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Jim Chellberg’s Bogus Arrest

If your name is Jim Chellberg and the FBI pounds on your door at 7 am, here’s what you can look forward to for the…

The Freedman Follies

When last we tuned in to the Freedman Fiasco, Ralph Freedman, Mendocino County's former Director of Child Support Services (aka the Deadbeat Dad office), had…

Noyo Harbor Confidential (July 30, 2003)

I stand before you a humbled man. Last Sunday I was out trolling for salmon with Mike the Rookie and showing him how to tie…

Mendo Budget Jumbo Mumbo

The proposed Mendocino County budget is written to hide the county's true fiscal plight. It also pretends that the austerity budget will work and that…

Deputy Gander’s Halloween Party

The two attractive, forty-something women had looked forward to the annual Halloween party at the Gualala Hotel that Saturday night, but when they arrived at…

Lindy Peters Answers His Critics

Lindy Peters is the former mayor of Fort Bragg and a current member of the Fort Bragg City Council. A large, affable man in his…

The Mother of All Dog Fights

Occasional newcomers to the North Coast (more often than not city people) will settle in San Francisco's northern most boutique, Mendocino, not as if they’re…

General Plan Roadshow Visits Anderson Valley

One act of the show, that is. The Mendocino County General Plan Update is the full name of the touring extravaganza, but Saturday afternoon's Boonville…

Tennis in Point Arena

A gust of wind scattered some empty cups that had gathered on the table, their ranks in disarray as they were easily tossed about. I…

The Great Fort Bragg Witch Hunt

Isn’t it just like Lucifer to plunk his evil self down in a pretty little Mendocino County mill town of forested hillsides, ocean bluffs, and…

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