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Posts published in January 2020

Gimme Shelter

As we wake up to Old Man Winter’s icy mornings to pull on our coats, hats, and gloves to scrape the overnight ice off our windshields, the issue of the county’s homeless naturally grows more…

Symphony Concerts

[Feb 1, 2] Symphony of the Redwoods Welcomes Return of Accomplished Pianist for Upcoming Winter Concerts  Pianist James D'León will return to Mendocino County to perform Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto #1 in B flat minor with…

A Tale of Two Hospitals

Some years ago, I found myself in the Sutter Lakeside Emergency Room on Christmas Day. I was not injured or ill, having arrived via ambulance with a patient. By late afternoon, my mutinous belly growled…

The Day the Lights Went Out

It was Tuesday, October 8th at 1:00 a.m. when the power went out in Arcata, California. The prediction was that it would be out for a couple of days because high winds to the east…

AVA End-of-the-Year Awards, 2019

(A preliminary list we hope readers will flesh out with their own awards) MOST MONEY IN SALARIES TO LEAST VISIBLE EFFECT: Carmel Angelo; Sage Sangiacomo; Richard Shoemaker  PERP WALK VICS, FIRED WITH NO EXPLANATION: Barbara…

Another Month Older And…

The case of Hardin v. Mendocino Coast District Hospital (MCDH) et al never seems to end. The lawsuit filed in federal court almost two and a half years ago by the Coast Hospital's former chief…

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