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Last week Kyle Whitney went missing. He of the blue eyes and wry smile was gone. Depressed, suicidal. When the news ran through the hills that he had been found, we joyed and high fived. But still we worried. And today, Today, he went missing again. He went missing from the pain and from the pleasure. From the valleys and
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Read moreAccording to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page, a group of protesters gathered in Richardson Grove. At a little after one, there were around 50 people. Twelve were in the roadway blocking trucks from going by. At some point a banner was unfurled. Kathy Epling said on Facebook that her neighbor in Piercy called her and reported “our frontage road
Read more[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR4YRyWh05c] When you don’t have the facts, go nuclear or lie. At least that’s what some people think is appropriate. A reader sent me a link to this short video posted on Facebook. It obviously wasn’t put out very high budget so I wouldn’t attribute it to any legitimate environmental group (note the year 20011 and the misspellings.) But rather
Read moreGood people come to different conclusions based on the same facts. We know that. In spite of movies and books that consistently show good fighting against evil, life is rarely that simple. We know that, too. So why do we demonize those who opposes us? In the poster above, sweet gentle souls are shown linking their arms in the face
Read moreThe snow is melting and it is time to go back to real life but some of us are begging to play “…just for a few more minutes, Mom!”
Read moreGarberville is getting one of its rare snows. And it’s sticking. Will this be passed down in lore as the Great Snowstorm of 2011? UPDATE: More photos from Garberville. _______________________ Top photo by Rebecca McFarland taken near the North Exit from town. Bottom by Lisa Music taken at a private residence near the Garberville Hospital. Update photos also from Lisa.
Read moreThe hill kids are loving it but drivers need to be careful. The Caltrans traffic cam at Confusion Hill Bridge shows snow sticking on the road at 1:15 pm. The Caltrans Road Conditions’ site says the roads are still clear though.
Read moreFrom felines to freeways the North Coast shivers under its first true coat of snow in 2011. Here in Salmon Creek we have 4 inches. The ridge has around 8. Spots on the freeway had snow almost as far north as Redcrest though nothing serious. Check out the webcams for more up to date information. Here are the Humboldt ones.
Read moreAccording to the Press Democrat, A preliminary CHP investigation indicates that Garberville CHP officer Thomas Adams crossed into oncoming traffic Tuesday, causing the crash that took his life in northern Mendocino County. Adams, 24, had been on-duty for a little more than 6 hours when the 2:15 p.m. crash occurred on Highway 101 near Piercy, just south of the Mendocino-Humboldt
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