The Pentagon is reeling after two lethal episodes uncovered by diligent journalism showed trigger-happy US Army helicopter pilots and US Special Forces slaughtering civilians, then seeking to cover up their crimes. The worldwide web was…
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STRAIGHT SHOOTING To all those who are dealing in Mendocino County: I can't leave this county without saying anything. I feel the urge to speak my mind. I got sentenced by this crooked court system…
As the torrential rain bombarded downtown Boonville, I met up with Bruce at the property he shares with the AVA’s Bruce Anderson and Mark Scaramella on Highway 128 on the south side of town. He…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably I shall begin. They’re back! No, I’m not referring to the delightful blossoms on the apple trees; nor to the buttercups and daisies scattered around the…
In May of 1990, I visited the St. Stanislaw Kostka Church in suburban Warsaw with a handful of college students on a study trip to Poland. By the third day, our group was churched out.…
My family was from New York and surrounding areas. I was born in Westchester County where my parents’ families lived and where they met and married. My aunts and uncles lived in Manhattan and Brooklyn.…
What’s the value of a forest? Humboldt County’s Planning Commission explored the question at its April 8 meeting and etched the answer into a goal statement that emphasizes both the ecological and economic value of…
Yesterday a tree fell on our car. Fortunately no one was in the car when the wind snapped the top third off the pine tree and a thousand pounds of soon-to-be firewood fell 20 feet…
On March 17, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit delivered a win — but a narrow win — to teens who are determined to protect their First Amendment…