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Off the Record (April 6, 2022)

HIGHMINDED dude that I am, I don't remember ever watching the Academy Awards, but I couldn't miss all the excited media chatter last week about an actor named Will Smith slapping Awards host, comedian Chris…

Second COVID Booster Approved

The FDA has approved the use of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines as a second booster last week.  The scientific evidence supporting this decision is data from Israel which was the first country to…

The Great Redwood Trail: A Boondoggle By Their Own Numbers

According to the Oxford English Dictionary: “Boondoggle, n. work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value,” and, “A public project of questionable merit that typically involves political patronage…

A Bill Comes Due

At least Sisyphus had the sense to push a boulder up a hill. The Mendocino Coast Health Care District (MCHCD) Board of Directors seems intent on continually attaching bigger and bigger rocks to itself then…

Off the Record (March 30, 2022)

OF ALL THE BLOVIATING farces and straight-up insults we endure as Americans, Senate confirmation hearings are right up there with the most offensive. There they were Monday morning in all their stumbling splendor, corporate libs…

Is Omicron BA.2 Variant a Cause for Concern?

BA.2 is a new subvariant of Omicron which was first identified in the Philippines in November.  The original variant of Omicron is referred to as BA.1.  Both BA.1 and BA.2 are more contagious than the…

Water & Wells, Gas Gouging

At this week’s Board of Supervisors meeting (March 15), a series of recommendations were discussed concerning the ongoing drought and related activities involving property owners selling water to water haulers from existing wells or drilling…

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