bradford, who, after so many years service, to paraphrase an old Three-Dot joke, apparently will not be carried out of the boardroom in a box after all, and Patti Wilson. Richard “Dick” Browning’s term is also up, but I am reliably informed he plans to return and nobody has applied to oppose the sprightly 80-year old’s tenure at this point.

Valley People (Oct 14, 2015)

THE DEAD MAN in the Yorkville pot patch has been identified as 43-year-old Marcos Bautista of Cloverdale. The forensic autopsy determined Bautista had died as the result of multiple gunshot wounds. THE MAN found in…

Off the Record (Oct 14, 2015)

A WOMAN CALLED Monday morning with a sad tale of being ripped off by a particularly slimy attorney called Dan Russo, and was only in mid-tale when her cell phone gave out. I hope Kelly…

Letters (Oct 14, 2015)

The Big Surprise.

The terminal cancer. The word leaks out. The "goys" bring the Irish whiskey. The Jews smoke and pain pills. All in all it has been a wasted life. I flew off the handle too much. Never felt comfortable in my own skin. My business just making ends meet. In my heart — tried to be a good Jew and a patriotic American.

The Daraprim Drug Scandal

How can a life-saving drug (Daraprim) that has been widely available since the 1940s for $1 suddenly cost $740? Is this what the FDA's mission is when it says it exists "to promote and protect…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, Oct 13, 2015

Looking for Asha;
Last Rights;
Med-Pot Regs;
Monster Boys;
Death Map;
Mauve;
Local Food;
FB Council Meeting;
PV Water;
Blue Meadow;
Yesterday's Catch;
Yorkville Shooting;
Tree Service;
KZYX Docs;
Blankfort Show;
Wine Guys;
Willits Water;
Dou;
Oily Fox;
Alexander Valley Film Festival

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