Decoding Teenagers: Just pick up the phone
A day in the life of raising two teenagers is always interesting. You never know what kind of mood they will be in, or if they are going to be a functioning human being that day or not. It’s kind of like testing the waters each morning.
The Grinch was right
The days between Thanksgiving and Christmas used to be marked with Advent calendars and printed newspaper reminders of how many shopping days were left until Dec. 25. Now this holiday shopping period is crowded with Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday … and what are we forgetting?
Healdsburg Center for Animals Activity Log, Nov. 13-19
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.
Country Roads: Grateful
Everyone I meet believes this year has flown by. True, we lost weeks immersed in a fire storm. But, even that doesn’t explain why the months seem shorter. Before the fires, the winter had morphed into summer and summer into what? Thanksgiving.
What are you thankful for? Letters from the third grade
Here are some of the things that students in Ms. Flores' third grade class at Alexander Valley School are thankful for...
Commentary: Stewarding the electronic dinosaur
When discarded, the toxicity of electronic waste functions as an eroding agent on clean water, healthy soil and fresh air. The impacts of improperly disposed e-waste are measurable, harmful and applicable on a global scale. The general cause and consequence of its mismanagement seem to be shared equally among manufacturers and consumers alike.
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...
