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Posts published in February 2021

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021

Mild Afternoon | 5 New Cases | County Sues McCowen | FB High | Vaccination Updates | Lawrence Ferlinghetti | Ed Notes | Book Launch | Hailey Missing | Changing Light | Noyo Fishermen | Jolly Boat | Heart Health | Camp Navarro | Flu v Covid | Logging JDSF | Ten Mile | Caregivers Needed | Yesterday's Catch | Propagandistic Reporting | Harbor Construction | Oligarch Divide | Happy Biker | Fish Extinction | Disliking Truth | Mama's Boy | I Am Waiting | OLM | Long Jihad | Twisted Tree | Watching Baseball | Sugar Beating | Defending Fox

County Notes (February 24, 2021)

You Thought Ortner Was Gone? They are — but… Tuesday Supes Agenda: “Item 5d) Discussion and Possible Action Including Adoption of Resolution Granting Chair Authority to Issue Subpoenas Regarding Documents Related to Behavioral Health Services…

Off the Record (February 24, 2021)

MILL CREEK is a Ukiah feeder stream to the Russian River. Used to be lush with fish, running down out of the west hills, across the valley floor and on into the rushin' Russian. These…

Letters (February 24, 2021)

I continue to see articles about vaccines going to vineyard workers and referring to them as agriculture workers. Don’t vineyard workers work outside and have the ability to wear masks?

Valley People (February 24, 2021)

BOONVILLE/AV FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA has 2 FFA members earning their California State FFA Degree this year. This is the highest award given in the California FFA. Congratulations Kaitlin Espinoza and Alex Tovar! WELL, that…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021

Warm Day | 4 New Cases | Vaccine Priorities | Jack Sweeley | Seaplane Crash | Flaky Valentine | Disappearing Elders | Fetid Adderstongue | PA Poet | Diamond D | Ed Notes | Yesterday's Catch | Crass Limbaugh | Willits Snow | Aloe Email | Bitter Heart | Modern Art | Medicare Maze | Crosskeys Tavern | College Resignation | Little Lakers | Wildfire Resilience | Can Opener | Feel Important | Dem Zoom | Mountain Goat | American Dreamers | Mad Brute | Home Focus | Fit Man | Normal Human | Comments | Help Him | Witnessless | Gringo Cruz | Texas Mess | Unity's Sake | Woke Crusade | Found Objects

Mitch Twists Hart’s Gist

Last week’s adulatory piece on Carl Hart’s book “Drug Use for Grown-Ups” evoked disagreement from AVA reader Terry Miller. Her comment —”A horrible horrible book by a man who should not be teaching students”— was…

The Shot Heard Around the World

Ten-year old Robert, “Bobby B,” so-called, because there were two other Robert/Bob’s in his third grade class, was seated in the first row in Miss Fritz’ classroom. He was particularly fidgety that third day of…

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