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Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor- Caution for Hare Creek Bridge plan, widening can make roads more dangerous
Dear Editor, While I agree that the Hare Creek bridge is narrow and dangerous for pedestrians and bicyclists, the road…
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Bridges
Hare Creek Bridge: Narrow, dangerous, railings crumbling — Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, The Hare Creek Bridge is a deadly hazard for bicyclists who use it going to Mendocino or Caspar…
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Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor- Teaching kids logic again could make people see through the power of money
Dear Editor, Capitalism has failed completely. As a result of capitalism, we are on the verge of destructive global warming.…
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Obituary
Fatal collision kills Stephanie during her post birthday walk with her dog Inky- dog OK, kitties missing
One of Jeff Sprague’s fondest memories is cruising through Fort Bragg with his super‑cool big sister, Stephanie, in her 1966…
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Fort Bragg Police Department
Car-pedestrian fatality reported at Cypress Street near State Route 1 in Fort Bragg Thursday 8-9 Pm
A woman was killed after 8 p.m Thursday night by a truck at Cypress Street and State Route 1. We…
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Frankly Speaking
Your Monday Paper 7/20/26, Willits Senior Housing project sells for $10.8 million + PGE starts Gowan fire, volunteers stop it quick + Stop that sticker sticking!
WILLITS SENIOR HOUSING COMPLEX REDWOOD MEADOWS SELLS FOR $10.8 MILLION REDWOOD MEADOWS SALE — Will the sale of Redwood Meadows…
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Frankly Speaking
YOUR 7/16 THURSDAY PAPER: EVERYBODY MUM ON CAPT. O’NEAL + GREY WHALE OWNER UNEARTHS OLD PLAQUE INVITES NATIVE DAUGHTERS REDEDICATION + WHEELCHAIRS ON BEACH + POLICE CHIEF RESPONDS ABOUT ICE BEING IN FORT BRAGG+ guys drive off cliff in LR
FORT BRAGG MAN SPOTS FEDERAL AGENTS IN FORT BRAGG TOLD THEY WERE DOING SURVEILLANCE In earlier years, local newsrooms often…
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Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor- Del Potter gives solutions to senior housing crisis
(Del Potter is a local commentor on the MCN Listserve, where we corresponded with him about this commentary. Del’s letter…
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Frankly Speaking
Your Wednesday 7/15 Paper — T‑Mobile store powers off + Vague ICE report issued + Philo Fire + Last gas! + Frank the salmon whisperer + Noyo Ice (NOT ICE) House ammonia blues + Land sales in Usal, Willits are hermits’ delights
SUDDEN CLOSURE OF U.S. CELLULAR–T‑MOBILE STORE STUNS COAST CUSTOMERS The U.S. Cellular–T‑Mobile store closed suddenly recently, catching employees and customers…
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Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor — T‑Mobile’s service in Mendocino is so unreliable that it now poses a real risk to public safety.
Editor’s Note — We’re hearing from many residents who say T‑Mobile’s buyout of U.S. Cellular has been a disaster for…
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Frankly Speaking
Your Tuesday 7/14 paper — Thar’ she goes up! First building on old millsite in 60 years! + Music Festival band offers famed impromptu vibe + Caspar break‑in update
FORT BRAGG’S GIANT BLUE WHALE HOUSE COMING VERY SOON Some readers noticed a pause in the very fast construction of…
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Newsletters
Your Monday 7/13 Paper + Red Rino becomes Rotten Robbie + Time‑Machine Question: Should There Be News Every Day? + Flock Meeting + Wonderland’s music + One Surprising Old‑Growth Fact
WILL GAS COST MORE IN FORT BRAGG ? RED RINO IN FORT BRAGG SELLS TO ROTTEN ROBBIE Some potential bad…
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Jackson Demonstration State Forest
Your Friday + Saturday 7/10-7/11 Update Paper: Please Get Involved! Logging after four‑year pause + Whale monitor + Suzi’s art classes + Covelo homicide + Kemp reports dead body
A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN MENDOCINO COAST HISTORY IS HAPPENING. LOGGING IS BEING RESTARTED. Logging is being restarted. Within a few…
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Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor — Environmental activist Naomi Wagner on the recent timber harvest plan
Editor’s Note — This letter was submitted by Naomi Wagner, a longtime Northern California environmental advocate. Wagner and the writer…
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Frankly Speaking
Your Wednesday 7/8 Paper: 103 junior lifeguards hit Big River Beach + Shark attack update + Model Railroad fun + Covelo fire‑warning problems
WHAT WENT WRONG WITH NIXIE LAST NIGHT? HELP US FIND OUT At 7 p.m. Tuesday night, phones across Fort Bragg…
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Newsletters
Your Tuesday 7/7 Newspaper — Blues Beach has good‑news secrets the press release skipped + who says there is no free lunch?
FREE LUNCH ON FRANKLIN STREET: BETH’S TABLE OF KINDNESS On Sunday afternoon, as mom Anne and Linda were driving home…
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Newsletters
Your Sunday 7/5 paper: Here is an idea- fire the Idea cooperative and the non local consultants and hire Fort Bragg High students+ mystery critter of the day and do you vote for drones or fireworks?
Reporters Cheeser, Brubaker and Hartzell interviewed all 25 of the people we met on the headlands going back to the…
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Fourth of July
YOUR July 4, Saturday paper: Fort Bragg fog clears just in time! Mendoparade just fun Americana, no anger, no division, juicy peaches in Albion, Gloriana yard sale
ONE hour before fireworks, the fog was still too thick. But when the time came, the fog lifted and the…
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Fourth of July
No Details Yet on Camp 1 Crash; City Closes Dog Park Over Health Concerns; Sidewalk Contractor Slices AT&T Line; Happy Fourth of July
We’ve been trying to get the details of what happened out at Camp 1, but with the holiday weekend and…
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Jackson Demonstration State Forest
Vehicle goes off road into Noyo River at Camp 1, shallow water around Egg Take station, critical injuries confirmed at 1. a.m Friday
We have a discussion of this story in Friday’s paper here .But be warned, we didnt find out what happened…
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