The original AVA compound, aka Fort Despair, was the Boonville headquarters of the America’s Last Newspaper, but also ground zero for an ongoing social experiment featuring a non-stop parade of visitors, victims, concerned parents, perpetrators,…
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Seems like no one responds to emails or phone call messages left for the Jury Services group anymore. They used to transfer jury service to the Ten Mile Court for those living on the coast, but reportedly no longer…
When a friend recently told me she was depressed again I offered some suggestions: Time to get distracted by something fun? Like a funny show or comedian on Youtube? Try to figure out how to…
One night in 1954, I was coming out of my driveway and could see a red glow in the sky to the south. As I came closer to the town of Hopland, the red glow…
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In 1969, journalists Andrew Kopkind and James Ridgeway started a Washington-based biweekly newsletter called Mayday. They were soon enjoined by lawyers representing a publication of that name devoted to safe boating. (“M’aidez” in French means…