KZYX’s Balance Of Power?
In the world of reporting, one soon realizes that much can be learned from questions not asked — much like its visual counterpart in which the eye perceives a different picture depending on how it...
View ArticleGerman Ochoa, Wildland Firefighter
This is a story of pride, perseverance and accomplishment for Anderson Valley High School Senior German Ochoa. Like all seniors German needed to pick a Senior Project. When he spoke with his teacher...
View ArticleMy Big Trip, Part 3
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”— William Shakespeare My friend Scott made a good part of his living as a rehearsal pianist for musicals running on Broadway in the...
View ArticleGabbing About Gewürtz
The aromatic Alsatians are getting their moment in Anderson Valley’s distant winter sun this weekend at the International Alsace Varietals festival. On Saturday and Sunday there is an acidic array of...
View ArticleRiver Views
I belong to the Sierra Club and support most of the environmental stands they take. However, they also have a way of shooting themselves in the foot, publicly. Take the January-February issue of Sierra...
View ArticleSuperbowl
The Super Bowl rendered the usually crowded freeways of Phoenix, Arizona, as quiet as I-29 during a blizzard. Even Christmas can’t command such a complete shutdown of the American automobile as the...
View ArticleBird’s Eye View
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Like many other folks around here, and in places not that far beyond, today is a Monday for recovering following two of the...
View ArticleThe Correct Handling Of Contradictions Among The People
Sunday morning I wake up and it’s still dark outside. The clock says 5:17, which means it’s already past eight in New Orleans. If Patrick Willis is up, then so am I. Wait, is Louisiana two or three...
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Mendocino County Today: February 7, 2013
HUMBOLDT MAN ARRESTED for Threats in Spy Rock School Lockdown Case Foster As posted previously (http://theava.com/archives/20410) by Kym Kemp (originally on lostcoastoutpost.com), a Humboldt County...
View ArticleLetters To The Editor
WE DISAGREE Editor: Your response to my letter (January 16, 2013) re: Aaron Bassler’s mental health: 1. “…it’s clear to us that much of his behavior seemed inspired by methamphetamine.” 2..”….his...
View ArticleOff The Record
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS is holding a “special meeting” today (Tuesday) with two agenda items. The first is to declare the flooding from a broken pipe at the Dora Street Public/Mental Health building...
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Mendocino County Today: February 8, 2013
THE CITY OF UKIAH received a report Wednesday night on General Fund revenues and expenditures for fiscal years 2011/12 and 2012/13 and projections for general fund expenditures for the next several...
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Mendocino County Today: February 9, 2013
HERE’S A SUMMARY of Mendocino County CEO Carmel Angelo’s appearance at the Anderson Valley Unity Club meeting Thursday afternoon, February 7, 2013. • Opening remarks: By background, Ms. Angelo is a...
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Mendocino County Today: February 10, 2013
THE CASPAR INN will close at the end of this month. The legendary music venue with rooms for rent upstairs was for years the go-to Mendocino Coast nightspot, attracting many big name entertainers....
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An Accounting Quiz
1. What does CPA stand for? a. Can’t Pull Attorneys b. Certified Public Accountant c. Certified Professional Adder-upper d. Certified Public Annoyance 2. What should you ask a CPA before you hire...
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Mendocino County Today: February 11, 2013
THE KEEGAN MURDER CASE remains on hold. How long will it remain on hold? If we weren’t talking about a murder it would be laughable (or suspicious) that the case would be stuck in what seems to be...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: February 12, 2013
THE PERILS OF BLIND OBEDIENCE. Just in from the Sheriff: “On February 08, 2013 around 11:45am, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office K-9 ‘Argus’ died as a result of injuries sustained in a fall from a...
View ArticleSports Notes
I think every sports fan knows by now that the underdog Baltimore Ravens beat the favored SF 49ers in this year’s Superbowl on Sunday, February 3rd by a 34-31 score. The Vegas oddsmakers originally had...
View ArticleRiver Views
In late summer, if you walk west along Madsen Lane in Fort Bragg and follow the dirt road to Madsen’s Hole you can splash across the Noyo River without getting your feet wet. From there it’s a short...
View ArticleLow Toxicity Food Additives?
I have been doing Toxic Trespass radio for many years, focused on how toxins become cancer and other maladies. Cancer has just gotten too prevalent in our relatively pristine rural environment. In fact...
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