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October 25, 2026

The power of poetry

We often lament the lack of civics and citizenship curriculums in today’s schools. We believe we should add lessons on the importance of voting, readings of the U.S. Constitution, lectures on the essential elements of a democracy and the rights and responsibilities of every American of all ages, races and gender. We can’t answer President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day call for unity without knowing these axioms.

NEIGHBORS

Shonnie Brown

Wine Words: Loss and empathy

Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break.”

LETTER: Apology for incorrect criticism

Editor: I must apologize for not obtaining all

Metes & Bounds: Slouching along

Columnists who have grown up in the tradition of ethical

Letters to the Editor

Abandoned homes

GMO free belongs here

Sonoma County’s food consumers, farmers, families and all registered voters are being asked to vote on Nov. 8 on whether they want to ban genetically engineered organisms from local farming operations and the open environment.

Around Town

Wayward cattle

Humanity First: All-in for the kids

Walk into Healdsburg Elementary School these days and you’ll be greeted by a mural that is sure to make you smile.

Flashbacks

The following snippets of history are drawn from the pages of the Healdsburg Tribune, the Healdsburg Enterprise and the Sotoyome Scimitar, and are prepared by the volunteers at the Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society. 
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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.