I recently wrote a piece about my friend Ann Menebroker, the fine poet who died recently at the age of eighty. In response, I received a number of communiqués from people who wanted to read more snippets from Annie’s letters, so I present them here with one of Annie’s poems.
Posts published in July 2016
By the time readers peruse this issue of the AVA, yours truly should be embarked on a 75-mile section of the John Muir Trail (JMT).…
Ahead Of Planned Walkout, Sanders Delegates Face Threats, Intimidation
As I read the recent article about the upcoming ballot measure regarding mental health services, I find myself both excited and worried.
It is absolutely time for Mendocino County to once again have an in-patient psychiatric unit. But it would be an absolute mistake for the County to operate it.
In June, Mendocino County voters resoundingly passed Measure V, which declares intentionally killing and leaving standing dead trees a public nuisance under certain circumstances. The…
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When Allison Turner found herself stranded with a flat tire on a Highway 101 pullout near Hopland, little did she think some guy would come along and change her tire, then place her in his pickup seat and, as the cops say, proceed to "digitally penetrate" his victim.
“BASED ON THE ANALYSIS provided by Mendocino County HHSA, the projected annual cost for staffing and operating a 16-bed psychiatric facility in Mendocino County would…
Last Thursday's Planning Commission meeting was to rule on the Pathways In Education, aka Blackbird Farms use permit application to increase maximum occupancy from 36…
Donald Trump received the nomination of the Republican Party last week. That development was virtually unthinkable a year ago when he was generally viewed as a loud-mouthed, crude and tactless television celebrity with a massive ego who had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
EVERYONE who knew John Hulbert is saddened at his passing. A rare son of the Anderson Valley who remained here all his life, John was…