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Posts published in April 2017

Mendocino County Today: Thursday, April 20, 2017

Burdensome Regs;
Sword Brandishing;
Little Dog;
Big Band;
Albion Bridge;
Broken Antenna;
FB Guild;
Cannabis Permits;
Patch Gunfire;
101 Closed;
Bali Hi;
Healdsburg Limits;
Rhododendron Show;
Cap'n Fathom;
Yesterday's Catch;
Sculpture Trail;
Mother Cards;
Andy Warhol;
Guided Meditation;
Mendocino Theatre;
Pricey POTUS;
Breakup;
Spring Concert;
Coulter Cancelled;
Jones Nuts;
Delta Plan;
Horseshoe Crab;
Monkeywrenchers Unite

A Woman Named Juana & Two Named Maria Luisa

When director Maria Luisa Bemberg, Argentinian film maker, encountered Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, probably when she read The Traps of Faith by Octavio Paz, she found a kindred spirit. It is not surprising…

MOAB Music

“The earth felt like a boat in a storm,” Mohammad Shahzadah said after the Mother of All Bombs hit the Achin district in Nangarhar province in Afghanistan yesterday after evening prayers. The Guardian reported Shahzadah…

Letters (April 19, 2017)

I have filed a Title IX violation complaint with the Office of Civil Rights against the Point Arena school district for the handling of alleged sexual harassment of female students at the high school.

The Walmart Shootout

March 7, 2003 — I first heard about the WalMart shootout on the morning news, then read about it in the local newspapers. An ex-con with a long history of violence triggered a parking lot…

Hitchhiker Blues

It’s been a few years since I tried to hitch a ride. The last time was when my engine blew in O’Brien, Oregon and I tried to bum a ride into Cave Junction. I gave up after three hours.

My Last Grow

Late last Summer Uncle Huck called me up looking for big marijuana starts for his ramshackle Weott backyard plantation, and I told him I had no idea where to find big plants for sale this…

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