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Posts published in May 2022

Off the Record (May 18, 2022)

DEPT of unintentional irony: Based on all the different sources, the latest best estimates of homelessness in San Francisco range from 8,000 to more than…

Valley People (May 18, 2022)

CLINIC ALERT: Dear Community, Health Center staff are severely impacted due to covid-19. Please expect delays on the phones and for triage. We ask for…

China Doubles Down on Zero-COVID Policy

The lockdown of Shanghai’s 25 million residents enters its 7th week of what was initially promised to be less than 7 days.   This is…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, May 17, 2022

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Rough Justice

Though there’s not much agreement between rednecks and libs these days, there’s one foundational issue that nearly everyone seems to agree on: U.S. Senate confirmation…

Mendocino County Today: Monday, May 16, 2022

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New Courthouse; Same Old Problems

A new $118 million Mendocino County Courthouse’s design will highlight the “casual lifestyle” of the Ukiah Valley while incorporating the latest construction technologies including onsite…

Crumpled Pages Near A Wastebasket

An elderly gent in a tuxedo and neatly trimmed white beard stands at center stage. A raven sits upon his right shoulder. The man speaks…

Mendocino County Today: Sunday, May 15, 2022

Fog Drizzle | Lunar Eclipse | Limit Rentals | Doorscape | Photography Class | Mendo History | Rockport Flood | AV Events | Pet Saltine | County Notes | Yesterday's Catch | Sarris Stories | Burkha Justice | Witchcrafting | Parker House | Modern Apartheid | Loose Gravel | Slope Day | 1906 Family | Activision 1 | Psaki Doocy | Marco Radio | Campfire Girls | Herzog Interview | Donut Holes

Balls

For years the marketing experts of Major League Baseball (MLB, the owners' consortium) have been tinkering with the manufacturing specifications. For a while they assumed…

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