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Trees Don’t Read The Press Democrat

During the three-day period June 11-13, a story published on the Associated Press wire concerning a pair of massive redwood forest-to-vineyard conversions in the northwestern corner of Sonoma County, just outside the small town of…

Let’s Pretend

“There wasn’t much interest. Nobody who might benefit is interested — as soon as it rains, we don’t need it. And that’s been our water policy for the last 40 years.” Supervisor John Pinches was…

Music Festival Roundup

The high point was a fantastic figure about 15 feet tall in gleaming red satin pants surrounded by a mob of brightly dressed and face-painted children, a few boys, but mostly girls, many of them…

Off The Record

This Week: Correcting the record on medi-pot; Drinking Drano in Ukiah; Redistricting Congressman Corktop; and much more

Valley People

BOONVILLE DEPUTY CRAIG WALKER said Monday he thought there were many more people at this year's World Music Festival than last year's annual weekend event at the Boonville Fairgrounds. There were cars parked clear to…

On This, Your 5th Birthday

 Happy birthday, little man.  It blows my mind to think that 5 years ago you were in my belly, bouncing on my bladder and pushing on my ribs.  The day you were born, you…

Lives & Times of Valley Folk: Fred Martin

On a bright, sunny morning a week or so ago, I met with Fred at his home at the very end of the Holmes Ranch Road, four miles up from Hwy 128. He made a…

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