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Posts published in June 2020

MCT: Thursday, June 4, 2020

Last Hot;
Next Reopening;
Barn Swallow;
Twelfth Week;
Mendocino Bluff;
Nash Fire;
FB Protest;
Doohan Rewrite;
Greenwood Beach;
Bypass Crash;
The Threatener;
Quarantine Station;
Grand Theft;
UPD Statement;
Homeless Encampment;
Marble Banks;
National Guard;
Ed Notes;
Yesterday's Catch;
Police State;
Memorial Kiss;
Rubber Bullets;
Ukiah Hills;
Violence Cycle;
Draft Skirmish;
Wall/Fence;
Raised Fist;
NBA Plan;
Fly Ukiah;
Mattis Denunciation;
Dominating Yet;
Heroes/Patriots;
Found Object

Letters (June 3, 2020)

I’m disturbed by those who have decided that wearing masks somehow impinges on their rights. This virus isn’t personal. A global pandemic is a virus that goes after anyone in any country, regardless of their political positions and cultural beliefs.

Organic Kale in the Time of Plague

Ours is the first generation in history unyoked from the burdens that defined life for those who came before us. Our generation, ushered into a standing civilization in which all life’s bounties are provided and…

Out of Control in Covelo

My ride on the Covid Coaster started on March 25, the day I got back to Covelo after three days down in the Bay. I thought it would take a week to work through it. …

A Heck of a Month

With the nation's major cities rocked by nearly a week of fiery protest over racism and police violence, and Sonoma County embroiled in a full-on confrontation between Sheriff Mark Essick and just about the entire…

Measure B: Sloth & Confusion

THE MEASURE B COMMITTEE “MET” Wednesday afternoon. It was the most pathetic excuse for a meeting I’ve ever seen in Mendo, bar-none — and the problems had nothing to do with their difficulties with on-line…

Journal of the Plague Year (#11)

Berkeley, CA June 1, 2020 — Coast to coast, they’re drifting back to campuses, starting this week. From modest institutions like the San Mateo Union School District to medium size campuses like Fresno State to…

The Big River Mystery

Intrigued by the unknown? Does a wisp of mist rolling across the moon's shadow or the hint of heat rising up from a bog on an otherwise chilled winter's eve pique your curiosity? At this…

Plague Music

Were Georg Frideric Handel to be beamed back to earth from the celestial realm he has inhabited since his death two-and-a-half centuries ago, he would soon have a Netflix hit, scores of viral YouTube videos…

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