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For the most part, voters of Sonoma County have given strong endorsements to their local state senators Mike McGuire and Bill Dodd and assembly members Jim Wood and Marc Levine. These men just cast big votes to support affordable housing, parks and water projects, climate and environmental protection and for a sanctuary state declaration to limit federal raids on innocent undocumented residents.

At this point, when so many of us so fervently disagree on so many issues, we do seem to agree that we are unable to talk with each other about the vital issues we face as a country and that we very much need to find ways to do so. Sadly, too many attempts end badly and further discourage us from the very conversations that we need to have as we lunge toward another election cycle.

Look What You Made Me Do 

The other day, I took my teenage daughter shopping for some new school items. We ended up at one of those large, overwhelming, colorful makeup stores. I gave her a budget and told her I would meet her in the front of the store in half an hour. I happened to see her talking with one of the sales associates. She was animated and happy; in her element if you will. I could honestly see her becoming a makeup artist for movies, plays and weddings.

The Windsor Garden Club is trying to solve The Great Tomato Debate: what's the best backyard tomato to grow in this town? And what's the worst?

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Solidarity with Dreamers

Lots of letters this week...

So, is the world now coming to an end or not? Hurricanes are devastating Florida, Houston and a swath of Caribbean islands. A severe earthquake just struck Mexico and the western part of North America from Los Angeles to Canada is on fire. Here, in Sonoma County we just suffered a series of days where the official temperature set all-time historic records above 115 degrees.

Supporting Dreamers