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Posts published in January 2017

Off the Record (Jan. 4, 2017)

NOTE OVER THE TRANSOM: “Laytonville big bucks Stewart [Bewley] is also funding the Mendocino Cannabis Industry Association, aka: Yes on AF; MCPC; and Swami/Tim/Casey/Jamie. And…

Valley People (Jan. 4, 2017)

THE SECOND DAY of 2017 began with snow on the hills of Mendocino County, and a couple of inches blanketed the Ukiah-Boonville Road beginning five…

Bird’s Eye View (Jan. 4, 2017)

Well 2017 is upon us and may it be happy and healthy for one and all. Any New Year’s Resolutions? These are difficult to maintain…

Melody With Fish

Fishing was a big part of my father's life, from his childhood in Minnesota onward, and he made it part of mine too. By the…

Earth Sorrow

Today is a beautiful sunny winter day in Mendocino. The town is full of tourists and locals, college kids are home for the holidays, the pace of life has slowed since the coming and going of the annual frenzy known as Christmas, and if I didn’t know what I know about human-driven climate change, and if we hadn’t just returned from visiting Marcia’s mother in Santa Rosa, I would be tempted to say all is right with the world.

Fake News at Work

It's probably corporate advertisers not the CIA behind it, but still.

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017

Wet Ahead;
Woodhouse Expectation;
Noyo Tragedy;
Trash Contracts;
AV Awards;
Drug Kingpins;
Jude Nagle;
Mendo Greens;
Little Dog;
Permit Scam;
Split California;
Yesterday's Catch;
Mormon Rockettes;
Crab Price;
Occupy Inaguration;
ERRP Meeting;
Piano Concerts;
Revolt!;
Printmaking Techniques;
Printmakers Exhibit;
Forecast 2017

Mendocino County Today: Monday, Jan. 2, 2017

Snow;
Fisherman Lost;
More Awards;
Mendocino History;
Social Breakdown;
Batshit Crazy;
Yesterday's Catch;
The Dream;
Democratic Heavyweights;
Little Dog;
Hezbollah Missiles;
Chewbacca Chess;
Unhealthy Voting;
Bourdain Interview

Berlin Reacts to Terror

A hijacked truck's Christmas market rampage has changed a nation.

Ukiah Author Reading

[Jan 29] On Sunday, January 29, at 2 p.m., the Grace Hudson Museum will host a free reading and reception for a new book by…

Mendocino County Today: Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017

Winter Weather;
Boonville Night;
Trash Contract;
Little Dog;
2016 Awards;
SFO Parking;
White Lightning;
Yesterday's Catch;
New Laws;
Katsu Goto;
Social Security;
Water Enforcement;
Microaggressions;
Obama's Watch

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