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Drought and cannabis

The big election is less than two weeks away. It was a long year ago that we were first told Election Year 2020 would be historic, intense and outrageous. We had no idea then what 2020 would bring us — and maybe we still don’t.

Farm to Fight Hunger, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, donates 100% of food grown at no cost to provide fresh organic fruits and vegetables to those in need. This year the farm’s chickens produced 30,000 eggs; egg distribution is through Healdsburg’s food pantry.

Local girl makes good bread

Earth Day is coming upon us. Do you know what that means? April 22 marks the day we get to focus on the environment, learn more about conservation, be out in nature, and promote a healthy, sustainable environment.

Everybody likes to yell at their TVs when the news comes on in the evening, and people can’t help bashing the news sources they disagree with the most. Either you like CNN and The New York Times or you are a FOX follower and are convinced The Washington Post is full of “fake news.”

On Wednesday, Sept. 18, nationally known Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Lowell Bergman came to the Raven Theater in Healdsburg for an evening of conversation about The state of journalism today. The event was sponsored by Northern California Public Media, Camellia Inn, and Sonoma West Publishers, which brings us this newspaper. Steve Mencher, news director at KRCB and Sonoma West Publisher Rollie Atkinson joined Bergman at the table on the stage. Their discussion, one has to say, was less than hopeful.  Still, the good-sized audience appeared to find it terrifically interesting, and everyone I talked to said they were glad they were there.