Letters, Jan. 8, 2026
"Medicine in Sonoma County has changed in so many ways over these years, but it is still an amazingly rewarding calling and so fulfilling to care for patients and their families. We thank you for entrusting us with your care," say local women's health professionals...
Faith: Shiloh neighborhood church focuses on loving God, others and volunteering
Rather than placing priority on a lot of internal programs and activities, members of the Shiloh Neighborhood Church share a mission that involves reaching out to volunteer and serve those in the community in keeping with the greatest Bible commandment found in Mark 12:30-31 – “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind…and love your neighbor as yourself.”
Country Roads: Do you remember that melon?
The radio comes on at 5:15 a.m. It comes on gently, playing something classical from KDFC. It is Saturday morning and August is here.
Mixed blessings
Always the most repeated and appreciated blessing we hear at local Thanksgiving tables is how we live among so many generous and gratitude-filled people and communities, even as Sonoma County has not been without tragedy, unmet needs and disputes. We’ve endured historic wildfires, loss of life, rising homelessness and new uncertainties. Yet, we remain #SonomaStrong, hopeful, faithful and determined. Witness how many of us today are on the giving side of the Thanksgiving free food lines and community dinners. Let’s remember that “mixed blessings” are still blessings.
Letters to the Editor, Oct. 11, 2018
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Going Clubbing
You’ve probably heard that your hometown golf course is hilly, which means you play a hole that’s several hundred yards downhill, which makes the ball carry forever, and makes you think, “You know, I’m pretty good at this.”
Then you take a sharp turn to...
Police and Sheriff Logs
The following is a sampling of calls received in the Windsor area during the past week by the Sheriff’s Department.
Arts & Entertainment
Return to the Russian River
When Jake Messing stood in front of the mural he had just completed for Russian Riverkeeper on the north side of the nonprofit’s headquarters at 139 Healdsburg Ave., he had finished more than another mural. He had made a return to the source from the sea himself, like the salmon he portrayed.
