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Posts published in April 2024

Justice Court Adventures

Not long before the Anderson Valley Justice Court was folded into the County Courthouse, Ukiah, a young man charged with driving on a suspended license…

Mendocino County Today: Saturday 4/27/24

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Anderson Valley Roots: The Burgess-Prather Story

One of Anderson Valley’s earlier pioneers was William Prather, born on a farm near “old” Vernon in Jennings County, Indiana. His father, John Lloyd Prather,…

Mendocino County Today: Friday 4/26/24

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Off the Record (April 26, 2024)

LAST MONDAY MORNING'S DEMONSTRATIONS for Palestine snarling the entire Bay Area's traffic don't seem to me a defensible tactic given the likely lethal consequences that…

Time Waits For No One: Palace Re-Opens

Nostalgia and sentiment are grand emotions and I suspect most people devoted to the Bring Back the Palace movement are deep in the throes of…

Mendocino County Today: Thursday 4/25/24

Cooling | Navarro Beach | Unity Club | Chipper Day | Comptche Firehouse | Festival Effect | Denim Day | Harbor View | Do Better | Donut Vandal | Community Songfest | Ed Notes | Cherry Blossoms | Cannabis Comment | Burnt Hill | Trail Talk | Tinkler Field | Family Story | Submission Tips | Yesterday's Catch | Functional Government | Kitty Training | Strawberry Picking | Hypocrite Congressman | Kelseyville Name | Timber Fellers | Hobbesian Nightmare | Hurt Feelings | Devil Girl | California Insurance | Stiff Neck | Poppe’s Salary | Marichal 1966 | Fringe Finance | Donald Knows | Captain White | Rank Coward | Devout Catholic | Haight Legend | American Culture | War Dogs | The Doryman | Bernie Remarks | Still Protesting | At Columbia | Co-op Funerals | Apple History | Painting Reason

County Notes: Handwringing Won’t Balance The Budget

In his latest Supervisor’s report, Supervisor John Haschak bemoaned the difficulty he and his colleagues are having trying to balance next fiscal year’s General Fund…

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