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Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. And even if you are “sitting comfortably,” then any discussion of last week’s farcical developments at the local high school would no…

Protests Keep CalTrans At Bay

Had it not been for a direct action last week by supporters of The Warbler's tree sit south of Willits, this would have been the week CalTrans and its contractors dispatched crews with chainsaws and…

River Views

On January 7th Fort Bragg police officer Craig Guydan pulled his gun on a group of teens, who turned out to be playing football on the street. Reportedly, Guydan kept the weapon pointed earthward while…

Citizen O’Brien Sues

Dennis C. O’Brien v. County of Mendocino, Raley’s, et al First Cause Of Action: Unlawful Interference With Freedom Of Speech 1. Plaintiff Dennis C. O’Brien is a competent adult and a resident of Mendocino County.…

Off The Record

BACK IN JANUARY, ANIMAL CONTROL took possession of three Laytonville horses on accusations that the animals had been mistreated. DA David Eyster said Monday he will not prosecute the owner. “Based on my review of…

Report War Crimes, Go To Jail

A ripple of cynical laughter went through the 50 attendees of a recent Northern California Regional meeting of Veterans For Peace (VFP) in Ukiah when they were extolled to sign up for “The Brad Plan”…

Valley People

THE SF CHRON of 26 February featured a front-page story on Boontling called "Famous Last Words — Boontling speakers sad to see celebrated local dialect fade away." And, above the fold, a color photo of…

The Old Philo Post Office

In this era of e-mails, instant-messaging and tweets, it can be difficult to remember the importance of the local post office in earlier times. In many rural communities, the post office was the epicenter of…

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