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Posts published in January 2025

Boonville Pioneers

During the early settlement of Anderson Valley there were two factions of cattlemen between whom there existed bad blood. Several men were killed. On one occasion both factions met in Boonville. Two members of the…

Mendocino County Today: Sunday 1/5/2024

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Announcements 1/5/2025

EVA JOHNSON, Long-time Boonville Sheep Rancher, dead at 90. The family of Eva Johnson is sad to announce that we lost our sweet Grandma on Christmas Eve Eve. There’s another bright angel flying high and…

Growing Up Hippie

Growing up in my family was a trip. At any time I could be hauled off to an impromptu gathering overrun by urchins with names like Gaia, Tao, Cinnamon, and Raven. We once visited some…

Mendocino County Today: Saturday 1/4/2025

Partly Sunny | Frosty | Bad Faith | Bowling Balls | Trash Service | Catfish Conviction | "Slow" Down | Anchor Management | RCS Treatment | PIT Count | Senior Lunches | Ed Notes | Saltgirl Apparel | Catholic Crabfeed | Piano Concert | Planning Cancelled | Old Ukiah | Yesterday's Catch | Old TVs | Marco Radio | Cult | Safe Havens | Bookworm Group | Immigration Policy | Watch Drinks | Prop 36 | Normal Burnout | Paying Purdy | I Believe | Didion Books | Suspected Killer | Charles Willeford | Dog Stays | Healthcare Rage | Hey Nonny | Mind Control | Dimwit Trumpsters | Caffeine Spectrum | Disparaging Donald | Captain America | Adelson Video | Dark Drawer | Odious Villain | Ruffles Conundrum | Class Action | Beatnicks | Lead Stories | Just Energy

Letters 1/4/2025

Unfortunately, the California Public Utilities Commission is controlled by the utilities it is supposed to regulate. Six consecutive rate hikes approved for PG&E. A billion and a half in profits last year…

Do Not Go Gentle…

As a lifelong vagabond, I grew up used to entering new worlds of local customs, identities, standards, and mythologies — never knowing how long each new encounter might last (Dad’s frequent transfers from one military…

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