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Oh, the stories they can tell

March celebrates the achievements of intrepid women — we might call them wonder women, superheroes of the past and present. Examples of previous honorees, all well-known trail blazers, are Harriet Tubman, Rachel Carson, Wilma Mankiller, Eleanor Roosevelt and Madeline Albright.

With all that’s going on in our country, it’s time for some good news. We need not look further than in our own backyard. Having recently attended the Sonoma County Winegrowers’ annual meeting, let’s review their elaborate plans for the sustainability revolution they are strategically designing and implementing.

Board not accountable

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.

When I sit down to write my column, I draw on experiences in my life and hope they connect with you as a reader. I describe my writings as Erma Bombeck-like, a humor/slice-of-life commentary (and then have to explain who Erma Bombeck was to anyone younger than myself), but I hope you have felt that I am honest and as open as privacy allows.

Divisive statements

Open letter about school safety

Events at the Windsor Senior Center