Keeping money local is key to good fire service
Homeowners and fire officials in northern Sonoma County are leaning on local government to keep more of their property taxes local to go toward fire prevention services.
Decoding Teenagers: Mirror Mirror on the Wall
This last weekend I celebrated my 44th birthday. My goal this year, and moving forward, is to be kinder to myself. I have found that as I age, I have become more critical of my flaws and I tend to let my signs of...
It’s not easy being green living in this blue versus red world
Much shade has been thrown toward the Green New Deal, some from actual shady people.
The recent rash of teacher strikes across the US disgusts me
All across America teachers are going on or threatening to go on strike and it disgusts me.
It disgusts me that this is necessary; next to a parent or a preacher, who has more influence on our children, and our future, than a teacher? Americans...
Chico visit showcases the ‘Father of California agriculture’
Right smack in the middle of the campus of Chico State University a Victorian mansion sets among decades old camellias in full bloom.
Arts & Entertainment
Multicultural Center takes shape at Abel de Luna
Bursts of color explode from every corner and every angle of the newly repainted Abel de Luna Community Center on the north side of town. Fuchsia, sunflower, marigold, plum and chrysanthemum abut and juxtapose with one another on the many outside walls and columns, as two muralists work on their own visions of Healdsburg.






















