Commentary
We’ve all been exposed to pictures of drug abusers meant to scare us onto the straight and narrow path. Images of opium dens, strung out “junkies” using needles, meant to create distance between the substance abuser and the community. This strategy has worked well, creating isolation, exclusion and stigma around substance abuse issues and those that struggle with addiction. This stigma has made it harder for those in need to ask for, and accept, treatment for addictions.
Snapshot: Pride by Another Name
Rainbow colors on this Healdsburg fence and the flags celebrating Pride Month symbolize freedom, overarching beauty, something special and something joyful. Looking upon colorful flags and the happiness of Pride parades, it’s easy to forget the history that led to these colors and today’s freedoms....
From the Library: Improvements
Our excitement about what we will be able to do to improve the library and our services for our community continues to grow as we sort out what will happen over the next several months before the Measure Y funding is in place. Amidst the budgeting and scheduling considerations, we’re still providing programs. What follows are some of the interesting events coming up.
Commit, protect and preserve, for the town and the planet
“The Time Has Come Today”. A song from the 60’s with the words meaning even more today. Time is no longer on our side, so I ask for three actions: 1) Commit, 2) Protect 3) Preserve.
Multiple choice economy
This is a multiple choice quiz about our economy and the state of our nation. It includes lots of contradictory information and torturous logic. If that sounds like an impossible test, don’t worry, all the correct answers will be printed below.
Letters to the editor, Feb. 20
EDITOR: In response to Mr. Churchill and the no on SMART Train folks let me first suggest that they present a false choice. No longer are we voting for or against the train, since it is already in operation and enjoying increased ridership every year with a newly expanded service to the San Francisco ferry terminal. Instead our choice is merely to continue making this a viable alternative to the freeway or after spending tens of millions of dollars on the system to abandon it.
Arts & Entertainment
$20k split 3 ways in Arts for All grants
The recent reveal of Jake Messing’s River Dreams mural at Russian Riverkeeper was one of three projects from the city’s Arts & Culture Commission...













