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Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Resignation Letter;
County Less Broke;
Police Calls;
Gun Yes, Vote No;
Doctor Visit;
High-CBD Cannabis;
Well Water;
Paranoia;
Pollination Sculpture;
Big Tree;
Free Shrimp Boy;
Coal Mining

Brutocao Embezzlement Case Plods On, Jurors Doze

A third week of testimony that only a Scottish banker could follow without falling asleep was lowlighted by close scrutiny of the many checks and other documents defendant Chris Mulcahy may or may not have…

Off the Record (May 21, 2014)

EXCELLENT account on the Mother Jones website by a pioneer HumCo pot grower about how the dream of back-to-the-land, grow-your-own self-sufficiency has become a hydra-headed, destructive monster. “From dawn to dusk, the woods roared grotesquely…

Valley People (May 21, 2014)

A YOUNG MAN, still not identified, was killed Saturday morning when he was hit by a falling tree limb a little after 9am at the Scharffenberger Winery, Philo. The victim and another man were trimming…

Letters (May 21, 2014)

According to Phil Frisbee, as reported in the Willits News, Caltrans plans to dig up 100,000 cubic yards of soil from the south end of Willits and dump it on the wetlands on the north end of town. They intend to start “as soon as site conditions allow.” This translates to: “As soon as that muddy, old wetlands dries up enough to support heavy equipment, we are going to take steps to kill it.”

Veterans For Peace: A NorCal View

After nearly three days of deliberation at the recent annual conference of Northern California Veterans For Peace, the 10 chapters in attendance decided that one of their most pressing tasks was to tell the truth…

Fire Season/Fire Tips

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has declared Monday as the official start to this year's fire season and has boosted staffing in response. According to Cal Fire, the agency "transitioned into fire…

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