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Posts published in January 2023

My Christmas Wasn’t Like Yours

How was my Christmas? Have a seat and I’ll tell you all about it. WEATHER: There I was, knee deep in the frozen tundra of North Carolina, watching the icicles grow and the vegetation die…

Welcome 2023, Storms and All

I’m sitting in my office on Monday morning, the 9th of January, enjoying the electrical power.  We have had power through most of the storms but it’s been more off than on for the past…

Mendocino County Today: Friday, Jan. 13, 2023

Windy Showers | Storm Water | Comptche Broadband | Rough Seas | David Gross | Maria Huber | Wind Damage | Redmill Apprehended | Oakley Sentenced | Daphne Fontino | Zeni Home | Death Investigation | Beach Outing | 30' Wave | Dam Management | Redwood Range | Greenwood Heights | Ed Notes | Pest Spitz | Marine Biology | Bales Impressions | Powers Bridge | Skunk Abuse | Chinese Dinner | Murph Show | Cutting Firewood | Road Maintenance | Yesterday's Catch | Obscene Christians | Stop Me | Plane Stories | Stove Unit | Police Reform | Spraying Q | Lost Soul | Picking Apples | CA Drought | Broken Bridge | Happy Vineyards | Artist License | Mandolin Wind | Play Nice | Liquid Resource | Anse Hatfield | Remembers Forgetting | London Credo | Moderate Myth | Keen Teens | Forcing Concessions | Gambian Dancer | Big Lie | Edith | Ukraine | Winter

Lake Mendocino Rising

On a soggy weekend all eyes are on Lake Mendocino, the rapidly filling reservoir behind Coyote Dam north of Ukiah. The surging east fork of the Russian River is fast filling up the lake, promising…

Figuring Out The County’s Finances

Let’s see, back in February of last year as about-to-retire CEO Carmel Angelo was farewell addressing from various media platforms, she traced her county government career as one of stark contrasts. As pointed out last…

Right & Wrong In The 21st Century

At the bus station, an old bum rolled himself around in a wheelchair, and as he rolled past me and onward, I could see the lettering on the back of his chair. It said, ALASKA…

Mendocino County Today: Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023

Slight Respite | Lake Mendo | Susan Juster | Daphne Fontino | Next Flooding | Robber Returns | Bond-Graham Book | Motorcycle Thief | PA Emergency | Eileen Topples | Novelty Orchestra | Bales Sacked | First Car | Ed Notes | Capetown Petrolia | Can Kicking | Sinkhole Update | Ward Falor | Juice Bar | Shiveley Bridge | Clean CA | Gualala South | St Mary's | Humboldt Stevedore | KZYX Math | Yesterday's Catch | Rail Pass | Wood Stoves | Wavy 101 | Barking Journalists | Stay Mobile | Coal Miners | Country Walks | Popcorn Sez | Dying | James Farm | Porter Declares | 300 Hangovers | Notorious Memory | Marfork Club | Ukraine | ESL Class | Life | Sassy | Golden Globes | Windchime | Misinformation Class | White Owl

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