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No to roundabout

Please use your powerful influence to educate W-trams that the enormous installation they are proposing is unneeded and a waste of money. Recent roundabout practical technology suggests that a simple central small pivot around which the traffic flows is all that is needed. David Wills... Continue

This holiday season, take note of your parents' well-being

(By Frank Samson) When it comes to spending the holidays with family, some things never seem to change. Aunt Harriet always makes her yummy pecan pie, Uncle Jack always drinks too much, your brother inevitably starts a political debate with your husband, and your parents... Continue

Armed robbery in Glen Ellen

Three suspects in an armed robbery, during which the victim was hit in the head with gun and chased down a neighborhood street, eluded capture Thursday night after an attack in the parking lot of Glen Ellen Grocery. The victim told Sheriff’s Deputies that he... Continue

Mysterious sky orb disappears

The huge round ball of light that ascended from the eastern skyline this morning, startling residents and small animals, has disappeared. Experts predict the apparition, chased away by clouds and rainstorms, may reappear Friday. Continue

Athlete of the Week

Jenny Eggers. The Lady Dragons junior basketball player helped lead Sonoma to a second place in the Dragon Classic where she was named to the All Tournament team. Eggers, who leads the team in scoring and is second in rebounds and steals, had 23 points... Continue

No truth too dangerous

We’ve heard, “too big to fail,” and its correlative, “too big to jail,” and now we’re hearing the inevitable, predictable warning, “it’s too dangerous to tell the truth.” If America reveals how its government tortured prisoners and how its government lied to them about it,... Continue

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.’Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? VIRGINIA O'HANLON 115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET

 VIRGINIA,... Continue

Wealth-Porn Addiction

Sex Porn is a global multi-billion-dollar industry. Studies indicate that for many addicted to such material its sexual content is less significant than its feelings of overcoming powerlessness. The defining characteristic of porn is a sense of control through the objectification of self and other,... Continue

Photo day; All wet; Hundley's new approach

What’s a day in the Sonoma Valley look like? Help us find out by taking a picture on Friday, December 12a picture on Friday, December 12 and submitting to for our all-photo issue on December 18. Kids walking to school? A barista making your latte?... Continue

The Valley's hidden homeless

Supervisor Susan Gorin on a significant homeless population that hides from view and often lives outside near creeks, under bushes in the hills, in abandoned buildings, and in vehicles. The full story. Continue