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Off the Record (Apr 13, 2016)

ONE WOULD THINK that all the fancy money Ukiah pays for its city government, that that government wouldn't have to pay a consultant to decide…

Bird’s Eye View (Apr 13, 2016)

My recent comments about The Donald and his controversial campaign for the Presidency have resulted in the devil incarnate, Ted Cruz, escaping my Turkey Vulture wrath, rhyme, and reason.

Boonville Book Sale

[Apr 23] The Anderson Valley library will be open Saturday April 23, from 12-4pm, for our $4 a bag book sale. Please bring your own…

ukiaHaiku Festival

[Apr 24] The ukiaHaiku festival is an afternoon devoted to the haiku form of poetry. A program of music is followed by a presentation of…

Ukiah Comedy Alley

[Apr 23] The Ukiah Main Street Program caps-off the 2016 Comedy Alley Season on Saturday, April 23rd with what promises to be an evening of…

Racing Season Begins

[Apr 16] With the flip of a switch, the 2016 racing season will once again roar to life. Crews have been getting the tracks ready…

The NonProfits of Mendocino County

THE NUMBER is 686. That’s how many registered nonprofits we have in Mendocino County today. One for every 127 people. As opposed to 2,975 in Sonoma County. One for every 166 people. All of theirs report revenue. All but six show assets. Where poverty is eleven percent. With all the nonprofits here, we should be kicking ass. But we’re not. 385 of our nonprofits — over half — report no revenue and no assets. Our economy ain’t doing so hot either. The poverty level here is nineteen percent.

Coast Hospital Tax Maneuvers

Health care, in general, is indeed a mess in this country, and yet there are doctors and nurses doing their level best all over the place. They just get re-wound every so often, like an old watch that's supposed to keep on ticking no matter how much you use and/or abuse it.

KZYX In Transition

On the late winter evening of March 7th, as the sun dipped behind the hills, the KZYX Board of Directors met at the Willits library.…

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