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Mendocino County Today: Monday, May 2, 2022

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AV Laundry Day, Over 100 Years Ago

On laundry day, the first settlers in Anderson Valley would fetch buckets of water from the spring or the hand-dug well in the back yard. By the early 1900s, some people had a windmill and…

The Corruption Behind the Ortner Deposition

A few months before Ortner’s three year contract ended by simple non-renewal of their contract options in June of 2016, the County hired well-respected Mental Health Services consultant Lee Kemper to review the County’s privatization…

Playing Third Bass Guitar, Jim Ray Hart

What remains of a once fine (and big) record collection sits upstairs, and even in its current emaciated state will leave dents in the floor when I remove it. Vinyl is heavy.  I’d like to…

Mendocino County Today: May 1, 2022

May Day | Hawthorne | Rainfall Totals | Coastal Stroll | Expensive Lawsuit | Piccolotti Ranch | Pandemic Dollars | Pet Achilles | LakeCo Quake | Piccolotti Family | Larded Lawsuit | Tree Blossoms | Skunk Rammed | Hornet Bag | Rebuilding Experience | Logging 1880s | Ed Notes | Raskin Sketch | Ukraine | Backyard Solidarity | Whitesboro Grange | Specs Wednesday | Skyhawk Vote | Yesterday's Catch | Yeller Media | If Found | Parasite Problem | Minimum Wage | Peace Prayer | Albion Students | Marco Radio | Friend Circle | Ukraine Reporter | Dear Taliban | Viral Migration | Axe

How Not to Buy a House

A recent experience with a buyer brought to the fore several issues around home purchasing that I think are worth sharing. One of these has to do with due diligence on the part of the…

Truckers for Fantasy Freedom

“Do you oppose infanticide?” I had to admit that I do. And I took one of the nice lady’s brochures, detailing all the current proposed legislative bills she and her colleagues opposed, on the grounds…

Mendocino County Today: Saturday, April 30, 2022

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