Congratulations to both Flick McDonald and Steve Sparks for coaching their respective Girls' Volleyball and Boys' Soccer teams to Championship seasons for the Anderson Valley High School Panthers. Both of these teams are the result…
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For those who pay attention to the battle of ideas that constantly goes on in the United States, two people presently have center stage. One is a man whose expertise is in the creation of…
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. So how was your Turkey Day? Excessive and over-the-top, I hope. Here at The Nest it was a beautifully messy affair and…
I met with Jim at his home on Airport Drive overlooking the Boonville Airport and the surrounding hillsides. His wife Jeanne was busy with chores and after meeting Lucky, the Schnauzer dog, Jim and I…
“A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.” — Bob Dylan The black athlete I am currently most enamored of is Michael Vick, the quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles who…
At a recent city council meeting Eureka Mayor-elect Frank Jager questioned a petitioner’s opposition to the US Navy’s Northwest Training Range complex. Wasn’t she in favor of a well-trained Navy? In his opinion national security…
After nearly two years out, I can imagine George W. Bush writing his successor the following letter: Dear President Obama: As you know I’ve been peddling my book Decision Points and while doing interviews, people…
"What do the next two years hold?” I asked in my column in The Nation, right after the November 2 elections. “Already there are desperate urgings from progressives for Obama to hold the line. Already…
Part II of an AVA investigation into Sonoma's sprawling wine biz.