I am a big fan of irony, as a literary device. I enjoy its use by writers and I employ it liberally myself virtually every,…
Posts published in April 2018
The headline on Robert O'Connell's New York Times piece March 27, "Baseball's Unappreciated Power Duo," referred to Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard. The piece begins: "Baseball’s great…
In the final pages of Charles Burney’s massive four-volume General History of Music published between 1776 and 1789 and the first of its kind written…
Hart FB;
Rain Cometh;
California Nutmeg;
Hated YouTube;
Wildflower Show;
No ORVs;
No Abs;
Mobile Asphalt;
Little Dog;
Doctor Diablo;
Sheriff Embezzler;
Shelter Kudo;
Catching Estrella;
Cannabis Hour;
Spit Myth;
Yesterday's Catch;
No Heroes;
Scapegoats;
Snowpack Decline;
Insurance Assurance;
Grassy Knoll;
Cultivating Community;
Sako Hung;
Gloriana Auditions;
Ukiah Symphony;
Library Events;
Dummy Updates;
Job Opening
Last Wednesday, March 28th, Joseph Mantynen, 32, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to 26 years and four months in prison for the death of his wife, Mary Mantynen, a 23-year-old mother of two, also of Las Vegas, who was shot dead by police officers last December 21st at the Sunrise Motel on South State Street in Ukiah.
THE COUNTY'S helping pros packed the Ukiah Convention Center last week to talk back to the author of the Marbut Report, Marbut himself. Marbut had…
[May 5] Explore three private and public gardens in Gualala and Mendocino, open for self-guided tours to benefit the Garden Conservancy. Private gardens featured include…
[May 5] Wildfire Prevention and Emergency Preparedness Community Meeting Meet your fire department chiefs, volunteers, and first responders. See fire engines, tankers, and rescue vehicles…
KENNETH REID MONTGOMERY, age 74, longtime resident of Boonville, California, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 27th