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…
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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…
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…
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…
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.
WE HAVE LEARNED that our friend Dannie Martin has died. Many of you will remember Dannie from his column in the San Francisco Chronicle, the first by a prison inmate to appear regularly in a…
MERRY CHRISTMAS, AVA PEOPLE! Our gift bag is light today but, as they say in the Marines, or used to say, “Every day's a holiday, every meal's a banquet!” ============================= WATER WORRIES. If winter doesn't…