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Posts published in June 2018

Rehab & A Cuppa Joe

When I first reached the age of reason and started considering possible career paths, and having abandoned my childhood ambitions of becoming a tiger or a candy manufacturer, I set my sights on two possibilities:…

Mateel: Reggae Fest, Not Pot Fest

Facing questions on potential changes to the Reggae on the River music festival due to new management, boardmembers of the Mateel Community Center have told county planning commissioners that the event’s focus will be on…

What’s Hippie Food?

Last April, I emailed the editor of the Anderson Valley Advertiser (AVA) and asked if he knew of a place “that makes and serves hippie food.” He replied, “The mother of all ‘hippie food’ emporiums…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Skyhawk Down;
Pawnee Evacuees;
Firefighting;
Parkland Forum;
Planning News;
Eureka Demise;
Little Dog;
Green Waste;
Pilot;
Ed Notes;
PG&E B-word;
Yesterday's Catch;
Child Separations;
Light Green;
Writing Workshop;
Hoppertime;
New Teacher;
New Photographer;
Presidente AMLO;
Book Review;
Ukiah Speedway;
Peace Talk

Summertime Horror Story

The murder trial for Joshua Ruoff got under way last week after three days of intense jury selection, due to a reluctance on the part of those summoned to spend two weeks of their summer…

Off the Record (June 27, 2018)

MENDO is banking on a wildly improbable time frame and a ridiculous cost to increase the capacity of Lake Mendocino while the much, much larger Lake Sonoma goes virtually untapped.

Valley People (June 27, 2018)

THE ANDERSON VALLEY is shocked at the sad news that Jason Abbott has died of complications following surgery in San Francisco. A graduate of Anderson Valley High School, Jason, a logger, was injured in a…

Odd Tree Out – The Sequel

Readers of the Anderson Valley Advertiser may remember my “Odd Tree Out” article back in April, which detailed discovery of some young examples of the rare California nutmeg tree west of Philo. Several commented on…

Going to LA for WomanUP!®

I’m going to WomanUP!® in LA this week.  I haven’t done anything like this in a long time; in fact, not since I worked at Century 21 and went to a one-day event.  That was about…

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