Jeremiah “Doc” Standley arrived in California at the age of eight in 1853. He walked and rode with his family in a small wagon train that left Missouri in the spring and arrived in the…
Posts published in February 2018
Following up on last week’s column regarding the state Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) February dismal snowpack reading of a paltry 25 percent of the historical average, you can bet state officials are prepping Alternative…
I'm proud to say that I'm the one who gave Crystal Billy his nickname. Before I came along, he was just a Bill with a fairly intense relationship with meth, and while the designation may…
In ancient Greece trumpet playing was an Olympic event. Herodorus of Megas had the winnings lips and lung power: beginning in 396 BCE, he won the trumpet laurels ten consecutive times. Those were fair weather…
Cold Showers;
Library Consolidation;
Fallis Arrested;
Britton Reward;
Emerging Crisis;
Cannabis Realities;
Sphinx Replies;
Hinckle Books;
Little Dog;
Embezzlement Warrant;
Deputy Leave;
Dawn Center;
Geese;
Police Reports;
Yesterday's Catch;
Women Beaters;
Traitors;
Me First;
Professor Pot;
Combover Country;
Hearsay;
Cherrytree;
Silicon Future;
Campaign Contribution;
Speedfreak Nation;
Social Justice
1. Do you think the County’s mental health money is being effectively spent? (around $28 million at last estimate) 2. If you had monarchical authority, what would you do to create genuinely low cost housing?…
Eric Wayne Mehtlan was acquitted of felony vandalism charges in a jury trial last week that was based, by and large, on a shopping list compiled by the innkeeper of the Economy Inn on State…