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Off The Record

THE AVA has been looking all over Ukiah for a room or affordable apartment to rent for our ace reporter, Bruce McEwen. Nothing out there. Even the most flea-ridden fleabags demand upwards of $200 a…

Valley People

THERE ARE SOME big weekends in Boonville — fair time, rastafest, the annual beer party, a variety of wine events, and so. But the first weekend in December is right up there with the rest,…

From The Archives: Food & Forgetfulness

(June 2001) Driving to town the other day I got stuck behind a livestock trailer taking calves to auction. Bum­bling along at 30 mph I was forced to listen to an NPR interview, by Terry…

Scoring Disasters

What did people do before the invention of motion pictures to visualize the devastations wrought by natural disasters? From God’s fury on earth manifested in hurri­canes and fires to the final cataclysm of the Last…

Ken Kesey’s Early Years

In the mid-1960s, Ken Kesey stormed the public stage like few writers ever have. His first two novels, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion, were immediate American classics and best-sellers,…

Panther Soccer 2013

The 2013 high school boys soccer season ended in ultimate victory for Anderson Valley — the post season Championship. However, as followers of the team are well aware, it was a roller-coaster ride and a…

Bird’s Eye View

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. I was kindly invited to an event attended by a cross-generational…

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