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Mendocino County Today: January 19, 2014
MATEEL’S BLATANT VIOLATIONS Dear Mr. Anderson, I wanted you to know about this. I can’t get any of the “news agencies” in SoHum to look into this (see attachment). My concern is the unpermitted and...
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Mendocino County Today: January 20, 2014
Kingman LOCAL AUTHOR PEG KINGMAN’S LATEST NOVEL is in the offing, and should be out later this year. It’s the third and final installment in her contract with W.W.Norton for a trilogy set in the 19th...
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Mendocino County Today: January 21, 2014
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN MLK…? Hi, Everyone knows where they were, etc., when JFK was shot. I’m interested in your stories of where you were, what happened, what you thought, etc., when MLK was shot. As an...
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‘At No Cost To You’ (Part 2)
Two weeks ago I wrote about my experiences with the Mendocino Coast District Hospital (MCDH) billing department after having had a colonoscopy at that institution on November 25th of last year. Here’s...
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Caltrans & Criminal Restitution
The trial of AVA writer Will Parrish for his opposition to the Willits Bypass is currently scheduled to begin on January 27th at the Mendocino County Courthouse in Ukiah. Parrish faces 16 misdemeanor...
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Embracing Failure
by Tom Melcher Many of us tend to think of arborists as technicians who cut and prune ornamentals, but according to the OED, the definition is “one who cultivates or studies trees.” In short, an...
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‘Go Ahead And Taze Me, Punk’
Nelson Vose began his life of crime early on, and by the time he was 31, in February of 1998, and living in Willits, he was a seasoned offender, a felon, denied the right to bear arms. But it is easier...
View ArticleThe Conference Championships
As most fans know, the Denver Broncos won at home at Mile High Stadium over the New England Patriots 26-16. Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning capped one of the best years ever for a quarterback by...
View ArticleMedical Price Gouging
An epidemic of sky-rocketing medical costs has afflicted our country and grown to obscene proportions. Medical bills are bloated with waste, redundancy, profiteering, fraud and outrageous over-billing....
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Bird’s Eye View
Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Let’s begin with the bad news. Laughing Dog Books in the heart of Boonville is closing! Owner of our local bookstore, Loretta...
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Mendocino County Today: January 22, 2014
THE ANDERSON VALLEY SENIOR CENTER Crab Feed last week was a huge success, leavened you could say, with the most generous donation by Cousteaux Bakery of 40 loaves of bread. A second crab feed, The...
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“The fishermen know the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.” —Vincent Van Gogh Every now and again I will come...
View ArticleFootball & Other Luxuries
• The 49ers were outcoached against Seattle. Just like we were outcoached in the Super Bowl against the Ravens (e.g., first and goal on the five with time running out and what happened?). And just like...
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Valley People
THIS GEOGRAPHICALLY CONFUSED PARAGRAPH appeared in a January 13 posting on a wine website called “wine-searcher.com”: “One of the fine-wine areas most affected is Anderson Valley, which — though it’s...
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Off The Record
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN MLK…? Hi, Everyone knows where they were, etc., when JFK was shot. I’m interested in your stories of where you were, what happened, what you thought, etc., when MLK was shot. As an...
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The Other Bach
After last year’s globe-spanning celebrations marking the bicentenaries of the births of Wagner and Verdi, the field of composers-to-be-commemorated may look rather sparse as we survey 2014. To be...
View ArticleEl Undécimo Mandamiento
Herb Caen, legendary columnist of The San Francisco Chronicle, once wrote of the Crane Syndrome. According to Mr. Caen, Crane Syndrome occurs when you wake up in the morning, discover another body in...
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Beauty, Tranquility And Poverty
BEAUTY, TRANQUILITY AND POVERTY To the Editor: I moved to Willits 12 years ago. On occasion, “I am asked how do I like the area?” Generally, I am reluctant to answer because I have mixed thoughts. I am...
View ArticleLetters: Jan 22, 2014
KILLER KID WILL GROW UP Editor, In regards to the “Muy Malo En Punta Arena” article by Debra Keipp, when I read this article about “the killer kid,” I sat here in my cell laughing until it hurt. Oh,...
View ArticleSupes’ Belated Drought Declaration
At the Tuesday, January 7, 2014, meeting of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, John Pinches, newly seated as Board Chair, inserted a refreshing note of reality into an otherwise...
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