California’s “Carbon Sequestration” Failure
Until the latter part of the second millennium, giant redwood stands stretched from southwestern Oregon to Monterey Bay. Primordial Douglas firs groves were also commonplace. All were a product of the...
View ArticleReboot
We think remakes and reboots and sequels and prequels indistinguishable from the previous reboots of remakes have taken over the movie industry along with movies so similar to hundreds of other movies...
View ArticleZimmerman’s Victory Lapse
Professional reformers, longtime activists, and stakeholders in the marijuana industry attended an invitation-only meeting at the Waterfront Hotel in Oakland January 9 to discuss plans for a marijuana...
View ArticleSpring in the Belly of Winter
By early February, here on the north coast of California, there are signs that winter — mild as it is — is losing its grip. In the vineyards that cover much of our rural valley, rows of winter cover...
View ArticleThe Wellness Center, Pros & Cons
The approval of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the purchase of the Old Coast Hotel as a centralized mental health services site as well as a location for five transitional housing units...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Thursday, Feb 5, 2015
Flood Watch; Bear Killing; Counterfeit Bills; Vaccinate; Pot Tax Refunds; Police Reports; Catch of the Day; Forest Conservation; Nazi Xmas; Medicare for All; Repeal 215; Crawling Sniper; Propagandistic...
View ArticlePhilo to Vegas to Sedona
The days before we left for Las Vegas were a bit of a whirlwind. It seemed that several people decided that week was the week to do real estate related stuff - showings, new listings, just talk about...
View ArticleThe Stony Lonesome: A Westport Adventure
I would not recommend prison to anyone. It's pretty much a bad deal all around: degrading, dehumanizing, violent and cheerless. It's peopled in the main by mean, stupid sociopaths and staffed by...
View ArticleIf You Build It, They Will Come
Will opening a homeless shelter in downtown Fort Bragg help the homeless population or address the problems associated with homelessness in Fort Bragg? The idea reminds me of a quote from an old movie...
View ArticleGermans Launch New Blitzkrieg: No More College Tuition!
According to German policy makers, free university education for all students is a basic right and that tuition fees would discriminate against and discourage poorer students from receiving a complete...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Friday, Feb 6, 2015
Bones Roadhouse; Kiesel Arrested; LaForge Mistrial; Bypass Rehabilitation; Mousner's Remains; Les Measlesrables; Chambers Resigns; Twin Runners; Postal Miracle; Catch of the Day; Raphael; FUP; Frisco...
View ArticleProgressive Utah Gives Homes To Homeless
Instead of piling on state-run service after service – hospital visits, prison, drug treatments, shelter stays – Utah gives homeless people homes, a humane solution that saves money and improves lives....
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Saturday, Feb 7, 2015
LOOKS LIKE ANDERSON VALLEY will get around 3-4 inches of rain by the end of the day Sunday, plus whatever higher amounts fall in the hills. The National Weather Service is predicting that the Navarro...
View ArticleDid Dread Pirate Roberts Order 5 Assassinations?
Many supporters of the Silk Road hailed the sprawling online black market for drugs as an experiment in victimless crime and a nonviolent alternative to the bloody turf wars of the streets. But...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Sunday, Feb 8, 2015 (free today)
Rainy Day; Cold Marriage; Cyclist Bouncing Back; Pinoleville Caution; Imitation Turing; Frozen Niagara; Replacing Chambers; Brokeback Fantasies; Super Trite; Homeless Distinctions; Prop 47 Effects; Get...
View ArticleSchool Lunches From Around The World
U.S. school lunches put to shame by international counterparts. http://buynongmoseeds.com/these-school-lunches-from-around-the-world-should-embarrass-the-u-s/
View ArticleStop A Douchebag: Pedestrian Safety Russian Style! (video)
"Stop a Douchebag" is a Russian youth movement that attempts to enforce road traffic regulations in Russia.
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Monday, Feb 9, 2015
NOTE: Posts are late due to major power outages in Anderson Valley on Sunday afternoon into Monday morning and again from Monday afternoon to just before 7am Tuesday morning....
View ArticleLynching By Fire: A Texas Tradition
Between 1882 and 1968 there were 4,743 recorded lynchings in the US. Roughly a quarter were white people, many of whom had been killed for sympathizing with black folks....
View ArticleFiction Writers’ Workshop
Beginning March 2, the Cloverdale Arts Alliance is pleased to present a 10-week evening fiction writing workshop. The instructor for this workshop is Roy Parvin, the award-winning author of two books...
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