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Nuclear Giants

Listening to the Giants bombard the Dodgers last week, I decided to pay a couple bills. This year, so far, for the first time since I was a kid listening to Lon Simmons and Russ Hodges doing the radio broadcasts, the boys are winning games with strong hitting rather than great pitching. Mays, McCovey, Cepeda, and Alou were a scary battery for any pitcher to face in the 1960s, and today we’ve got Panik, Posey, Pence, Belt, Duffy and Crawford smacking the ball around the park, not to mention our ace Madison Bumgarner taking the loathsome Clayton Kershaw deep in their first meeting of the year.

Strange Bedfellows

Charles Dudley Warner, the nineteenth-century American writer and Mark Twain’s pal, coined two memorable quips: “Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it; and “Politics makes strange bedfellows.” Indeed, campaigns, causes, elections…

Caspar UkeFest

[Apr 30] The Fifth Annual Caspar UkeFest, celebrating the ukulele as a friendly and playful instrument, will wrap up a full day of workshops and jam sessions with an evening concert on Saturday, April 30…

Mendocino County Today: Thursday, Apr 21, 2016

Wet Forecast;
Boardman's Killer;
Desperate Roommates;
Steely Critical;
Mendo Faults;
Forest Practices;
Friendliest Librarian;
Mark Terry;
25 Plants;
Shelter Reply;
KZYX Stealth;
Pioneer Stoners;
Weed Day;
Charter Chat;
Charter Process;
Allman Recognized;
Hungrylocks;
August 1973;
Inside Jobbers;
Yesterday's Catch;
Tubman $20;
Lessons Learned;
Sanders Campaign;
Schilling Fired

City Held Hostage By Terrorists

The Fort Bragg City Council meeting was held at Town Hall beginning at 6:00 on Monday April 11, 2016. First on the agenda were the Mayor’s Recognitions and Announcements. Family and friends of the City’s…

The Aftermath Of Glory

Approaching the eighth decade of his life, former pro football player, Will Smith, fits seamlessly into the serene rustic atmosphere of a Mendocino lifestyle. Tall and fit, humble and soft spoken, Smith was one of…

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