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There’s Substantial & Then There’s Substantial

“I hope you print the truth,” Mrs. Plowright said as this reporter left the courtroom. I didn’t have time to ask what she meant by that remark, but I'll bet she thinks her son is…

Pinot Revel, Anderson Valley

The alcohol farms of Highway 128 will be under siege by a battalion of Lexus and BMW wagons on May 18th through 20th as the Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival returns to Philo. This year…

Will Hendy Be Spared?

Breaking news! Kathy Bailey and the Hendy Woods Community appear on the verge of success. See her article ‘Hendy Woods State Park is Back in Business!’ Congratulations! Such an agreement does have implications for what…

Off The Record

IF CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE HUFFMAN has any friends in Mendocino County, that person might want to let him know that his list of endorsers including Supervisor Smith and Superintendent of Schools Tichinin will cause voters to…

My First Boontling Classic Run

I run for the joy of it by myself in the nights when only the owls and skunks keep me company. Because I was asked to create this year's t-shirt I felt that it was…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Here’s this month’s birthday boys and girls from among the Senior Center regulars: Joan Spears, Judy Basehore, Jim Lindsey — ‘Many Happy…

Lives & Times Of Valley Folks: Frank Wyant

Frank was born in the town of O’Neill in northern Nebraska on February 21st, 1936 to parents Frank Wyant Sr. and Mabel Ross, who five years later had another son, Alan, and then eleven years…

Wine Country’s Dr. Sociopath

To paraphrase Upton Sinclair's 1923 book The Goose Step: A Study of American Education, some of the greatest sociopaths in this country’s history have affixed their names to university buildings in an effort to burnish…

The Mere Mention Of Weed…

Supervisor Hamburg was all ears, energized at the end of a long meeting day on Tuesday, April 24th. This consent calendar item roused Hamburg: "The Board has consistently taken policy positions on issues addressing illegal…

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