Public Citizen ~ Larry Barnett

Larry Barnett Larry Barnett lives in Sonoma where he was elected to three terms on the City Council and served twice as Mayor. A thirty-three-year resident, he currently serves as Chair of Sonoma's Planning Commission. He has been married for 48 years, has two daughters and three grandchildren.

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Between sameness and difference

Posted on March 18, 2024
Between sameness and difference

Life’s diversity numbers in the many millions, and yet no two living things are exactly alike; all are heterogeneous. This is as... Continue

Serenity or Turmoil?

Posted on March 11, 2024
Serenity or Turmoil?

The world is tumultuous by nature, a whirligig of happenings only a tiny portion of which any of us knows about, not including the... Continue

Memories of Val Robichaud

Posted on February 26, 2024
Memories of Val Robichaud

I started writing for The Sun in 2005, while I was Mayor of Sonoma. I’d write a “Mayor’s” column once a month, and thereafter... Continue

Does the universe require a prime mover?

Posted on February 19, 2024
Does the universe require a prime mover?

Call it a demiurge, cosmic force, or God; for hundreds of generations humankind has believed in a prime mover of the universe, a cosmic... Continue

The Emotional States of America

Posted on February 12, 2024
The Emotional States of America

I’ve been thinking about the French Revolution, how it led to the bloody Reign of Terror that killed tens of thousands and eventually... Continue

If water could talk

Posted on February 5, 2024
If water could talk

Mother Nature came crying to me last night. “I’ve had it,” she said, her tears falling loudly on the skylight, “I’m done.” But... Continue

Perfecting my disappearing act

Posted on January 29, 2024
Perfecting my disappearing act

Life on earth is very, very old, a couple of billion years, at least, and nearly all the creatures that have ever lived have disappeared.... Continue

Of mind and meat

Posted on January 22, 2024
Of mind and meat

The mind/body split is quite a persistent delusion, even though the two are inseparably bound. In a supreme act of imagination, “I... Continue

Getting ready for anything

Posted on January 15, 2024
Getting ready for anything

My friend Richard Reoch recently lost his wife of 50 years. That experience prompted him to write the following about getting ready... Continue

Health and science denial

Posted on January 8, 2024
Health and science denial

“We see that in modern times many stones lack the virtues formerly attributed to them.”      – Petrus Garsias Episcopus,... Continue


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