Editorial

My husband and 15-year-old daughter had an unforgettable experience last December that impacted our entire family. They were giving a ride to another girl on our daughter’s basketball team when conversation turned to Christmas plans.

Mockery

Fasten your seatbelts. This week marks the official start of Election Year 2016, culminating next Nov. 8 with the election of a new U.S. President and Congress. Dozens of local elections also will be decided, along with the usual flash mob of statewide propositions.

Don’t get in the way

Thoughts on inflation

Kicking the can down the road

This week’s newspaper includes our annual Harvest Edition. For the past several decades we have provided this extended coverage of the year’s growing season, the work and weather, the people and the crops and the other news that are part of the latest chapter of Sonoma County’s agricultural heritage.

Dancing

Library support

Good use of taxpayer dollars