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May 18, 2026

Shining a light on sexual abuse with film

By now you’ve likely heard or read something about the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the U.S. women’s Olympics gymnastics team.

But first … a word from our gardener on getting the kinks out

The trees loved the rain. The roses loved the cold.

Be earthquake ready

The Department of Emergency Management presented the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors with a workshop on the threat of earthquakes at Wednesday’s board meeting as part of our ongoing, quarterly series of threat assessments.

Solutions journalism

You hold in your hand a copy of the local newspaper. It is a collection of reports, news, commentaries and advertisements all focused on your community, the place you have chosen to live, work, retire or raise a family. It is just as likely that...

Commentary

We’ve all been exposed to pictures of drug abusers meant to scare us onto the straight and narrow path. Images of opium dens, strung out “junkies” using needles, meant to create distance between the substance abuser and the community. This strategy has worked well, creating isolation, exclusion and stigma around substance abuse issues and those that struggle with addiction. This stigma has made it harder for those in need to ask for, and accept, treatment for addictions.

Brunch is one thing author looks forward to surgeon cutting into

Spring. A magical time of year. You can see and feel life bursting forth with great force and energy. Dry Creek Peach included. Our fruit has set by this time, green leaves are growing, and peaches will soon begin to take shape. We do a big...

Someday we’ll laugh about this . . . right? It’s spring, when the world is puddle-wonderful

One of the traps of adulthood is the vague complaining about change.

The Green New Deal and You (In Windsor) Town Hall

Our Earth is quickly warming. Every year the rate of increase is faster and faster. The Earth is in critical condition.

Keeping the pace in the age of information

The last few decades have featured a slow, steady migration of personal and business communication online, a phenomenon that has left a lot of people wondering how to keep up.

Humane Society of Sonoma County – Healdsburg Activity Log, April 8 – 14

Looking for a lost pet or a new four-legged friend? See the list of incoming strays and the slideshow (above) of cats and dogs available for adoption from the Sonoma Humane Society, Healdsburg Center.
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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.