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Posts tagged as “region”

Off the Record (April 6, 2022)

HIGHMINDED dude that I am, I don't remember ever watching the Academy Awards, but I couldn't miss all the excited media chatter last week about an actor named Will Smith slapping Awards host, comedian Chris…

Valley People (April 6, 2022)

DR. MARK APFEL’S RETIREMENT CELEBRATION: If Dr. Mark Apfel has ever helped you out when you or a family member or friend has been sick, now would be a good time to thank him for…

The Great Redwood Trail: A Boondoggle By Their Own Numbers

According to the Oxford English Dictionary: “Boondoggle, n. work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value,” and, “A public project of questionable merit that typically involves political patronage…

The Drought – Doing Nothing Is The Only Sure Way To Fail

You can say everybody who’s a politician is getting into the drought act. They’re all coming up with solutions to end all solutions. It would help if Mother Nature were giving her advice to the…

A Bill Comes Due

At least Sisyphus had the sense to push a boulder up a hill. The Mendocino Coast Health Care District (MCHCD) Board of Directors seems intent on continually attaching bigger and bigger rocks to itself then…

Off the Record (March 30, 2022)

OF ALL THE BLOVIATING farces and straight-up insults we endure as Americans, Senate confirmation hearings are right up there with the most offensive. There they were Monday morning in all their stumbling splendor, corporate libs…

Valley People (March 30, 2022)

NANCY GALBREATH JOHNSON is not dead. A prankster of the malicious type sent us an informal announcement that she had died, which we assumed was true because what kind of jerk would send out a…

Is Omicron BA.2 Variant a Cause for Concern?

BA.2 is a new subvariant of Omicron which was first identified in the Philippines in November.  The original variant of Omicron is referred to as BA.1.  Both BA.1 and BA.2 are more contagious than the…

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