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Wine Words: Saying goodbye to the first couple of agriculture

January 31, 2018

“We are born at a given moment, in a given place, and, like vintage years of wine, we have qualities of the year and of the season of which we were born.” – Carl Jung.

Community Corner

September 19, 2012

Public School Success Team (PSST) is looking for tutors and volunteers. Please contact them at 473-0902 or email [email protected].

There are many possible labels we could put on the time capsule for the year 2015, but one undeniable title would be “A Very Violent Year.” This is not because of a few highly profiled terrorist attacks. It is because of the mass killings we did to ourselves, a total of 353 multiple-victim shootings that left 12,223 dead people across our bloody urban, small town and rural landscape. This total included 62 attacks on schools, supposedly the safest places in our society.

Cannabis country: organized and disorganized criminals

June 27, 2018

I recently received an email from a reputable reporter who works for a reputable newspaper. The reporter said she reads my Cannabis Country columns and wanted to know what I knew about organized crime in the marijuana industry. Her email to me was prompted by a conversation she had with an elected official who claimed that “Bulgarian organized crime runs cannabis in Humboldt County, Laotian organized crime runs cannabis in Trinity and Cal Fire wouldn't go into those areas without law enforcement accompanying them.”

Country Roads

October 10, 2012

Planning ahead is one of the most important activities we can perform, particularly if you want things to turn out to your satisfaction. Unlike Mother Nature, who can throw together a meadow and have it beautiful, we must think, act, and follow up in order to reach our goal.

Farmers’ Market Musings

March 16, 2011

Mary Kelley

Flashbacks

November 13, 2020

100 years ago – November 4, 1920

Resisting fear and giving thanks

November 18, 2015

Being a part of the news business we are not sure why we have refused to read or listen to the news of the Paris terrorist attacks and killings. We know these horrific events will not rewind in time as if they never happened. We don’t believe the tragedies and losses will lessen or go away just because we’re not watching.

Faith: Vineyard of Faith in transition

March 6, 2018

After more than two decades as a beacon of hope and support for Windsor residents, the Vineyard of Faith Lutheran Church (VOF) and its 125-member congregation face an uncertain future.