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Feel the electricity at your local library

Greetings from the Library, where we saw many of you during the power outages of early October.

‘There might be a red flag warning next week’

This unsurprising announcement issued forth from my son, Martin, when we crossed paths in the shop this morning.

Someday We’ll Laugh About This . . . Right? National School Bus Safety Week

I know I could never be a bus driver. I don’t even know where to start on the reasons why, but my hat is off to all those intrepid souls who navigate barges on wheels each and every day.

What time is it?

There are two looming events on our calendars that may further confirm the difference between compulsory law and bendable customs.

Celebrate the orange reason for the season

The month of pumpkins. Those globes of orange and gold fill the farms around us now, and provide endless goodies for consumption or decoration. From pies to pumpkin spiced drinks, tiny ones used as table décor to huge ones filling the back of a pickup, the pumpkin is celebrated throughout the country as a squash everyone can love.

Windsor Democratic Club meeting features local activists

On Thursday, Oct. 24, from 7 to 9 p.m., the Windsor Democratic Club will hear presentations on how local activism improves community life.

Silver Linings

How to Shake Your Salt Habit • Wednesday, Oct. 23 • 2 to 3 p.m. • Free

The blame game

As most of us continue to deal with our anger and anxiety over being left in the dark — both figuratively and literally — by PG&E’s massive public safety power shutoff (PSPS), we need to take a breather and remind ourselves this “new normal”...

Newsroom notebook: Meeting of the minds

News meetings in the world of journalism are almost as important as finding good sources and picking the right headline — they are sort of the bread and butter that hold together our day-to-day work.

Might get in trouble for sharing the family recipe

Fall is one of the most beautiful times of the year here in Sonoma County. The air is crisp, days warm and nights cool.
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Arts & Entertainment

‘Angels’ lands at Raven Performing Arts

:Every Sunday matinee we do a post-show discussion with the audience, so they get a chance to make comments and ask questions of the actors. We saw there were a lot of people who were quite moved and quite touched by the play. So the opening weekend could not have gone better, as far as I’m concerned," said director Steven David Martin.