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Posts published in October 2022

The Plight Of Bumblebees

As most of you know, I’m the long-time district manager of the Laytonville County Water District. Our District belongs to a number of state and national organizations that represent and offer different services, including legal…

To Britain, And All I Got Was This Column

Back from the British Isles with plenty to say, and because I’m a licensed journalist and certified expert you should feel free to ignore it all. It’s like living in a big museum. Cities of…

Mendocino County Today: Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022

Joanne Charles | Coastal Fog | Lakeport Sunrise | MCHCD Meeting | Music Teacher | Circus Weekend | Tech Support | Railroad Trestles | School News | Low Harbor | Freeway Fencing | Willits Mill | Yes P | Farm Champ | Drew Wines | Jughandle Bridge | Behavioral Health | Women Artists | Ed Notes | Kenny House | Voter Guide | Last Question | Oaky Joe | Lansbury Memory | Samsara Quagmire | Yesterday's Catch | COLA Raise | Knock Bark | Cataract Surgery | Tennessee Brando | Long Covid | Junkie | Civil Unrest | Fact Forgiveness | Oil & Gas | Green Man | Ukraine | Animal Nerd

County Notes: Busy Doing Nada

Independent Coast Observer reporter Susan Wolbarst saved everybody a lot of time and trouble last week by summarizing last Tuesday's painfully long Board of Supervisors discussion of the County's cannabis permit and equity grant programs…

Breast Cancer Screening

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Breast cancer is a leading cancer in women in the United States, comprising 1/3 of cancers in women.  About 1 in 8 women (12%) in the US will develop…

Letters (Oct. 13, 2022)

I have to stop talking – trying to talk – to homeless people. I just had my second fight with one in two weeks.…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022

Indian Summer | Local Vendors | Tax Refund | MCHCD Meeting | Mac & Mo | Dem Club | ALRFD Event | Housing Workshop | Kids 1928 | Volunteers Needed | Ottoson Bobcat | Nayaran House | Centennial BBQ | Ed Notes | Merna Scott | She/Her | Yesterday's Catch | Hastings Case | Ross & Heeser | Parched Coalinga | Jean MacCallum | PSPS PS | Alder Campers | Faulty Comparison | Angela Lansbury | Peaceful Protests | Video Magazine | Liondrome | Dem Advice | Mayo 7 | Kunstler Dream | Rockwell Cover | West Sanctions | Last Tree

Off the Record (Oct. 12, 2022)

“THE ELECTION of the first woman prime minister in a country always represents a break with the past, and that is certainly a good thing.” — Hillary Clinton, on the election of the female Italian…

Valley People (Oct. 12, 2022)

AV VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER Abraham Sanchez was injured in a motorcycle accident last Monday morning. Although he sustained major injuries to his right foot and several other injuries, he is in good spirits and ready to…

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