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Retro Frisco, Retro Mankind

To call it “Frisco” is in and out itself a retro act of defiance. I don’t know anyone today who calls it Frisco, though Jack Kerouac, Mr. On The Road, did decades ago. Go to…

Mendocino County Today: Monday 6/17/24

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Letters (June 17, 2024)

When 70 million Americans lose faith in democracy, nothing’s gained by calling them misinformed, stupid or cult members. Such charges deflect attention from legitimate grievances…

Island Of No Women

After a while it was like being in jail. After a while you quit thinking about having a beer because no matter what, the ice chest is empty, the taps are dry and the guards…

Mendocino County Today: Sunday 6/16/24

Dad's Day | Breezy | Noyo Bookstore | AV Today | Local Events | AVUSD News | Foxglove | Gualala Silt | Barn | Correction | Transporting Marijuana | Unpublished Opinion | Pet Mogli | Electoral Panic | Flea Market | 66 Hairdos | Ed Notes | Yesterday's Catch | Rehab Hurdles | Let's Eat | Marco Radio | Which Way | Nursing Home | Jesse's Mom | Big Bastard | GTO | Perverse Insurance | Return Diploma | Selective Service | Class Warfare | Antisemitic Strawmen | People Stand

Cap’n Rainbow, Roots & Ancestry

Very early in these Anderson Valley stories and reminiscences, I wrote a couple of articles on the subject “what is a hippie anyway?,” which described a broad spectrum of personalities and careers in our community.…

Sounds Of San Francisco

What are the sounds of San Francisco? Music of all sorts of course and especially rock ‘n’ roll in concert halls, under the stars and on street corners. As the Starship once sang, “we built…

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