After months of lobbying from seniors in the Ukiah Valley, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors took up a “mobile home rent stabilization ordinance” for…
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On the 4th of July, 1826, America celebrated the 50th anniversary of her Independence. John Adams, the second President of the United States, died on…
I defy you to read this all the way through and tell me we don't need Single Payer in this country. Every time the subject…
(AVA June, 1996.) In-Service Training by Richard Carlson The legislature determined that we needed uplifting and sensitizing, so five or six days a year — the…
Graduation Speech 2012 by Olivia Allen (Anderson Valley High School 2012 Salutatorian.) This evening is the night that we have been anticipating for twelve long…
This article first appeared in the AVA in June, 1996. (I have included an excerpt from Wikipedia about Mr. Blackburn as introduction/background. — Mark Scaramella…
We’ve seen our share of officially-sanctioned buffoonery from the Supervisors over the years, unconsciously comic performances from County Ag Advisor Glen McGourty, (former) Supervisor Nelson…
STONED DOGS Dear Editor, There is truth to these stories about “stoned dogs,” temporarily disoriented, unable to move normally. But it's not a dangerous situation,…
Some Ukiah-area business people think that the Mendocino Board of Supervisors is anti-business. Even some Board members think there’s at least a “perception” that Mendo…