Twice in my life I have been told "You look like Einstein." This occurs only when my hair and mustache grow out too long. Both times I have resisted or forgotten to reply, "Thanks, I feel smart."
Posts published in March 2018
I’d like to call your attention to plans for the Regional Park just east of Fort Bragg. You may remember that several plans have been presented over 20 years; including a golf course, playing fields, hiking and biking paths, and habitat protection. The Regional Park is 586 acres and is owned by the Mendocino Coast Recreation & Parks District, supported by county taxes.
This is the story of the first arrest made by the famous Mendocino County lawman Jeremiah “Doc” Standley. The arrest took place in November, 1866, but to fully understand the tale we must go back…
Newly hired Mendocino County Cannabis Program Manager — aka "Pot Czar" — Kelly Overton has made quite a splash in the wake of his presentation to the Supervisors on Tuesday. An oversized picture of a proud…
LAST WEEK, Maya Kehl, a student at Anderson Valley High School, alerted us that she and her classmates would be joining a national student walkout to honor the 17 young people murdered in Florida. “It will start at 10:00 and last 17 minutes,” she said.
“Awesome” is overused, and frequently misused in many cases. But it clearly applies Valley’s oldest resident, Freda Fox, who turns 100 on Monday, March 26. Freda was born in 1918 in Youngstown, Ohio. Following a…
Cold Front;
Water Forebearance;
Little Dog;
Awful Day;
Book Reactions;
Ed Notes;
Ocean Cloud;
Willis Tucker;
Spring Flowers;
Unhealthiest County;
Mendo Poetry;
Yesterday's Catch;
Plastic Pots;
Onomatopoeian Empire;
Eternal Rest;
Goofy Star;
Costco Drivers;
Foreign Agents;
County Vacancies
PROPERTY, SALES AND THE BED TAX are all up from last year. They’ve been steadily increasing since the Great Recession in 2009. That’s probably why official Mendo doesn’t seem worried about a number of significant budget…
Mr. Bones, aka Jonathan James Wisbey, is a Youtube video producer at Mr. 420 Wholesalers. He has posted a series of videos entitled Diary of a Domestic Terrorist featuring a masked sleuth called Mr. Bones,…