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Posts published in March 2016

The Beard Craze

Okay, what is it with the beards? As a fashion trend, it seems a lot of young guys are sporting them. Of course there have always been men with beards, though usually older. Some because…

The Way It Was: 1985

The Far hills, Mendocino County — In 1985 I knew a guy who tried to grow the devil-weed in a wildcat location, in the far hills. He walked for two hours to work, over hills, through…

Ithaca To Berlin with Hank Mobley

It took me sixteen hours door-to-door in automobile, plane and subway train to get from my house in the center of New York state to this apartment in the center of Berlin. Last time I…

Wasn’t The Jail’s Fault

A $25 million lawsuit, brought by the son of a Mendocino County Jail inmate who was found dead in his cell in 2014, was rejected by a US District Court judge earlier this month. The…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Mar 30, 2016

Vineyard Sold;
Laytonville Patricide;
Frostfan Hotline;
France Edgy;
MRC Investigation;
Willits Pollution;
News Reading;
FB Segway;
Richard Fullbright;
Bee Walk;
Not Helping;
Yesterday's Catch;
Transient Problem;
Homeless Camps;
Obstructing Democracy;
Hair Theory;
Voting Guide;
Charter Project;
Trump Defector;
Spring;
Hillary Panders;
Tunnels Collapsing;
Prole Pacification;
Bern Surging;
Pile Drivin' Blues;
Library Events;
First Friday;
Paper Tigers;
Craig Action

Parcel Taxes & Legal Counsel

Bob Edwards, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mendocino Coast District Hospital (MCDH) does not want the public to know what is discussed at standing committees of MCDH's Board of Directors. At a March…

Living With Pain

Marijuana is a proven painkiller, and that is why Californians voted for the Compassionate Use Act in 1995, to ease intractable pain. But a joint is only a mild analgesic, at best. It does little…

Off the Record (Mar 30, 2016)

FOR YEARS, we've been denouncing Jack Silver as a scammer and his phony environmental front, River Watch, as a scam. Which he is, and which it is. So when Silver hit Fort Bragg, Solid Waste…

Mendocino Coast’s Best Sacred Cows

For years, my favorite burger in Mendocino County is Mina's Burgers in Covelo. Worth the awesome drive, which is saying a lot for someone who prefers to cook at home, and thinks my own burger is the best. Now what I'm about to share, some of you may disagree, and some may not appreciate because I understand that when you have a special place you really don't want everyone to know about it because you're already phoning your order in as to not wait in a long line. Also, there is such a thing as too much success, and it could be that Sea Pal Cove Restaurant, 32390 North Harbor Drive, (707) 964-1300, is going to experience too much success this year. Why?

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