Main Street: The product
Are you miffed or relieved that the major social media platforms banned former President Donald Trump? I was relieved at first, then slightly miffed about the idea of a private company muzzling a public figure, then I decided that we’re arguing about the wrong thing.
Humanity First: Putting Down Syndrome on the map
Back in 2010, when Brady Mauritson was diagnosed with Down Syndrome at the age of 2.5, his parents, Clay and Carrie Mauritson, were shocked, and they didn’t know which end was up.
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....
Let’s Book It
Happy New Year — or perhaps Happy Innovating Year! “Learning never exhausts the mind.” (Leonardo da Vinci) Get energized; resolve to try/learn something new. Ukulele lessons? Writing a memoir? How about sharing or challenging authors’ viewpoints at book discussions? Or, with your child, practicing magic tricks, exploring ideas in physics, or working with LED lights? Creative ideas, fresh methods, up to date technology and imaginative solutions are offered by your library to make 2018 the best year ever. Grab your curiosity, and steer yourself in to a Happy New You.
Wine Words: Women in Wine
Throughout the long, grueling months leading up to the presidential election, coast-to-coast we’ve been inundated with news of women in politics and gendered stereotypes of those in power. Fortunately, the wine industry is far more progressive, with many women having broken the glass ceiling throughout the past decades. Contributions of women in Sonoma County wine have been significant, as these visionaries continue to shape our world of wine.
Unspeakable
A survey of our nation’s newspapers in the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida school shooting massacre last week found a resounding unified message from editorial pages of all sizes, locales and political persuasions across our country.
Arts & Entertainment
Multicultural Center takes shape at Abel de Luna
Bursts of color explode from every corner and every angle of the newly repainted Abel de Luna Community Center on the north side of town. Fuchsia, sunflower, marigold, plum and chrysanthemum abut and juxtapose with one another on the many outside walls and columns, as two muralists work on their own visions of Healdsburg.

















