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Posts published in September 2017

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Sep. 27, 2017

Dogwood THP Stopped;
Free Rabies Vaccines;
UK Perceptions;
Little Dog;
Class K Adjustments;
Ed Desk;
Container Theft;
Pratt Nabbed;
Yesterday's Catch;
NFL Forum;
Chamber Music;
Memory Tour;
Shore Patrol;
Paul Gauguin;
Living Alone;
Sociopath Party

Croskey Saves Dispatch

After several hundred thousand dollars worth of consultants, at least four years of staff time, an expensive Sonoma County “agency” supposedly handling emergency services for Mendocino County in a professionally staffed manner, it was surprising,…

Murder At The Toplak

Last Friday, Oscar Alvarez-Carrillo was bound over for trial in the April 24, 2016 murder of Salvador Hernandez at the Toplak Apartments on North State Street and Lake Mendocino Drive in Ukiah. The holding order…

Off the Record (Sep. 27, 2017)

I'VE WATCHED the first three installments of "Vietnam," the PBS special by Burns and Novick. The first 90 minutes were very good, and provide a clear, fair explication of the complicated politics of Vietnam beginning…

Valley People (Sep. 27, 2017)

NORM CLOW WRITES: Not to belabor the story, but 18 years earlier, before taking the helm as Annual advisor, Gloria was on the 1949-50 AVHS Annual (Argus) staff as a student: third from right in back row.

Vigilante Justice

In the autumn of 1867 members of the Frost and Coates families engaged in a gun battle on the streets of Little Lake that would make the shootout at Tombstone's O.K. Corral look tame by…

Step One: Admit You Have a Problem?

Like a lot of people these days, I'm watching a lot more TV news than I used to, and definitely more than is recommended by mental health professionals to remain compos mentis. Also like a…

Bird’s Eye View (Sep. 27, 2017)

I am taking a short break and have flown to the UK for a couple of weeks. That’s 6,000 miles away and my wings are really tired. Anyway, I have been here just a day…

Paul Krassner: Interview Part II

Readers seemed to enjoy the Q & A I did with Krassner. So, I sent him some more questions and these are his responses. Thanks for all the comments on the AVA website. They helped…

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