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Posts published in December 2023

The Sporting Spirit

Now that the brief visit of the Dynamo football team has come to an end, it is possible to say publicly what many thinking people were saying privately before the Dynamos ever arrived. That is,…

Mendocino County Today: Monday, Dec. 18, 2023

Rain | Rainbow | Cubbison Case | Holcomb Birthday | 90+ Club | LaMadrid/Woodchipper | Rod Cameron | Agaricus Flowers | Big River | Ocean Spume | Total Mess | Woods | Ed Notes | Hot Sauce | Stan Janiak | Old Ukiah | Hicksville | Borango Trees | 1930 Fire | Yesterday's Catch | Real Money | SF Ballpark | Niners Clinch | Original Fatburger | Khanna Interview | Job Stealer | Papal Invite | Working Class | After Midnight | Psychoanalysis | Caen/Biden | Larz Kristerz | Israel's Crimes | Dictatorships | Shunned USA | Almost Impossible | Nativity Scene | Death Sentence | Fourth Wiseman

You Can’t Always Get What You Want

A major item under discussion at the Board of Supervisors meeting this past Tuesday was a full-scale hearing on proposed fee increases wished-for by 16 different County departments.  Historically, the County typically holds these fee…

For Immediate Posting 

CNN News Team: Keep up the good work, go Team! Outside of a couple of troublemakers (unfortunately too popular to fire outright), you have each faithfully followed CNN’s updated guidelines for reporting on the Israel…

Past Places

Mews Flat, London. Semi-deserted Hostel, Belle-Isle, France. Environmentally “correct” B & B, Vermont. Converted Castle, Vallo de Nera, Italy. Hillside room, Molyvos, Greece. Small apartment, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Hotel room, Ceuta, Morocco. I can…

Cubbison Demands Job Back

A newly filed court writ seeks the immediate reinstatement of suspended Mendocino County Auditor Chamise Cubbison, and payment of all lost pay and benefits since her October ouster by the county Board of Supervisors. County…

Mendocino County Today: Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023

Public Funds | Sunset | Showers | Gaza Rally | Candidate Forum | AVUSD News | Holiday Party | Devil's Punchbowl | Measure Betrayed | Geraldine Rose | Lady Panthers | Haschak Report | Pet Jewel | Shattuck Campaign | Crab Feed | Ed Notes | Yesterday's Catch | Yuletide Advice | Dream Job | Marco Radio | Purdy Surprised | Grim Season | Herb Caen | Bold | Home Christmas | GOPcare | Supreme Contempt | Backless | Fistula | Think Tank | Shortest Day | Home Mechanic | Ubiquitous BS | Laundry | Started It | Killing Civilians | Not Us | Israel's Boy | Garden Court

Growing Weed In Boonville Around 1982

Frank grew up in Chicago and came from a (surprisingly common) wacky family full of big success and big hypocrisy and personal failure. His grandfather was a Chicago tycoon who made vast amounts of money…

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