NEWS ARTICLE ARCHIVE — in chronological order, with pagination below
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Ugandans promote peace by the sack
Seth Keki was a long way from his high school history class in Uganda as he told a small crowd at the Caspar Shul on March 18 about his visits to major U.S. cities with Ben Corey-Moran, his Thanksgiving Coffee host. But despite the ocean divide it was clear Seth was a teacher. He patiently,…
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Fort Bragg shelter gets more hours, Animal Control process streamlined
Of the Advocate When Mandi Liberty was briefly fired last year from her job at Mendocino County Animal Care and Control, her boss, Animal Control Officer Susan Bottom was very upset. Local animal-loving groups such as the Eileen Hawthorne Fund for Animals were also unhappy about the move, which many felt was in retaliation for…
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Offshore oil drilling comes before supervisors: how we love to say ”no”
In local politics, lots of issues divide. But there is no better way to unify than to suggest offshore oil drilling. The Mendocino County Supervisors on Tuesday backed plans to extend offshore oil drilling bans until 2020 or longer if possible, cheered on by an audience that looked to be unanimous when a show of…
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Fort Bragg shelter gets more hours, Animal Control process streamlined
Of the Advocate When Mandi Liberty was briefly fired last year from her job at Mendocino County Animal Care and Control, her boss, Animal Control Officer Susan Bottom was very upset. Local animal-loving groups such as the Eileen Hawthorne Fund for Animals were also unhappy about the move, which many felt was in retaliation for…
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Ugandans promote peace by the sack
Seth Keki was a long way from his high school history class in Uganda as he told a small crowd at the Caspar Shul on March 18 about his visits to major U.S. cities with Ben Corey-Moran, his Thanksgiving Coffee host. But despite the ocean divide it was clear Seth was a teacher. He patiently,…
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Offshore oil drilling comes before supervisors: how we love to say ”no”
In local politics, lots of issues divide. But there is no better way to unify than to suggest offshore oil drilling. The Mendocino County Supervisors on Tuesday backed plans to extend offshore oil drilling bans until 2020 or longer if possible, cheered on by an audience that looked to be unanimous when a show of…
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Ugandans promote peace by the sack
Seth Keki was a long way from his high school history class in Uganda as he told a small crowd at the Caspar Shul on March 18 about his visits to major U.S. cities with Ben Corey-Moran, his Thanksgiving Coffee host. But despite the ocean divide it was clear Seth was a teacher. He patiently,…
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Offshore oil drilling comes before supervisors: how we love to say ”no”
In local politics, lots of issues divide. But there is no better way to unify than to suggest offshore oil drilling. The Mendocino County Supervisors on Tuesday backed plans to extend offshore oil drilling bans until 2020 or longer if possible, cheered on by an audience that looked to be unanimous when a show of…
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Fort Bragg shelter gets more hours, Animal Control process streamlined
Of the Advocate When Mandi Liberty was briefly fired last year from her job at Mendocino County Animal Care and Control, her boss, Animal Control Officer Susan Bottom was very upset. Local animal-loving groups such as the Eileen Hawthorne Fund for Animals were also unhappy about the move, which many felt was in retaliation for…
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Offshore oil drilling comes before supervisors: how we love to say ”no”
In local politics, lots of issues divide. But there is no better way to unify than to suggest offshore oil drilling. The Mendocino County Supervisors on Tuesday backed plans to extend offshore oil drilling bans until 2020 or longer if possible, cheered on by an audience that looked to be unanimous when a show of…
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Sportfishing leader challenges the need for a new group
A new group of sportfishing enthusiasts hopes to jump into the fight to preserve the 2006 salmon season, while setting up fun derbies and contests. The effort has prompted discussion about whether a brand new group will dilute or strengthen the message of existing environmental, Native American, sport and commercial fishing groups already pressing for…
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”Running Bare” sign exposes plumber”s humor
A sign advertising “nudist condos coming soon” on Boice Lane was intended as a joke by the property owner ? but like many pranks, the joke came back down the pipe at Cas Smith. Smith purchased 48 acres on the corner of Boice Lane and Old Trail Road and became the object of constant curiosity…
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Wooden whales, Fort Bragg”s new park, stars of windy weekend fest
In years past, the guests of honor, too big to fit into Fort Bragg”s Whale Festival, haven”t even been invited. But this year, whales galore were seen at Town Hall, albeit made of plywood and a tad smaller than the mammoth migratory mammals now swimming by the Mendocino Coast. The new “Whales on Parade” display,…
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Famous gardening author visits coast, recommends growing soil
Green gardening guru John Jeavons provided a gloomy message to a gathering organized by Coast Economic Localization Link (CELL) Saturday, March 11 about the future of market-based agriculture on a planet with a steadily worsening population problem. More than 150 people overflowed the Mendocino Community School to hear the renowned Willits author deliver two hours”…
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Angelides leads Arnold in polls, comes to coast
Phil Angelides delighted Democrats in Fort Bragg Feb. 24 with a rousing and often humorous attack on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger”s education, environmental and debt record. Angelides is currently state treasurer, and one of two Democratic candidates for governor in the June 6 primary. He spoke before a packed house of more than 50 people at…
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