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Bringing Order To State Parks

In this time of economic uncer­tainty, why question the miniscule portion of the state budget that goes to maintaining and keeping open state parks and beaches?

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Apologies for my tardiness in sharing with you the list of August Birthdays for our Valley Seniors, but here it finally is:…

The Worst Movie Ever Made?

Will Chuck, Arnold, Bruce, Sean and Rocky save the world or make it worse? Take all the washed-up action stars available. Give them each handguns. Let them strap up. Make sure some have automatic rifles…

River Views

Last week in the Mendocino County Clerk-Recorder’s office a great grandfather was not permitted to pick up a birth certificate for his great grandchild because the rules only allow a parent or grandparent to do…

Civil War

“I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.”  — Abraham Lincoln…

A Hint Of Smoke In The Air

Off we go on the wayback machine to the Anderson Valley of my youth, this time from the late 1950s into the 1980s. However, this one begins in the present day. My recent visits to…

Valley People

THE HOT WEATHER. Sigh. Monday, it was 104 in Boonville, hotter yet over the hill in Ukiah. Our usual late summer pattern is two-to-four hot days relieved by the inevitable cooling fog moving up The…

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