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October 14, 2025

Decoding Teenagers: The Need for Speed

A few months back, I wrote a column about a lake adventure we were going to take this summer. The lake we chose is in Wisconsin where my father-in-law has a cabin and a couple of boats, the tubing gear and other such lake toys.

Cannabis quiz

It’s back-to-school time for county students and teachers. The yellow buses returned to the roads last week, and summer officially ended for thousands of families as they shifted their weekly routines to the new school bell schedule.

How crazy?

Whenever the topic of mental health or mental illness is in the news, it is seldom a good thing. The mass killings at a Florida high school by a sick and troubled youth wrought moments of national grief over yet another preventable tragedy. If only 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz had received the counseling and support he needed, 17 students and teachers might still be alive today.

Dr. King’s lessons continued

This week we closed our local schools for a holiday, something we do just a few other times during each school year. On Labor Day we honor America’s workers and common man. Thanksgiving and Christmas are holidays for families to gather, give thanks and share spiritual messages.

Farms and Fairs

The spread of special events in our wine country has been getting harsh criticisms lately as the Board of Supervisors works to more tightly define and regulate these weekend and seasonal celebrations and marketing affairs.

Learning what you don’t know fills volumes

"The Biggest Little Farm” has been highly recommended as a must see movie.

Main Street: Gratitude

This is my last week at the newspaper. I’ve been hired by the Sonoma County Library, where I plan to advocate for free public libraries as ardently as I have for a free press.

Humane Society of Sonoma County – Healdsburg Activity Log Oct. 1– 7

Looking for a lost pet or a new four-legged friend? See the list of incoming strays and the selection of cats and dogs available for adoption from the Healdsburg Center for Animals.

Burg Savvy: After the fire

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Arts & Entertainment

Sculptor T Barny with diamond saw

Local ‘rock star’ on art tour

For Alexander Valley sculptor T Barny, 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.