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Posts published in October 2015

Of Onyx & Guinea Pigs

1972. Santa Cruz. Never enough money. I was working days as a gardener, nights playing music. My girlfriend was a waitress and house cleaner. Rent was cheap but wages were negligible.

Outlaw Ford (II)

Continuing the mildly fictionalized saga of young Les Ford in Mendocino County a hundred ten years or so ago, here is a second excerpt from the opening chapter of the novel Outlaw Ford: * *…

Panther Soccer (Oct 7, 2015)

The annual Alumni game took place last Wednesday evening when this year’s High School team faced players from several previous seasons in what is always a close contest, with the school team holding a 4-2…

Letters (Oct 7, 2015)

The fact that three people, none of whom live in Redwood Valley, can make a decision that affects everyone living here and changes the bucolic nature of our pastoral rural small town — against the wishes of its citrizens, is undemocratic, unjust and unfair.

Burning Debra

In the early morning chill of January 27th Debra Bower was rescued from her burning motor-home by a man on his way to work in Ukiah. Ms. Bower was a homeless person, living in an…

Off the Record (Oct 7, 2015)

FORT BRAGG declared a Stage 3 water emergency last Friday. Stage 1 means bone dry, so there's a ways to go before Fort Bragg becomes cactus and tumbleweed. A combination of low tides and diminished…

Hackworth on Viet Nam

The special ops colonel discusses the Viet Cong, Mao and the arrogance of General Westmoreland.

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, Oct 6, 2015

FB Restaurant Edict;
Water Emergency;
Ortner Money;
Graceful Farewell;
Tense Times;
Visiting Judges;
Free Associating;
Foreign Movies;
Chop-Chop Restaurant;
Sporting;
Oaky Joe;
Militia;
Private Radio;
Stagnent Wages;
Yesterday's Catch;
Marijuana Initiative;
Pot Prosecutions;
American Credibility;
Dollar General;
Kuczinsky;
Inmate Abuse;
Planning Commission;
Pushkin Sonnets;
FB Docs;
Teen Leadership;
Harvard Debate;
Caspar Fair

Mendocino County Today: Monday, Oct 5, 2015

Calfire's Valley Fire Report;
Dragonhead Murder Mystery;
Univision Anchor Story;
Cancer Treatments;
Catch of the Day;
Unwanted Football Tickets;
Bernard;
Modern Fascism;
Babe Ruth Stories;
Green Fields

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