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At the start of January — just days after the adult use of cannabis became legal in California — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ended the Obama-era guidelines that kept federal agents from interfering in states where medial marijuana was legal. Cannabis stocks declined 21 percent, though they quickly rebounded.

Are you a change agent? Can you envision a community’s successful future and take the actions needed to create it? If so, you might be thinking of stepping up in a big way – by running for Windsor Town Council.

An open letter to the Town of Windsor: Hello all, your friendly neighborhood Windsor Times reporter Heather Bailey here.

What is it about summer vacation that brings fear into every parent’s life? Is it the inevitable boredom that will strike? The endless days of no routine and structure? The lazy mornings and late evenings? When teenagers don’t have a lot to do, does it spell trouble, or is it a well deserved break?

Have you ever awoken to a noisy sound on your street early in the morning and wondered what it was? If it was not your friendly solid waste truck collecting your garbage, it was probably your city’s street sweeper. Have you ever wondered why so many resources are spent to keep your streets clean, how they operate and why do they have to operate so early in the morning? Well if you have, here are a few answers.

Thank you to the wonderful Cloverdale community 

Thanks for everything, Howell

Next week (March 15-21) is National Sunshine Week, led by the American Society of News Editors to remind everyone about the essential role newspapers play in preserving our democracy at thousands of local city halls, school board chambers, state houses and under the dome of the U.S. Capitol.