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October 30, 2026

A Time for Gratitude, Giving, Joy and Reflection

If Charles Dickens was still with us, he might have written about Windsor and Paradise, instead of London and Paris, in his historical novel, "A Tale of Two Cities."

Healdsburg Letters to the Editor, March 22, 2018

Lots of letters this week!

Where the Sidewalk Ends, the Farmers’ Market Begins

California artichokes are at their best now...
'There’s a magic hour on Saturday mornings when the sun hasn’t quite burned through the morning mist and the scent of basil floats on the breeze. It’s in that moment—coffee in one hand, tote bag in the other—that Healdsburg wakes up..." Meet our new columnist, Liza Gershman.

Have a Great Fourth

Not all Fourth of Julys have been as historic as this year seems to be. We stand just 10 or so generations beyond the original 1776 founding of our country and our Declaration of Independence. Our times are nowhere as monumental as the Independence Days celebrated during our Civil War or the bleakness of two world wars. Yet, right now, we have arrived at a historic defining point as we debate — and must decide — what America’s “greatness” truly is, how it was created and whether it has been lost or needs a radical reformation.

But I digress

 I want it both ways, don’t I?

Letters to the Editor 5-1-14

Dumbfounded

Decoding Teenagers: Fast Lane

This past weekend was my Mom’s 72nd birthday. We celebrated with a girls-only brunch and an afternoon of scouting out vintage stores. As we savored our last few sips of coffee after our meal, we got to talking about the world that she grew up in and how much different things are today.

The next march

Our Sonoma County, like the rest of the country these days, has been filled with political marches, public square demonstrations and other louder than usual exercises of free speech. But in some places there also has been violent backlash, arrests and both high-decibel heckling...

Wish you were here

It was exciting to see county planning commissioners stepping up to the plate recently to address the county’s booming vacation rental market.

Letters 8-11-16

Signals? Meh
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Arts & Entertainment

Dia de Muertos lives on in Healdsburg

At Dia de Muertos—Healdsburg’s most colorful event of the year, recognized Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Plaza—Sonoma County residents showed up to remember loved...