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Death & Real Estate

Tensions suppressed during the elders’ lifetime usually emerge when their estates are adjudicated. If the deceased weren’t rich, these tensions go unnoticed except by members of the families involved. If they were rich — and…

World To End If Workers Strike

Mendocino County employees have authorized a strike, and if you are weeping and worrying at their plight, or if you’ve been making sandwiches for unemployed government workers, I have some advice:  Dry your eyes. Toss…

Who Is The Best First Boss?

Before the Ukiah Costco opened for business in 2018, I talked with then-General Manager Michael Wiederholt as his employees were running around getting the store ready for customers. When one of those employees, 18-year-old Ashtyn…

The Palace Hotel Deal: A Predictable Collapse

I hate to say “I told you so”, but in my column a year or so ago, when Minal Shankar, the Wall Street whiz kid who was then expressing an interest in taking on the…

County Notes: A Department Of Finance?

“You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there.” — Yogi Berra At their last Board meeting on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 before taking an…

Off the Record (August 16, 2023)

THE BEAST OF BOONVILLE VS THE GREEN HAIRS Dear Voter Readers,  The League of Women Voters has not taken a position on this issue, but the following event may be of interest to you: Change…

Valley People (August 16, 2023)

AV FIRE on the local haze/smoke: Where's the smoke coming from? According to www.airnow.gov fires in Alaska, Canada, Oregon, and the Southwest are contributing to smoky skies all across North America. We've had a few concerned…

Iconic Neon Sign Refurbished But No Longer In Ukiah

To the surprise of Ukiah locals, an iconic neon Mr. Frostie sign that hung for decades along South State Street in Ukiah is refurbished and now on display but no longer in the Ukiah Valley.…

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