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Posts published in February 2022

Mendocino County Today: Monday, Feb. 28, 2022

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The Humiliation of Dr. Chen

The US government has dropped charges against Dr. Gang Chen, an MIT scientist accused of concealing Chinese affiliations when he applied for $2.7 million in grants from the US Energy Department. Ellen Berry reported in…

To Get School Lunches, I Washed the Other Kids’ Trays

My mother didn’t allow television or sugar in our home, so other kids’ houses were magical places with Saturday morning cartoons and Skippy peanut butter. I still remember the kitchen where I had my first…

Fixing the World (a Dog’s Advice)

Longtime readers may recall that when the Spousal Unit leaves the house and the dog and I are alone with our brandy, we often have conversations, mostly about me. Being a journalist I am by…

Mendocino County Today: Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022

Rain Chances | Homeless Shelter | High Alert | Loyd Ballew | Stained Glass | Host Al | Rabies Clinic | School News | Pet Anita | CoCo Raise | Salmon Creek | Ukiah Dispensary | Hay Harvest | Covelo Investigation | Town Hall | Elk Roadside | Free Lunch | Pomo Land | PGrrr&E | Police Reports | Honeymoon Fighters | Yesterday's Catch | Ed Notes | Romanov Ball | Ukraine Defense | Bird Wings | Live Music | Puppetshow | Dr. Strangelove | Revolutionary Women | Disconnected Politics | Dream Bowl | Marco Radio | Ukraine Flag | Visionary Neumann | Pretty Smart | In Ruins | Jeanne d'Arc | Holding On | Resistance

Uh Oh, No O’io!

Honolulu -- Hawaiian bonefish, called o’io here, have shoulders. They’re bigger, beefier and warier than their Caribe cousins. Not to worry If one of these silver wraiths of the coral flats breaks your line and…

Democrats: The More Effective Evil

When all else fails, when you are clueless about how to halt a 7.5% inflation rate, when your Build Back Better bill is gutted, when you renege on your promise to raise the minimum wage…

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