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Letters (Sep 23, 2015)

As California's epic drought plunges into its fourth year, Californians are desperately seeking ways to use less water in their daily lives with such measures as taking fewer and shorter showers, flushing less often, turning off the tap while brushing, washing the car less often and replacing lawns with drought tolerant plants being heavily promoted by State water agencies.

It Began As A Day Like Any Other

It was a good day. I had busted ass. The pool sparkled. The Tennis court was swept and the proscribed factory sealed tennis balls were set out ready for use. The 1/2 acre of lawn…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Sep 23, 2015

Lake County;
Homeless Dopeheads;
Losak Resigns;
Pinoleville Bust;
Enough;
Under God;
Creekside Picnic;
FB Planning;
Bear Hunt;
Roses;
Destructive Impulse;
Yesterday's Catch;
U.S. Militarism;
U.S. Socialism;
Turquoise Chicken;
Museum Events;
Jazz Club;
Midnight Rambler

Mendo’s Mental Health Blues

At the Board Of Supervisors meeting on September 8th, Mental Health Board member Nancy Sutherland asked for clarification of the County's plans to put the current mental health contracts out for bid again although the…

Veterans’ Suicide Epidemic Lucrative for Therapists

Marine Corps veterans have formed their own suicide-prevention network for reasons laid out in a very powerful article by Dave Philipps in the New York Times Sept. 20. The men Philipps writes about served in…

The Stony Lonesome: Karaoke Night At The Tradewinds

I and a brace of the core members of my retinue were passing a Friday evening in a most pleasant fashion, quaffing cocktails and partaking of various deep-fried morsels at TW's, the bar at the…

The Imperial Gore Vidal

Perfect or near-perfect matches between author and subject are rare, indeed, in the world of publishing. Jay Parini’s Empire of Self, a new biography of Gore Vidal, is one of them. A long-time biographer as…

Panther Soccer (Sep 23, 2015)

Just after going to print last week, on Monday, September 14, the Panthers hosted Cloverdale in a match that, despite being a non-league game (the last one of the season), had significance for three reasons.…

KZYX License Renewed by FCC

On September 15th, after almost two years of delay, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) finally granted renewal of the KZYX license. The news was first received by Director Meg Courtney through an email from Congressman…

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