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Posts published in September 2018

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Sep. 26, 2018

Opaque Hospital;
Mole Taunt;
Albion Bridge;
Ed Notes;
Mark View;
County Salaries;
Quiz Night;
Yesterday's Catch;
Mushroom Dinner;
Who Cares;
Improv Workshops;
It Happened;
Miranda Missing;
Proof;
Stuck;
Little Dog;
Fishy Edit;
Kissinger;
World Scrutiny;
Salmon Count;
Book Festival;
Golden Gate;
Voter Info

County Notes (Sep. 26, 2018)

The Ghost of Tom Mitchell seems to be hovering anew over the Supervisors Chambers in Ukiah. Mitchell, long-time readers may recall, was Mendo’s CEO before…

Letters (Sep. 26, 2018)

I was shocked and extremely disappointed to read that the California Coastal Commission is apparently going to pay the fines and legal costs for Steve Kinsey and the other convicted Coastal Commission members.

On Rejoining Society

First, I would like to state for the record that my intent in recounting the following tale is not to brag, or preen, or pump…

Mendocino County Snapshot, 1950

One of the astonishing aspects of our internet-connected world is the ability to discover – and buy – stuff we never knew we wanted. Amazon…

White Boy Rick

There's a certain beautiful sadness to the Northgate Mall, a mostly deserted collection of modest shops and restaurants featuring the requisite American staples: discount knitwear in 17 shades of pink, three-pound honey-soaked gluten-free cinnabuns and Ethiopian espresso by the jug, kiosk islands dedicated to repairing cracked iPhone screens while you wait, a video game store front displaying the latest vamped-up cartoon princess death-mammas toting laser-guided plasma cannons and titanium nipple bombs, and a few dozen stalwarts like myself, shuffling in blissful catatonia beneath the piss-pop muzak and happy shouts of toddlers climbing aboard the plastic trains in the FunZone, while the ironically smiling kid opens up the Mini-Bungee Jump, conveniently ringed by Wonder-Pretzel, Cookie-Heaven and Monsieur Pizza's By The Slice, free refills on sizes jumbo deluxe and up...

The Birth Of Cacha

We had a severe fright mid-month when Juan came running to us to report that Kayak, one of our yaks, had given birth. We were unaware that she was pregnant.

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2018

Blattner Service;
Becerra Obit;
Davi Celebration;
Fire Update;
Access Program;
Brockovich Visit;
Tariff Effects;
Little Dog;
Food Month;
Popeye Lore;
House Plans;
Cocktail Party;
County Salaries;
Homespun Petaluma;
Homelessness Legal;
Trash Talk;
Retroactive Item;
Cannabis Research;
Yesterday's Catch;
Penis Horrors;
Pigpen;
Kaepportunity;
Kavanaugh Fitness;
TV;
SMART Vallejo;
Movers;
Shyster Dweeb;
Difficult Class;
Sanctuary Fundraiser;
Marketing Works;
Bad Sign;
Complex Anniversary;
Injured Housefly;
Sheepdog Trials

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