But I Digress . . . Land of Missed Opportunity
I lost my wallet. What a pain in the wallet toting area.
Future hopes and headaches
Welcome to the new year of 2016. We’re sure it will be as full of news as all the recent years have been, if not more so. This new year will include a pivotal national election and many continuing discussions over local land use, winery expansions, housing costs, local health care changes, county supervisorial and city hall elections and more.
In need of a fairness doctrine
When Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg starts complaining that the internet is spinning out of control, we know for sure we’re all in trouble.
The internet is how Zuckerberg became a multi-billionaire. If he’s not happy about too much hacking, trolling, fake news and loss of privacy,...
Mark West Compass
Lots of meetings and talk going on in our community regarding Wikiup Commons. Let me start by first giving you some important dates.
Going Clubbing
You’ve probably heard that your hometown golf course is hilly, which means you play a hole that’s several hundred yards downhill, which makes the ball carry forever, and makes you think, “You know, I’m pretty good at this.”
Then you take a sharp turn to...
Flashbacks from Healdsburg
100 years ago: Aug. 30, 1923Heat Wave Ends as Storm Breaks
A break of almost 20 degrees in the temperature marked the transition of the weather from hot wave to storm conditions. After several days of excessive warmth, with marks of 100 degrees recorded on...
Commentary: Around Town
I’ve had the privilege the last week of shepherding some dear friends on their first visit to Sonoma County.
Cannabis County: Dr. Hergenrather Recommends
Sebastopol’s nationally renowned, MD, Jeff Hergenrather has been recommending cannabis for all kinds of ailments ever since he served as the doctor at “The Farm,” a rural countercultural community in Tennessee 40 years ago.
Arts & Entertainment
‘Angels’ lands at Raven Performing Arts
:Every Sunday matinee we do a post-show discussion with the audience, so they get a chance to make comments and ask questions of the actors. We saw there were a lot of people who were quite moved and quite touched by the play. So the opening weekend could not have gone better, as far as I’m concerned," said director Steven David Martin.


















