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The Shootout On Chicken Ridge

Six black rappers in Covelo? On Chicken Ridge? It's kind of complicated. You've got Darvel Blackwell, Clifton Jacobs, and Marquis Walker on one side of the beef, with Troy 'T' Sims, Jackie Slade, and Robert…

Letters to the Editor

WRONG MISTAKES Dear Dr. Zack, Where have you been? I've got another problem that's keeping me awake at night and I could use your help. I try to learn from my mistakes, so I don't…

Farm To Farm

I was planning to plant peas Sunday morning. The moon was nearly full and therefore it should be a good time to put seeds in the ground to sprout. It was also a good time…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Via Keller

I met with Via at her house that she shares with partner Dave Martin on the Prather Ranch, just off Hwy 128 past The Grange Hall. She made a good strong cup of coffee and…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comforta­bly then I shall begin. Happy Easter, Christians! I was once reliably informed by a man who lived next door to a woman who had a cousin…

Striped Bass Attack

Striped bass came under direct attack in early March when a Bakersfield Republican introduced legislation that would eliminate all striped bass regula­tions, protection and habitat improvement with the goal of knocking the nonnative species into…

$1200 Per Catch?

There are certain moments which will always stand out in the mind of Minnesota Twins fans. Where were you when the Twins made it to the World Series in 1987 by beating the Detroit Tigers…

A Boy in Church: Alone With Father Tom

The photo — this one in the New York Times, above the fold — had an uncanny vintage look to it: there on the front page was a black-and-white photo­graph from 1960—the first black-and-white that…

Abortions For Some, Government-Mandated Enemas For Others

I celebrated the passage of the health care reform bill by going to see a movie about the Republican vision for health care. “Repo Men,” starring Jude Law and Forest Whitaker, portrays a dystopian future…

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