The Imaginary World Of Phil Frisbie, Jr.
Since the advent of the modern propaganda industry during the era of World War I, paid propaganda shills have become a fixture of large capital projects and national endeavors of virtually every sort....
View ArticleLetters (Aug 6, 2014)
Apparently the efforts of the county grand jury result in nothing more than a futile exercise. The grand jury investigates selected government financed county operations and provides their findings and...
View ArticleNuthin’ But Sunshine
Last week I described how the Albion River had gone dry at the confluence of its two main branches. Well, in the last few days I’ve walked west from the Macdonald Ranch, and sadly I have to report that...
View ArticleWhat’s Under The Lake?
As drought lowers the levels of man made reservoirs all over California amazing things have been popping up in the dry lakebeds. At Folsom Lake the remains of the settlements at Salmon Falls and Mormon...
View ArticleAnother Pointless Broadband Survey
As far back as the 1990s attempts have been made to improve internet access in rural areas. Since we are a rural area that could use high speed broadband, the subject comes up here every so often....
View ArticleOff the Record (Aug 6, 2014)
THE BERRY FAMILY MATTER has been the subject of several court sessions presided over by Judge Cindee Mayfield. We hope to have a report on what happened tomorrow, and will post it pronto. COMPLICATING...
View ArticleReturn Ukiah’s Homeless To Ukiah
At the July 8 meeting of the supervisors, Fort Bragg area Supervisor Dan Gjerde told his colleagues that the closure of the Buddy Eller homeless shelter in Ukiah last May had driven the displaced...
View ArticleSmile, Punk, Smile.
A Ukiah man, Tony Fernandez, has been bound over for trial on a charge of false imprisonment after a lengthy preliminary hearing last week. False imprisonment is one of those charges that the courts...
View ArticleLodge Fire Meeting Tonight in Laytonville
AS OF AUGUST 6 at 7am the Lodge Wilderness fire is up to about 4,000 acres with still only 20% containment. Apparently the somewhat cooler temperatures and a bit of rain didn’t help much. Calfire says...
View ArticleWanderlust
I’ve wanted to get to Goose Lake ever since I was a little boy in LA and I spotted it on a map. Lying about 2/3rds in California and the rest in Oregon, Goose Lake only had one paved road. It ran along...
View ArticleThe Priest & The Prisoner
I was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on June 16, 1950 in St Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Shortly afterwards I was appointed as an Assistant Pastor at...
View ArticleQueen Anne’s Death & The Life of Zadok
You might think that nothing is more British than young Prince George, the toddler who recently turned one and whose birth has plagued tabloids and televisions with such smiley aplomb ever since. It’s...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Thursday, August 7, 2014
FIRE! Town of Leggett Threatened as Fire Burns Northward by Kym Kemp A few of the over 1200 Cal Fire personnel worked near the Eel River yesterday preparing for the Lodge Fire. The blaze is heading...
View ArticleA Huge Success!
Our benefit last Sunday, August 3rd, for Mark and Charlie, was a huge success! Both Charlie Paget-Seekins and Mark Pitner and their friends and families want to express their gratitude and extend a big...
View ArticleRick Redfern, 1935-2014
Richard Lewis Redfern MD of Albion passed away suddenly from a heart attack on February 19, 2014. Rick was born in Eugene, Oregon on November 21, 1935. His parents were Louie Redfern and Sibyl Redfern,...
View ArticleValley Dilemma: Housing
I was recently part of a group of Valley folks gathered to discuss issues in the Anderson Valley and to suggest some possible ways forward. This was all theoretical and at the behest of a local...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Friday, August 8, 2014
AS OF AUGUST 7 at 7am the Lodge Wilderness fire is up to about 4,800 acres with 25% containment which is an improvement over prior reports. There are now two injuries reported and 35 structures...
View ArticleCalFire Sends Out Evacuation Warning
An Evacuation Warning has been issued for the area around the eastern boundary of the Lodge Fire near Camp Seabow, Bowman Ranch Rd, Peterson and Grubb Creeks as well as residences in the areas of: Big...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Saturday, August 9, 2014
CALFIRE HAS ISSUED A FORMAL EVACUATION WARNING for the area around the eastern boundary of the Lodge Complex Fire near Camp Seabow, Bowman Ranch Road, Peterson and Grubb Creeks as well as residences in...
View ArticleEvacuation Order Issued & Center Designated
An Evacuation Center has been established at the Leggett Valley School located at 1 School Way in the community of Leggett CA. The American Red Cross is currently on site to assist with the displaced...
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