Off the Top of My Head: Football’s no fun after adults dug in
I am not watching the Super Bowl. It has become a corporate spectacle.
Humanity First: Putting Down Syndrome on the map
Back in 2010, when Brady Mauritson was diagnosed with Down Syndrome at the age of 2.5, his parents, Clay and Carrie Mauritson, were shocked, and they didn’t know which end was up.
Keeping the Faith: My immigrant forebears
I write this on March 1, Saint David’s Day. Saint David is to Wales as Saint Patrick is to Ireland. Saint David, Dewi Sant in the native tongue, was born about the year 500. Like Saint Patrick in Ireland 100 years earlier, Saint David established schools and monasteries in the westward protruding belly of Britain that is Wales.
Dr. King’s lessons continued
This week we closed our local schools for a holiday, something we do just a few other times during each school year. On Labor Day we honor America’s workers and common man. Thanksgiving and Christmas are holidays for families to gather, give thanks and share spiritual messages.
Cannabis Country: An insider’s view of the industry
Once a month, the Sonoma Valley Cannabis Enthusiasts (SVCE), a nonprofit corporation, holds an open meeting on the patio at the Sonoma Grille on W. Napa Street, a block from the Sonoma Plaza. I have attended all but one of the meetings since they began last June.
Library Programs Focus on Young Readers
As we welcome September in Healdsburg, many of our residents are in full back-to-school mode, and that’s noticeable at the library. Our staff, as well as the teachers, kids and parents, have had their recovery time and gotten the school year running smoothly; now...
Art of the Yard
Yard art around town comes in many forms. Whimsical. Creative. Unique. Here are a fun few. These cacti sporting sunglasses and straw hats are out on Dry Creek Road. The water-saving rock spiral lawn with pink flamingos is along University Avenue.
If you look closely,...
Someday we’ll laugh about this . . . right? This is going to take awhile…
I have mentioned before that I am taking classes at the Junior College.
It is taking a long time, because I am taking one class a semester, but eventually I will have a certificate showing that I am proficient to be an office assistant. Some...
