Pandemic Halloween has been gifted a soundtrack: Republican rocker Ted Nugent’s ghoulish and deafening version of the Star-Spangled Banner. There is nothing—not Carl Maria von…
Posts published in “Slideshow”
The Gurr-Borges Plot Thickens
When we last discussed the lawsuit filed by Chris Gurr and Ann Borges against Mendocino County and Fish & Wildlife, we thought their claim sounded…
Notes from the North
When I was growing up in the Silicon Valley during the 1960s, a mindset everyone there seemed to share was that California was not only…
Valley People (November 4, 2020)
WE UNDERSTAND that David Norfleet is seriously ill and is being cared for in his Signal Ridge home by hospice. A long-time resident of the…
Pre-Election Thoughts
As I write this we’re five days out from E-Day. Most polls show Joe Biden ahead of President Trump, but as a political scientist and…
The Strange, Sad Case of Deputy Berman
Brought low by the drugs he was sworn to keep out of the Mendocino Coast, Erik Berman's case took a minor twist this morning when…
Mendo’s Water Mafia
“If you look at the cost of water today that some of our customers have, it's probably some of the cheapest water in California. Plain…
Mute Button Blues
Thursday night’s presidential debate was branded by many a pundit a historic first. The rogue Interrupter-in-Chief would be held in check by the latest technological…
‘Just’ A Dog, Forever
There’s an old actors’ trick that advises if you can’t bring on fake tears, just think of when your favorite dog died. It can work…
Memories of Dory Dan Bolin
Dory Dan's house burned down Sunday night with him in it.
The Jailing of Father O’Shea
Defrocked Monsignor Patrick O’Shea had been the pastor for many years at the Holy Name of Jesus Church in the Sunset and St. Cecelia’s in…