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Posts published in May 2017

The Rite Of The Pianola

It’s not just Rex Lawson’s bald head and spreading white beard that puts one in mind of Charles Darwin.  Both kindly and brilliant Brits demolished received wisdom, the latter informing Victorian ladies and gentlemen that…

A Paler Shade Of Gray

If you seek to know why this country is in so much trouble, check out the lead reports about the health care reform bill in today’s New York Times, WashPo, and CNN. You will find…

Mendocino County Today, Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Croskey Appointment;
Reyes Suite;
Gressett v Katzeff;
City Salaries;
Trump Graffito;
Lawsuit Dropped;
Coast Radio;
Little Dog;
Degranged;
Making Hay;
Costco Gas;
Leukemia Research;
Roaster Award;
Yesterday's Catch;
Hanford Emergency;
Comey Fired;
Online Comments;
Nostalgia;
No-work Life;
Open Studio;
Lobbyist Secretary;
Transmission Meditation;
Library Events;
Long Shadow

Bud & Breakfast

Yes, marijuana inns furrowed the burdened brows of County leadership last week: “Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Cannabis Workshop, Tuesday, May 2, 2017.” Er, what’s a marijuana inn? It’s a B&B but instead of ceramic…

Rickel In A Pickle

When a farmer straps on a gunbelt to go out and do his morning chores, you know he is either in a western horse opera, or a pot pharm in Mendocino County. Who else wears a gun to go water the garden? A 19th Century homesteader, or a Generation X grower. The more things change the more they stay the same, as Plato observed.

Off the Record (May 10, 2017)

THE GIANTS could use this kid. Ukiah High School's Karter Koch pitched a perfect game against Rancho Cotati last week. Koch threw a total of 80 pitches — in seven innings, mowing down 21 consecutive hitters, striking out seven at Ukiah's Anton Stadium on a recent Friday night. When he isn't pitching, Koch is at shortstop for the Wildcats.

Bird’s Eye View (May 10, 2017)

This coming Sunday, as I hope you all know, it’s “Mother’s Day,” a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. Originally, in the 1870s, it was a…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Poetry Celebration;
Bewildered Specials;
Grange Decision;
Customer Appreciation;
Open Studios;
Anderson Collection;
Mendo History;
Courageous O;
Reactivating Greens;
Cousins;
Mural Consideration;
Police Reports;
$age $hannon;
Little Dog;
Congressional Junkets;
Distressed Clothing;
Yesterday's Catch;
Party Crashers;
Malevolent Narcissist;
Paris Afterparty;
Broadband Updates;
Salad Universtity;
Public Servants;
Anniversary;
Anti-protest Bills;
Lyme Awareness

Bradd Reading

[May 25] Bill Bradd will read from “New Continent of Ghosts,” his latest book, at the Caspar Community Center, Thursday May 25th, 4-6pm. A lively writer with a unique perspective on his adopted land —…

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