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My Father’s One-Liners

Several things my father said repeatedly occur to me. The first piece of useful information I recall him passing along, was "Hold your sleeves" when putting on a second or third layer of clothing.  I…

Measure B: Here We Go Again

Properly sensing that some members of the public (and the AVA) are skeptical about spending tens of thousands of dollars for a professional “needs assessment,” (as discussed by the Board of Supervisors last month), Sheriff…

Valley People (Dec. 20, 2017)

IT WAS positively inspiring to see so many Anderson Valley people at a recent meeting of the Board’s Public Health, Safety, and Resources Standing Committee (made up of just John McCowen and Dan Hamburg) to…

Summer of 72

My friends and I were renting an old farmhouse in Solsbury, Indiana for $45 a month, ice cream cones were five cents in the little store down the road. I was almost eighteen and felt…

Off the Record (Dec. 20, 2017)

NO SOONER had Ted Williams announced that he'd be a candidate for 5th District supervisor, a caller left this message on our nut screener: "Another doper in the 5th seat? No way." Click. WE THINK…

Home Invasion Victim Fights Back

62-year old Janette Krigian lives west of Laytonville on Branscomb Road and, as a tough guy from Oakland recently discovered, “the lady has a lot of balls.” This is what D’Wan Porter-Walker, 20, of Oakland,…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017

The SuperRaisers;
Wild Ride;
Fatal Collision;
Ukiah Sweets;
Little Dog;
HumCo Marijuana;
Ed Notes;
Yesterday's Catch;
Anxiety;
Cannabis Interviews;
Mortality;
Holiday Concert;
Unhappy Endings;
Salvation Army;
Moore's Defeat;
Miss Nondisclosure;
Darkest Hour;
Social Security;
Jerusalem Veto;
Year Review;
Service Awards

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