Columns

Newsroom Notebook is a new monthly column written by one of our staff members.

In the 1950s, we had Halford E. Luccock writing the back page of “The Christian Century,” a journal of more or less progressive Christian news, scholarship, and opinion that still comes out every week. During Luccock’s time, readers went immediately to the back page to see what he was up to, much like people look through the New Yorker for the cartoons before turning to whatever else might be there.

100 years ago - April 7, 1921

September 14 the Zucchini Festival takes place at the Healdsburg Farmers’ Market: zucchini decorating competitions, giant zucchini contests and zucchini car races. It is such a blast to be a part of and/or to watch. Every year Patrick would engineer his car using TinkerToys, making sure the axle of the vehicle went through the body of the zucchini.  It was a thrill to watch the car careen down that track, with the announcer calling it, making it to the finish line most of the time.  I cherish the video I took of a winning run.

One thing for which I always give thanks is my parents. They worked hard and raised us well. My father pushed us. My mother hugged us. It was a good combination.

Happy March from the staff at your local library. Like all of you, we are busy remembering all of the milestones of the last year. The library's plans for safe, limited reopening in-person are progressing and we hope to provide information shortly. In the...

Having lived a few years sometimes seems to confuse my thinking. I get confused between what I grew up with and what I live with today — for example, customer service. When I was young, customer service meant someone would be trying to help me, the “customer,” with some “service.”  Often, businesses were rated on their customer service.