Dear Dr. Forsythe: My six-pound Pomeranian has been limping for the last couple months and even crying out in pain at home. I have taken her into the vet for a check up, but whenever she gets into the vet’s office, she acts like nothing... Continue
Take me out to the ball game… as long as I can bring my own food! You may or may not know, my column is about health and nutrition, which is not always the most attractive topic. But, what’s more important than what you put... Continue
One of the great unsolved mysteries of existence is…existence. Given all the possible variations in the nature of time, space and physics, how is it that things exist as opposed to not existing? There is the issue of matter vs. antimatter, for example; when they... Continue
Nov.?! I can hardly believe that the grape harvest is behind us, the leaves red and gold on the vines. The last of the Tuesday night farmer’s markets have come and gone and sadly, we’ve said goodbye to fresh tomatoes until next year. As our... Continue
A contingent of San Francisco Giants fans from Sonoma Valley Christian School staged an informal victory parade Wednesday morning. Motorists honked and shouted, and people exited businesses and offices to shout encouragement as the group -- bedecked in world champion orange and black -- made... Continue
Norman Barnett, aged 91, son of William and Hannah Barnett, passed away quietly on the morning of October 30, 2010 at the home of his son and daughter-in-law in Sonoma after a brief illness. Norman was born in New York City and spent his childhood... Continue
Joining incumbents Steve Barbose and Ken Brown on the Sonoma City Council will be marketing executive Tom Rouse, elected to his first public office by virtue of a third place finish in Tuesday’s election. With the solid one-two finish, Barbose was elected to his second... Continue
Lola and Isabella Martin appear to be ordinary elementary school students. But something the sisters did recently is anything but. It is in fact extraordinary. Playing ball in their driveway one afternoon, the kindergartner and fourth grader took a short break to tell me about... Continue
Hey Sonoma, the boys from Detroit are in town so make them feel welcome. That’s right, until mid-November, Chrysler Motor Company will do business out of the former home of Bonanza Ford as they ready the 2011 Dodge Durango for market. According to Chrysler’s Jack... Continue
[caption id="attachment_20899" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="The Sonoma Valley Education Foundation announced today that it will take over the organization of the popular Red & White Ball as well as become its sole beneficiary. Pictured here: Kathleen Hill, school garden project coordinator; Lynn Ross, Teacher Support Network... Continue