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Posts published in February 2022

Danube Blues

On the one-year anniversary of the storming of the U.S. Capitol many were the dire assessments of the state of the American republic. Nor were watchdogs of democracy cheered by the situation across the Atlantic.…

This Is for All the Lonely People

Splitting kindling under a dwindling sun Leaves on the ground beneath the trees Delicious–golden and red Leaves damp brown Redwood and fir snags Spires on the southern sky Line after line reminds me of you…

Mendocino County Today: Monday, Feb. 14, 2022

Valentine Goodies | Cloudy Cool | Missing Hollie | House Protest | Solidarity | Free Lunch | Be Mein | Honeybee Heist | Bright Light | Cash Crop | Albion Wharf | Public Criticism | Canclini 93 | Ed Notes | Satchel Paige | Student Debt | Yesterday's Catch | Hotsky | Comfortably Numb | Garden Masterpiece | Disgusting PG&E | Straw Capes | Carpool Lane | DC Convoy | Staffing Crisis | Albion 1911 | Fultan Allen | Life Saver | Retired Philanthropy | Railway Ties | Pandemic Politics | Break Glass | Killing RFK | Quit Stalin

Who Gave Us This ‘Legalization’?

Dale Gieringer and Ellen Komp of California NORML and Dale Sky Jones of Oaksterdam University are pro-Cannabis activists based in the Bay Area. In 2015 they sought input from allies and “stakeholders,” hired a lawyer,…

My Favorite Audit

There’s been an interesting mini-discussion about audits and auditing in the comment section of our website, since some readers seem to think they wouldn’t vote for a new library sales tax unless an audit of…

Mendocino County Today: Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022

High Clouds | California Toothwort | Joanne Mary Frazer | Pet King Hulk | So-Called Patriots | Hound's Tongue | Marijuana Market | Other Side | Beloved Skunk | Yesterday's Catch | Navajo Weaving | Martha Gellhorn | Air Keg | Country Halftime | Miss You | Trucker Tizzy | No Retreat | Malm Balm | Valentine Dagger | Execution Horror | Face Melt | Manuscript Thief | Diver Down | Marco Radio | Jughandle Trestle

Gaye LeBaron, Doyenne of Northcoast Journalism

Redwood Region residents are going to miss legendary Sonoma County newspaper columnist Gaye LeBaron, who never forgot her North Coast roots and returned repeatedly to write about its people, places, and history. LeBaron 65-year career…

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