After my last piece's exploration of slow pitch softball in Anderson Valley and the Rest of the World two generations ago, it's been a comfort to return to Navarro around 1975 during the hippie 'Renaissance"…
Posts published in July 2020
The Anderson Valley Land Trust recently sent out their latest newsletter, and they gave me a quick mention. Unfortunately, the mention was that I’m the only person they’ve ever decided to file a lawsuit against.…
A youngish white guy comes into the diner. He's clean-cut and wearing a suit and tie, and he sits a few stools away from an ancient bald man who sometimes has oxygen tubes in his…
THE GREAT IRONY of the BLM demonstrations is that they are occurring against a social backdrop of the rosiest ethnic relations we've ever had in our riven country, so much better than a mere sixty…
THE GOOD NEWS! The first wave of pink ladies are up. Having thrust their improbable bright life into the sere brown of middle summer, we get a friendly reminder that no matter how grim the…
Laytonville Water Shortage Now An Emergency by Jim Shields, District Manager, Laytonville County Water District Because our monthly Board meeting occurs on Tuesday nights, the same night that’s deadline for the Observer, I can only give…
Patchy Smoke;
280 Cases;
Water Emergency;
Elkhorn Arrests;
Coren Appointed;
Old Albion;
Outage Season;
AVCSD Election;
Adanac Cottages;
Climate Declaration;
Happy Valley;
Ed Notes;
Acting Up;
Lane's Flat;
Cannabis Ordinance;
Yesterday's Catch;
Old Questions;
Hobo Culture;
National Healthcare;
River-Dale Resort;
Gender Fluidity;
Shoeing Oxen;
Fighting Fascism;
Cummings Service;
Peter Wells;
Car Train;
Private Healthcare;
Follow Me;
Unquarantined Sports;
Stocky Ed;
Found Object