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Posts published in October 2021

Mendocino County Today: Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021

Rain Coming | 16 New Cases | MRC Logrolling | Forest Degradation | Westport Octoberfest | Captain HazMat | Mendo Towers | Hit/Paused/Ran | Police Searching | Trent #5 | Fir Sit | Dust Maker | La Nina | Bad Jose | Bushansky Sez | Yesterday's Catch | Meeting Che | Phone Scam | Leadermobile | Antietam Diary | Bridge Building | Cobain | Country Immunity | Rise Up | Dwarf Tossing | Ashli's Birthday | Babbitt T | Forward Party | Jack Unmasked | On Capitalism | Spurs | Popular Resistance | Redistricting Concerns | Plunder Code | Marine Protection | Elon Monk | Fire Scientists

Forrest and the Hermit

Forrest was born along the Albion in spring time, when the river and its gulch tributaries were still swollen enough for fishing. He arrived in 1909, the last of his mother and father's six children.…

But I Can’t Remember What I Had For Lunch

I bought my first house in 1983, a 2BR 1BA baby on North Oak Street that cost $46,000, roughly $30,000 more than I could afford considering interest rates. Ripped out the green shag living room…

Ten Commandments for ‘Pro-Lifers’

Thou shalt not seek to insert anti-abortion words into the Bible or any other scriptures where it is never once mentioned, nor seek to breach America’s hallowed separation of church and state, recalling that the…

Mendocino County Today: Friday, Oct. 15, 2021

Warm Dry | 18 New Cases | Dodgers Win | Bear Ransacking | 128 Sightings | Homicide Search | Grant Relief | Chestnut Gathering | Slim Updates | Proto Hippie | Agenda Highlights | Salvage Logging | Ed Notes | Yesterday's Catch | Longest War | Logger Break | LakeCo News | Little Moon | Uncertain Future | Chimp Art | Lunatic Abuse | Gruden Visit | Laurel & Hardy | Stealing Home | Out of Candy | Outdoor Work | JDSF Battleground

In Support of Andrew Wiggins

Andrew Wiggins, 26, the Golden State Warriors smooth small forward, had a rational reason to fear getting vaccinated. He’d once had an allergic reaction to Tylenol so severe that he started carrying an Epipen. Presumably…

Looking for Answers

In response to my recent column on the continuing chaos of marijuana cultivation in this county, a number of folks sent along their thoughts on possible solutions. Kirk Vodopals had this to say: “Good luck…

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