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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…

A Husband Gone, A Life Turned Upside Down

Judy Valadao has lived in Fort Bragg for sixty years. She and her late husband Ronald raised their kids there, made their home there, and lived their lives there. Ronald began to suffer medical complications…

Water, Wells & Water Hauling

More good news on the weather and drought fronts. While all of California is classified by the U.S. Drought Monitor as being in a ”severe drought” or “extreme drought”, we’re fortunate here in Laytonville’s Long…

Palace Hotel Buyer Has Plans

A proposed buyer of the historic Palace Hotel told the Ukiah City Council on Wednesday night she envisions transforming the landmark into a lively ground floor marketplace with shops, restaurants, and bars. Minal Shankar is…

Pot Taxes Dropping Like a Stone(r)

Thanks to our colleagues at the Independent Coast Observer in Gualala, we were spared the annoying tedium of having to wade into Mendo’s “complicated” and stinky marijuana permit program discussion at last Tuesday's Supervisors meeting.…

Off the Record (April 27, 2022)

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE IN MENDO — Carmel Angelo, Tom Allman, and Dave Eyster.  The three heavyweights of Mendocino County government in recent times gathered Saturday night in front of 125 people who turned out to…

Lessons Learned, Solutions Adopted

Last week, we discussed some of the problems that developed at Adventist Health (AH) Mendocino Coast Medical Offices as a result of the implementation of a new electronic medical record (EMR) system, Cerner.  This implementation…

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