J. David Colfax, a key early figure in the homeschooling movement, died at his home in Boonville earlier this month. After leaving academia to homestead a rugged ridge top in northern California, he and his…
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David Colfax, a former Mendocino County Supervisor, educator, and expert in data analysis, did not hesitate to show his contempt for critics, and people in the political arena who did not do their homework. Colfax…
In December of 2010, in the aftermath of the “Great Recession,” when the County faced a budget crunch similar to today’s (but for different reasons), then-newly appointed CEO Carmel Angelo boldly proposed that six of…
Despite the County’s many and growing staffing and budget problems, the Board of Supervisors has taken another month off. Their last meeting was November 8 at which they talked about the seriousness of the County’s…
“If Israel wanted to do a genocide of Gazans, they’d have razed it decades ago. There are many Israeli Arabs who enjoy more rights than any Arab in an Arab country. The urge to do…
Despite already missing one deadline attached to a list of tasks required to be completed by the first week of December, the owner of the Palace Hotel is being “responsive and communicating well,” city officials…
Censorship works. It prevents books, ideas and authors from circulating and reaching the public. But censorship is never a long term or permanent solution. Ideas and books will come out and authors will speak with…
It appears we all made it through another week which is no insignificant accomplishment in these perilous, unsettled times. It's impossible not to recognize the seemingly institutional dysfunction in the governing process of this county.…