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Getting Nutty With the Way of Water

April 6, 2023

Liking the Look of Lace Lichen

Porsche Seen About Town Defies the Odds

Someday We’ll Laugh About This … Right? Thomas’s summer list

May 16, 2018

The list started a few months ago. He’d casually point to a restaurant and say, “Hmm! Maybe we should go there during summer break.” (The “for chicken strips and French fries” was unspoken, but understood.) Then he’d remember someplace like Epicenter, and add that “we should” to the list, which rapidly took on a life of its own.

June 13, 2018

Windsor Presbyterian Church members share a commitment as part of a congregation known for its reputation as an accepting community of faith that welcomes everyone coming through its doors.

March 20, 2018

Having children is the greatest paradox in life; at least it is in my life. How can something so great cause me such grief and worry?

April 18, 2018

A few weeks ago I was sitting in my dining room, checking in with Matt (who was at work), when a movement outside the window caught my eye. I glanced up and saw a cat-like figure moving leisurely across the lawn and quickly realized it was not our cat, nor was it a cat at all. The creature was a fox!

February 19, 2020

The Measure I SMART train question on the March 3 Primary Election ballot is important enough for voters to think for themselves and not be duped by all the slick and colorful mailers and the rest of the $2.3 million vitriolic and bombastic pro...

Scrambled eggs and picket lines

February 3, 2016

Last week county workers and SEIU 1021 union reps picketed, protested and scrambled the State of Sonoma County Breakfast where 500 county government and business leaders gathered for a promised upbeat message about a strong and growing local economy.

We can’t do it without you

February 17, 2016

We’ve all heard about how the newspaper business has changed in the last two decades. There’s the Internet, which dramatically transformed classified advertising. And of course, there’s … the Internet, which allows anyone with a blog or a social media presence to become their own opinion columnist. And … let’s not forget the Internet, which provides instantaneous access to millions of words on any conceivable subject (Some of those words are even accurate).

March 14, 2019

Looking for a lost pet or a new four-legged friend? See the list of incoming strays and the slideshow (above) of cats and dogs available for adoption from the Sonoma Humane Society, Healdsburg Center.

April 25, 2019

I recently returned from back East, where I attended a funeral of a man I have known a long time.

January 3, 2019

For the New Year I am going to concentrate on better communication. Communication is the cornerstone of any good relationship. And, I’m worried about my long-term relationship with my wife. Our hearing isn’t what it used to be and when she’s talking I’m not always hearing.

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Arts & Entertainment

Local rock star on art tour

October 8, 2025

For Alexander Valley sculptor T Barney, it’s about more than just about the stone. “It’s a way scientists or astronomers envision the universe as being infinite, but finite,” he says. “It just keeps going, keeps going, keeps going.” The concepts of art and topology animate him.