On October 15, 1879, four gunmen, intent on robbing the county sheriff, ambushed a posse of civilians in the woods east of Mendocino. Store owner…
Posts published in March 2021
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The anarchist, pacifist poet, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, whom I knew for forty years was shy and introverted, even while he was a public figure who wanted…
(Mendocino County District Attorney History Series, Part II. Compiled by DA Dave Eyster) UKIAH - At the end of the 19th century WILLIAM GUSTAVUS "W.…
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine 1st Dose Event Sign-Up for March 9th This week’s COVID-19 vaccine 1st dose event has been scheduled. To register, visit the link…
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Dr. Nora Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, is the great granddaughter of Leon Trotsky. She once told a mutual acquaintance…
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Last week’s Floodgate story mentioned that the gyppo logging company working for Masonite Corporation in the seventies, Shuster Enterprises (!), provided its crews with transportation…
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This story is dedicated to AVA reader Richard Hargreaves of Redding, who is pushing 90 years of age and has vivid history memories. It’s how…