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Courthouse Review, 2013

When I returned from a sabbatical to the north last January, I was astounded to find that the local media was completely ignoring the murder trial of Glen Hughes.

Affinito Denied; Ortner’s Mendo Man

A week before Christmas the Fort Bragg Planning Commission denied Robert Affinito a use permit to convert his property at the corner of Franklin and South Streets into a Dollar Store. That’s been reported in…

Mendocino County Today: December 31, 2013

COURTHOUSE REVIEW, 2013 by Bruce McEwen Things look a whole lot clearer when you see 'em in your rearview mirror. — John Prine Those of us who have come to loathe our obligatory Year In…

Mendocino County Today: December 30, 2013

WITTIEST CREATIVE WRITING OF THE YEAR from Holly Tannen, as posted on the Coast Listserve Sunday: For those of you who were unable to read every post on the 2013 Repercussion-list, here is a recap…

Mendocino County Today: December 29, 2013

FLU SEASON is upon us, and this year the doctors say we can again blame it on the pigs or, if you prefer, swine,  last infecting us the winter of 2009. The symptoms: fevers, body…

Mendocino County Today: December 28, 2013

SLOW LEARNERS. Ukiah Unified is investing $282,000 in laptop computers for its 900 third and tenth grade students. The devices will allegedly “help students transition to the Common Core State Standards,” according to district Superintendent…

Chief Wilson Looks Back

I don't even remember when I first started volunteering as a firefighter. I think it was in the early 80s with Homer Mannix. He put me on the reserve firefighter list when he was trying to get something started in Yorkville.

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