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Posts published in June 2016

Hospital Budget Without Obstetrics?

On June 21st the Board of Directors at Mendocino Coast District Hospital (MCDH) approved a 2016-2017 budget with a deficit of slightly more than $900,000. The Board vote was 3-0 for approval, with Kate Rohr…

Valley People (Jun 29, 2016)

AS OF MONDAY, June 27th all outdoor burning except for campfires within organized campgrounds or on private property with landowner permission is banned. We're all invoking our mightiest mojo to prevent the big fires we avoided last year in Mendocino County, which seems even drier at the end of June than it was at the end of last June at this time.

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Dwyer Arrest;
Settlement Questioned;
FB News;
FB Fireworks;
Achilles!;
Assistant DA;
Yesterday's Catch;
Sanders Movement;
Homeless Strategies;
Hillary Neocon;
Cormac Alive;
Clinton Delegates;
Westlands Water;
Opioid Addiction;
Hawaiian Postcard;
Escovedo Family

Bird’s Eye View (Jun 29, 2016)

My good friend, Englishman Steve Sparks, is in the UK at this time and has filed this report on last week’s hugely impactful referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union. I just thought you might like to read it.

Disarm The Deranged

When the twin towers fell on 911, at first it was thought that as many as 10,000 people might have been inside. A national call for blood donors went out in case there were many…

A Day ‘In’ The Bike

I have not owned a car since 1987 for both financial and earth-wise reasons. When I need to I will rent a car. What a pleasure, once I figure out all the buttons. No gears,…

A River Runs Through Me

Every once in a while I decide it's time for a fast. There is some evidence that fasting is good for one's health as well as the mind. The first fast I did was on…

Change

We recently saw a French film made in 2008, Summer Hours, written and directed by Olivier Assayas and recommended to us by Louis Bedrock, the writer and translator. A beautifully made film set in present-day France, I immediately loved the sights and sounds, but found I was not connecting emotionally with the characters.

SSU’s New Japanese-American President

He’s the toughest of acts to follow. Moreover, no one will ever be as controversial as he has been. Indeed, during his decades-long tenure at Sonoma State University, President Ruben Armiñana, altered the face of…

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