The forests of the world are in deep trouble. One especially sobering illustration is as follows. 1970 is commonly cited (erroneously) as the year environmental movement was born. Yet, according to the World Wildlife Fund,…
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I met with the former Philo Post Master, Joe Dresch, at his Russian River Estates home in the hills a few miles southeast of Ukiah. Although officially retired, Joe has managed to get himself hired…
Last week’s column provided background to the case of a homeless man accused of injuring his dog, Frankie. On August 19th the defendant woke at the Hare Creek beach, south of Fort Bragg. He admitted…
The Halliday family had a hotel in Point Arena from which Mr. Halliday also ran the stage line from Cazadero, where the railroad ended, up to the village of Mendocino. In the time of the…
In Comptche there’s nothing like a wave of fire exploding across your neighbor’s fields headed for your home to instill a love for friends, CalFire, and your local volunteer fire department. At home alone, with…
The second half of the season began with Anderson Valley having only one loss to-date, but with the three draws in league play. A continuing inability to score goals with any sort of regularity meant…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. It seems to have been a week without much news, certainly not the important stuff that regular readers rely on hearing about…