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Posts published in July 2023

Mendocino County Today: Monday, July 3, 2023

Less Hot | Haul Road | Child Drowns | Estate Crystals | ATV Death | Feeding Time | Ed Notes | Noyo Catch | Kaiser Size | Noyo Theater | Henson Caught | Parade Riders | Albion Farmstands | Westport Cliff | Sula Show | Chester Ford | Yesterday's Catch | Cloverdale Fireworks | Ice Man | Garden Report | Boat Tally | Carnage View | Artificial Insanity | Rodeo Rider | Sigh | Extra Money | Cashier | Rainbow Over | Astro Family | Patriot Ellsberg | Jazzing | Online Tracking | Interrogation | Freedom Train | Enron Escort | War Machine | Preferred Customer | Ukraine | Pacification | Last Words | Picnic

25 Years of Change in Anderson Valley

The people, the businesses and the activities in the Anderson Valley have changed substantially over the past 25 years. In 1998 more people who were either born here or raised their families here were in…

The Radioactive Rose Garden

My young friend Katharine is studying to be a doctor. When I told her that a number of public places in the San Francisco Bay area have unusually high levels of nuclear reactor waste, she…

Mendocino County Today: Sunday, July 2, 2023

Hot | Thirsty Fox | Navarro Algae | Driftwood | Garbage Man | J Pups | Turtle Tip | Wildfire Causes | Creepy Internet | Mountain View | Bond Projects | Mexican Gothic | Ed Notes | Pomade | Variety Video | Ambria Aerial | Paul Dolan | Loudfoot | Kelley Flagpole | Yesterday's Catch | Corktop Bill | Early Farmers | Inflation | Cuban Eva | Beacon | Coffee | Drug War | Bear Hunter | Not Reincarnating | Big Birds | Marco Radio | Distracted Populace | Automobile Culture | Peter Lorre | Agribusiness Anxiety | Lenny Montana | Ukraine | Sonny Liston | Twain Chat | Slim Pickens

The Return Of Sierra Nevada World Music Festival

“All kinda people come a dance” – Sugar Minott My first musical experience at the Anderson Valley Fairgrounds came in 1971. I was part of a pickup band of musicians camping at the mouth of…

Road Trips In A Van

Much of my childhood was spent in a van, especially the 1968 Chevy that my parents drove across California, Nevada and Arizona. I remember feeling trapped and bored on those trips, spending countless hours staring…

Mendocino County Today: Saturday, July 1, 2023

Hot | Puddingset | Water Project | RV Parade | Ambulance Staffing | Savannah Reminder | Rainfall | AV Groundbreaking | Barn Sale | Ukiah Mural | Haul Road | Riley Missing | Catfish Healing | Giauque Info | Paul Dolan | Op Way | Lawn Party | Cruisers | Ed Notes | Railroad Story | Skunk Refused | Streetscape Project | Remote Psychiatrist | AV Prices | Beacon Run | Yesterday's Catch | Perfect Record | Gods Diner | Earthworm Cultivation | Drunk Fireworks | Marco Radio | Godfather | Climate Challenge | ATM Daddy | Institute Sale | Saloon | Peripatetic | Draymond Extension | Primary Care | Buzzer Test | My Muhammed | Pay Ratio | Penguin Book | Old Joe | Lamped Me | Defending Noriega | Illuminated Tires | Wagner Fiasco | Erich Remarque | Ukraine | Sit

Ellsberg’s Crucial Role: The Unquiet American

In eulogies Daniel Ellsberg is defined as a “whistleblower,” but he didn’t really break the news about “our” role in Vietnam to US Americans who had attended a teach-in or read about the war in Ramparts,…

‘Think I’ll Quit Having Tumors’

Quit drinking the other day, but knowing me, it won’t be long before I hit the bottle again. It’s my pattern.  That means I’ll soon be drinking again. Hallelujah.  I started in college and have…

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