AKA, THE RICH Editor, Class warfare — The media are all fretted up over a freshman congressmen who hasn’t yet learned to keep his mouth off certain forbidden topics. Asked about the attempt by the…
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Dear AVA, This is Mr. Gutmann, "The One and Only!" You might remember me from an article you published a while back titled "Something Nice" by Bruce McEwen. I was the one who was "supposed"…
Greetings one and all — if you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Well done to The Boonville Hotel! Owner Johnny Schmitt, staff, and friends have added a great deal to the Christmas spirit…
I met with Bill last week at his home up on Peachland Road on the outskirts of Boonville. We sat down in front of a nice fire and enjoyed a delicious sandwich and German lager…
Certainly there are many circles of friends and colleagues who meet regularly to socialize and network. What distinguishes San Francisco’s “Fort Point Gang” and “Specs Gang” is: their politics — firmly on The Left; their…
“If only we’d stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.” — Edith Wharton November thirtieth. The weather report said Mendocino could expect rain tonight and for the next several days,…
Last evening, I attended a wake for a water resource that is every bit as precious to northern Californians as their rivers, aquifers, streams, lakes, estuaries, and coastal lagoons. I didn’t want to go. I…
GROPAGATE Editor, Hands Off! Ronald Reagan, in his later years as president, favored a nap after lunch to revive his mind for the later part of the day of decisions that was his job. Arising…