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Posts published in May 2017

Brilliantly Sunny In Mendo

Wendesday morning after coffee at the Mosswood Market I sat in the truck with my pregnant girlfriend, Jetta, checking out the weather forecast on a smart phone. She watched the ripples on her belly, the…

Gold Rush History, Revisited

One of the major misconceptions about the history of the Mendocino Coast is the idea that the sawmill at the mouth of Big River produced the first lumber in the area. The story about Jerome…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Board Meeting;
Suspect Search;
Suspicious Death;
Confusion Unified;
Little Dog;
Principal VandeBunte;
Regulating Industry;
Bewley Village;
Beauty Spot;
Cannabis Kibosh;
Mendo Pensioners;
Yesterday's Catch;
Tick Season;
Manchester Attacks;
Bully Worship;
Peace Boat;
Musical Play;
Guitar Masters;
Oakland Happenings;
Insane Worldview;
Ashberying;
FB Fires

Busy Week For The Supes

SHERIFF TOM ALLMAN: “I’m a little embarrassed to be here today. I was here last month in front of you and I said that in 2016 this board did not recognize National Peace Officers Memorial…

Valley People (May 24, 2017)

THE ANDERSON VALLEY Unified School District isn't so unified lately. Bad feeling among the district's administrators has upset staff and is beginning to seep into the community. A single-sheet student paper’s lead item is called,…

Everything Is Awesome!

If you listen to a very old person talk long enough, and I mean real old, and of a disposition toward colorful slang, you might hear a particular bygone class of word pass their lips.…

He At Least Shows Up

It’s not all knitting class and poetry readings in the misdemeanor court, or so I was told, so during what proved to be a painfully slow news week, I went to see for myself; and,…

Musical Patriotism

With the ears of the body politic taking constant abuse from the choruses of recrimination echoing through and beyond White House and Capitol, we need the uplifting power of music more than ever. Your Humble…

Do You, Mr. Jones?

In case you wonder how our politics fell into such a slough of despond, the answer is pretty simple. Neither main political party, or their trains of experts, specialists, and mouthpieces, can construct a coherent…

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