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Posts published in October 2022

On Bombs & Silence

Most tools spend far more time in the toolbox than in the hands of the craftsman. Likewise, most musical instruments are silent not sounding, seen (or hidden in their cases) not heard. This relationship between…

Oaky Joe Report: Over, Under, Sideways, Down

Yes, Oaky Joe Munson, the iconic cannabis grower and infamous Nor Cal outlaw, is driving Bruce Anderson’s Honda, which has racked up 326,000+ miles. It’s still running with umph, though not like new. Oaky Joe,…

Mendocino County Today: Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022

Cool Winds | Orchard | Tire Disposal | Surf Fisherman | No P | Gualala Mill | Ed Notes | Myco Revolution | UPS Closure | Cuffey's Cove | Pot Tedium | Boomtown | Skunk Denied | Redwood Lane | Butts Retires | Tanker 91 | AV Brewery | PA Council | Album Fundraiser | JDSF News | Police Reports | Luna Trattoria | Harvest Celebration | Yesterday's Catch | Energy Solutions | Freaky People | Marco Radio | Big Screen | American Pickers | Neudörfers | Matthews Paintings | Highest Activity | Trashy Fishers | Dog Trophy | Trumpenleft Denialism | Leg Pain | Tiny Joke | This Week | Ukraine | Blue Root | Evil Axis | Zanzibar Tales

A Westerner Goes Back East

The West Coast and the East Coast of the United States are distinctly different animals and a five and a half hour plane ride is all that separates the two. Last week my husband Bob…

Windfall Profit Tax Update

In last week’s column on oil companies gouging Californians on gas prices, I wrote that I supported Consumer Watchdog’s demand for Gov. Gav Newsom to call for a special legislation session to get the new…

Mendocino County Today: Friday, Oct. 21, 2022

Cooling | Coccora | Reviewing Waidelich | AV Library | Wildlife Release | Vaccine Clinic | Senior Trip | Starr Halloween | Party Endorsements | Cedric Hollingsworth | Duck Funding | O & P | Art Walk | Filigreen Farm | Indoor Mini-Golf | Yesterday's Catch | Media Confidence | Whaling Protest | Oil Profit | Phyllis Cormack | Dodge Darting | 50 Years | Smoky NW | Crossing Hype | My Books | Willits Depot | $20 Burger | Griz Wrestling | Downward Momentum | Today's World | Niner Trade | SF Chaos | Duckless | Midterm Rhetoric | Urban Assault | Growing Stupid | Dealmaking | Ukraine's Destruction | Rain Cover

And On The Fifteenth Day…

And so they have ended. Maybe. And on the first day after the fourteen of the House Select Committee “Investigating” January 6,  the airwaves, print pages and cyber-spaces are zinging with words and thoughts about it all.…

Caltrans $2.6 Million Freeway Fencing In Ukiah

As many people driving past Ukiah on Highway 101 lately have noticed, a sturdy black fence is being built along the freeway north of Perkins Street. When asked for more details, Caltrans spokesman Manny Machado…

We Are The Champions

Northern California sports fans just had a memorable year cheering on the hometown boys, though we'll probably forget all about it if the glory years continue. First it was the Giants last fall beating out…

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