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Posts published in October 2015

Letters (Oct 28, 2015)

I am writing in regard to the proposal for a potential water and sewer system in Boonville. As a resident who will be affected by this plan l attended the meeting held at the Mendocino County fairgrounds on 10/22/15.

Panther Soccer (Oct 28, 2015)

Following the excellent victory over previously undefeated Roseland Prep in Friday afternoon’s Homecoming Game on October 16, it was back to the routine of practice on Monday afternoon in preparation for the final four regular…

Everybody Out Of The Box

Somebody actually told me recently to "think outside the box." Please. If this phrase ever had any meaning at all it's become obscured in a fog of overuse and irony. To me, the expression stinks…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Oct 28, 2015

Lintott Apology;
FB Initiative;
Winemaking;
Cannabis Hour;
Supermoon;
Laytonville Teens;
Marijuana Losses;
Lisa Returns;
Yesterday's Catch;
LaForge Sentenced;
SoHum Economy;
Intelligent Conversation;
Plaint;
Piano Concert;
Friday Art;
Willits Hospital;
Channel 3 Rebuild

Coast Hospital Suffers Another Relapse

The Mendocino Coast District Hospital (MCDH) is in turmoil. Sure, if you go in for a routine blood draw, you will get prompt, positive service, and you won't even notice the pinprick. However, the administration…

The Reluctant Consumer Redux

My father was an anarchist and didn't know it.  When the Connecticut State Police first made the announcement that "driving is not a right, it is a privilege" sometime around 1960, he fumed and grumbled. …

Graphic Novels

Last night we watched a DVD of the new movie People, Places, Things. The film did not have a theatrical release, which is the fate of most movies made in America these days unless they are massively expensive blockbusters. People, Places, Things is not a blockbuster and probably didn’t cost much to make, and Marcia and I both very much enjoyed the movie.

Holding The Helping Pros Accountable

Last Wednesday the helping professionals from County Mental Health, led by newly appointed interim County Counsel Katherine ‘Kit’ Elliott, the helping pros came to court to answer to a summons from Judge Ann Moorman regarding the pile up of mentally ill inmates at the jail, all accused of crimes, most of the crimes petty.

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