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Posts published in May 2019

Cemetery Voodoo

I appeared in front of the Russian River Cemetery District Board of Directors last week at their monthly meeting. I was ushered in to what must be their chapel. They had set up a table…

True Crime in the 1910s

For those who think stagecoaches went out with the turn of the twentieth century, think again. As late as the onset of World War I, while “Little Willie,” the first British tank, rolled out and…

Off the Record (May 29, 2019)

I'VE ENJOYED Kate Magruder's and Sarah Reith's interviews on KZYX with Back to the Landers, the BTLs being pretty much the NPR demographic, you might say, given the transition of many hippies from their adventurous…

Valley People (May 29, 2019)

STEVE MIZE'S MEMORIAL SERVICE: Steve Mize passed away on Sunday, May 5th. He loved Anderson Valley and the people who call this beautiful place home.  A memorial service will be held Sunday, June 9th from…

Biloxi Days: The Barracks Visit

I arrived at Lackland Air Force Base outside of San Antonio for Officer Training School in November of 1967. For reasons known only to my recruiter in Fresno, I was two weeks early for 90…

MCT: Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Steep Seas;
Correcting Witt;
T-Bone Walker;
Chili Cook-Off;
1920s Felons;
Abusive Guardian;
Anti-War Art;
Ukiah Co-op;
Vincent Price;
Taco Tuesday;
Tiger;
Incendios Preparacion;
Employee Executions;
Anthem Rule;
War Criminals;
Your Money;
State Street;
Roundabout;
Human Issue;
Yesterday's Catch;
Long Emergency;
Modern Life;
Soft Circle;
Beyond Capitalism;
Cancer Office;
Campaign Finance;
Russian History;
Dem Disaster;
Felony Journalism;
Optimist;
Eighth Move;
Found Object

The Things That Carried Him

One soldier's last trip home. https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a4363/things-that-carried-him/

Campground Reopening

[Jun 28] California State Parks invites the public to celebrate the reopening of Paul Dimmick Campground in Navarro River Redwoods State Park, Friday, June 28 at noon.

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