Newsroom Notebook: Hard choices
The Windsor Town Council had a chance to say yes to community and say no to money on March 7.
Decoding Teenagers: College bound
The other day I was catching up with my younger sister on the phone. As we were talking I found myself smiling at the absurdity of our conversation. She was rambling on about the perils of kindergarten acceptance. Been there, done that I thought. But I calmly reassured her that her 5-year-old would be fine, and in 10 years the kindergarten search would turn into a college search. That’s where I am. What a huge, monumental leap our teen son and my family will be taking in just a few years.
Off the Top of My Head: The paradox of children
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?
Free Trade and tariffs
A discussion about free trade versus tariffs raises all sort of choices, conflicts and conundrums. We’re not talking about forging steel, smelting aluminum or processing Trumpisms. Here, we do wine and beer, tourism, water exports, clean energy distribution, medical technology and don’t forget cannabis, among all our other potential imports and exports.
Class Act: Brooks students lend a hand to Town of Windsor with design thinking challenge
Dr. Hilary Sowers teaches our fifth grade GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) class at Brooks. This year her students took on a challenging PBL (Problem Based Learning) experience. Sowers explained that her students created a ‘driving question’ (as is done with all PBL projects). The question was, “How can the town of Windsor remodel Hall Park so that more people will use the park?”
Silver Linings: What’s happening at the Senior Center?
Ping-Pong • Thursdays, ongoing • 1 to 2 p.m. Ping-pong is an excellent way to increase agility and mental focus. Join the fun at this free drop-in group. All experience levels welcome.
Drop-in Computer Help • Monday, March 26 • 2 to 4 p.m. This...
Commentary: Affordability complexities
Last Wednesday, the Windsor Town Council on a 4-1 vote accepted $2 million in affordable housing monies from developer Bob Bisno in return for withdrawing the condition that he provide 77 apartment units with rents limited to median income tenants for a 10-year period.
Arts & Entertainment
Dia de Muertos lives on in Healdsburg
At Dia de Muertos—Healdsburg’s most colorful event of the year, recognized Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Plaza—Sonoma County residents showed up to remember loved ones with celebration, costumes, mementos, music and marigolds. It was the tenth local anniversary for the Mesoamerican celebration to honor the recently departed, or those who still live in memory. With a Gallery of images...
