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Off the Record (May 4, 2022)

NOTE TO RED BEARD: Dude! Or Bro! Whichever, and what’s the diff exactly? The letter you sent us is illegible. Please try again. Preferably print. THE DISGUSTING war on Ukraine goes on and on, and…

Valley People (May 4, 2022)

COME THANK DR. MARK APFEL for over 40 years of service to our community. Picnic This Saturday, May 7, 2-5pm Boonville Fairgrounds. Everyone is invited — food and beverages provided. MARK THESE DATES, ANDERSON VALLEY!…

COVID Vaccine for Infants and Toddlers

Moderna announced last week that it is applying to the FDA to receive emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID vaccine in children ages 6 months through 5 years.  In the US, this age group…

Unfinished Unpermitted Business

On April 5 I received an unsolicited text message: “Good day! My name is Hunter and I work for a land brokerage. I see you have a VACANT lot of land in Mendocino County, CA.…

The Corruption Behind the Ortner Deposition

A few months before Ortner’s three year contract ended by simple non-renewal of their contract options in June of 2016, the County hired well-respected Mental Health Services consultant Lee Kemper to review the County’s privatization…

Truckers for Fantasy Freedom

“Do you oppose infanticide?” I had to admit that I do. And I took one of the nice lady’s brochures, detailing all the current proposed legislative bills she and her colleagues opposed, on the grounds…

The Cloverdale Citrus Fair

While Cloverdale is only 27.8 miles or 41 minutes from Boonville the two towns are worlds apart. If you live in Yorkville you are more or less equidistant from both towns with a foot in…

Author Alice Walker Uninvited in Berkeley

Alice Walker, who you recently read about in the pages of the AVA, is in trouble again, once again for something that she wrote. The powers-that-be at the Bay Area Book Festival, which will be…

The Blacklisting of Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges, a top-notch journalist who wrote for the New York Times from 1990 through 2005, was fired because of his outspoken opposition to the US invasion of Iraq. Since then he has written regularly…

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