Grief Support After Laytonville Murders
Cindy Norvell, M.D., a physician at Long Valley Health Center for 16 years, will take a one-year medical leave from the clinic, according to the clinic’s executive director, Rod Grainger. Grainger made...
View ArticleThe Latest From Radio Snarl
Having arrived early to the June 29th meeting of the KZYX Board of Directors, I was delighted by the four stacks of informational handouts available to the public. Upon closer examination, I noticed...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Wednesday, Aug 12, 2015
Jerusalem Burning; MRC Facts; Weed Burritos; Surreal Meeting; County Lying; The Kiss; Hillary's Ambition; Invisible Cabin; Husband Store; Catch of the Day; Texas Steve; Transcontinental Transcendence;...
View ArticleBird’s Eye View (Aug 12, 2015)
Statistics continue to support the impression created by the grim sequence of mass shootings in this country that such incidents are becoming more common. These are frequently highlighted by the...
View ArticleValley People (Aug 12, 2015)
LORETTA HOUCK, THE LATEST. Shelly Englert writes: "First of all, I wanted to thank you all for supporting Loretta and W.Dan during this initial three months of uncertainty and awaking. Your financial...
View ArticleLetters (Aug 12, 2015)
The ground shook on August 5, 2015. No it wasn't an earthquake. It was a momentous decision made by the California Fish & Game Commission to end the long held practice of bobcat trapping in the...
View ArticleThe Art Of Wind
The northwest corner of Germany is called Ostfriesland and with respect to organs of recognized historic value it claims to be the most densely populated region of the world: there are nearly two...
View ArticleSummertime Blues, Ain’t No Cure
I don't want to poke at any sore spots — I am nothing if not sensitive to the triggers and flashpoints of the paper's readership — but the thing that gets me through the week is anticipation of a...
View ArticleJ. Wellington Wimpy
The New York census of 1860 described denizens of the city's Fourth Ward thusly: Mary Sullivan, 22. Ms. Sullivan's birthplace: Ireland; the value of her personal real estate equaled nil as did her...
View ArticleGrapes v. Eggs
Sonoma County — “Grapes versus eggs,” reports an excellent August 6 article in Sonoma County’s daily Press Democrat (PD). The Windsor Oaks Vineyard and Winery, seeking to expand its events, forced the...
View ArticleFort Bragg As It Is
I remember with nostalgia the days when the city council meetings were unattended. If you were the only person at a meeting, or there with a few other people, you had opportunity to objectively weigh...
View ArticleFort Bragg As Ground Zero
I am having a very hard time understanding why this City's leaders are so hell bent on helping those who obviously aren't trying to help themselves. And I'm not talking about the few who are honestly...
View ArticleWyatt Scott: Vote For A Canuck Run Amok!
Possibly the greatest political ad of all time, and a strong argument for allowing Canada to exist.
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Thursday, Aug 13, 2015
Jerusalem Fire; Computer Crime; Hospital Intrigue; Meeting Cancelled; Cheap Talk; Water Grab; Six Genders; Yesterday's Catch; Number Evidence; Donald/Bernie; Philo Produce; Mo Shows; Iran Sanctions;...
View ArticleJackson State Firewood Permits
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Mendocino Unit is pleased to announce the sale of one additional firewood permit per household on Jackson Demonstration State Forest...
View ArticleFair Entry-form Deadline
Entry Forms for this year's Fair must be filed or postmarked not later than Friday, August 14, 2015 (except for Sheep Dog Trial entry forms, which were due Friday, July 31). The 2015 Mendocino County...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Friday, Aug 14, 2015
Favorable Winds; Petty PD; Psych Jail; The Platters; Fair Forms; High Rent; Dishonest Evil; Dr Harris; Mendo Numbers; Bike Angels; Wine Survey; Galon; Heckling Tradition; Repression Optics; Yesterday's...
View ArticleA Sin To Stay Down: A Boont Noir (Chapter 1)
“I should have buried Dad here,” Billy Lee Riley thought, standing in the unfinished grave up on Panther Rock, digging deeper with a pointed shovel – the wrong fuckin’ tool for the job. Outside the...
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