The history and highly unusual arrangement of Mendocino Community Network owned and operated by Mendocino Unified School District has come up for discussion recently among certain limited circles on the Coast. Since some people continue…
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Debbie Kruse, beleaguered wife of Richard Kruse, the accused child molester from Albion, called the other day. In a chipper voice Mrs. Kruse thanked us for placing photos of her husband and an appealing dog…
“Bodies devoid of mind are as statues in the market place.” — Euripides Have you ever seen Invasion of the Body Snatchers? I’m thinking particularly of the 1978 remake starring Donald Sutherland. I remember two…
“The truth is not ashamed of appearing contrived.” — Isaac Bashevis Singer The other night I caught the last 20 minutes of a spiritual talk show. My initial positive reaction to the guest speaker morphed…
Comments on the Oliver Stone film “South of the Border” accompanied by a Carmen Miranda tune, at Berkley’s Elmwood Theatre, July 17, 2011, with economist and scriptwriter Mark Weisbrot (with Tariq Ali-in the film) fielding…
The New York Times ran a story of curious import this morning: “MEL GIBSON LOSES SUPPORT ABROAD.” Well, gosh, that's disappointing. And just when we needed him, too. Concern over this pressing matter probably reflects…
Aaron Vargas is the highest profile local news story to go national and even international since Jim Jones. His sentencing last week closed yet another unique chapter in Mendocino County history when he was sentenced…
Edited by Peggy Shaw HOW AN ALIAS IS BORN: THE HOWARD BELKAMP STORY Back in the early 80s, I understood there was a story that needed to be told, and I would have to be…
Bruce Anderson on the departure of Johanna Schultz from KZYX, from this week's Off the Record...