The Valleys of Mendocino County
About 40 years ago the Mendocino County Historical Society was producing monographs on several subject areas. In the “Stories of Mendocino County”…
Big Apple’s Elmhurst Hospital Remembered
One day in New York City my bike was stolen. I loved that bike. It was stripped-down industrial black with fat tires…
Standish-Hickey & The Pandemic
What does Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area, a mile and a half north of Leggett, have to do with the Covid-19 pandemic? Nothing…
The Hallinans in the ’40s
Terence Tyrone "Kayo" Hallinan entered the ring in 1937, the second of five boys born two years apart, as per mother Vivian's…
Journal of the Plague Year (#2)
Berkeley, CA. Week of 3/23 – There’s something basically distressing about having to gather almost all of one’s knowledge and experience remotely.…
Stay Home & Make News of Your Own
The doctor wasn’t in his office and wasn’t seeing patients either, but he was talking with them by phone, and trying to…
AV Land Trust Sues Peachland Family (Part 9 of 17)
From my family’s perspective, the Anderson Valley Land Trust’s lawsuit against us was retaliation and payback. When the AVLT decided that the…
Russ Emal Looks Back
Sitting around with less than normal to do, my mind wandered to the time we first moved to Anderson Valley. It was…
The Rock of Rocks
A big rock, located on the far back of my property, has always intrigued me. You need to know where it is…
Journal of the Plague Year (#1)
Berkeley, CA; Week of 3/16 — Sunday afternoon. Preternaturally quiet. Church on the corner, with its small, aged, African-American congregation, has suspended…
World Water Day
Monday morning my Ocean Conservancy calendar proclaimed that today is World Water Day. A quick peek at Wikipedia reveals that WWD on…
Be Prepared & Don’t Panic
By the time I picked the miners lettuce in the meadow it had already flowered and was tougher than it would have…