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May 18, 2026

Easter news

We’re not sure how much crossover there is between the local congregations of churches and our weekly newspaper-reading audiences.

Country Roads: Between the pages

Who’d have thought that lilacs were related to privet? Encountering lilac, we recollect the lovely fragrance discovered in childhood while meandering in a garden. Spying the privet, if we’re smart, we yank out the small seedlings growing in profusion beneath the canopy of this invasive, domineering...

Cannabis Country: Confessions of a cannabis columnist

Writing about the cannabis industry hasn’t been much different for me than writing about other industries, including wine, food and tourism.

Humane Society of Sonoma County – Healdsburg Activity Log April 1-7

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.

Too liberal to know better?

It’s more than luck that us folks living in Sonoma County have things pretty good.

Around Town

Parade needs participants

Off the Top of My Head Teacher Strikes Disgust Me

All across America teachers are going on or threatening to go on strike and it disgusts me. It disgusts me that this is necessary; next to a parent or a preacher, who has more influence on our children, and our future, than a teacher? Americans...

But I Digress . . .Parental Advisory

I am a terrible parent. I’m sure many of you feel the same way. Not that I (me) am a terrible parent, but that you are a terrible parent.

Challenges still abound for relocated Windsor Church

Vineyard of Faith members still hoping for local venue

Commentary: Libraries equal strong communities

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a library? Some people picture a big building full of books, magazines, maybe a few CDs and DVDs. Others recall visiting a library to look up resources for job hunting, research a term paper or peruse college catalogs and travel guides.
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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.