The forest felt pensive as I entered Hood Mountain Regional Park from the Los Alamos Road entrance on the last Monday morning in September. Temperatures above 100 degrees were forecast, so my plan was to take a short walk down to Wildcat Creek where the... Continue
AccuWeather estimates that Hurricane Milton will be responsible losses of between $160 and $180 billion. The environment is the economy, stupid Continue
The Springs community has been promised a community plaza since the last century. For any number of reasons, it just hasn’t come to be. Recently, a few promising cement blocks and picnic tables appeared in the space. Supervisor Susan Gorin explained, “I would have liked... Continue
Thousands of words have been written in the press, social media and by local political bodies to oppose ballot Measure J, authored by the Coalition to End Factory Farming. I have 550 words in this column. First I must disclose that I have been a... Continue
Researchers have identified three proteins that work together as matchmakers between sperm and egg cells, which creates a place for an egg protein to bind Continue
Impact100 Sonoma will again offer multiple Impetus Grants of up to $25,000 to nonprofit organizations. After a successful pilot in 2024, the group also will continue to offer a multi-year Encore Grant, which will give one 2025 Impetus Grant recipient a second grant of the... Continue
My grandson is three and this is my second time to have him for an extended period at night. His parents are in San Francisco, returning around 11p.m. We spend the afternoon and evening cooking, eating and reading the books I read to his father... Continue
Current tobacco product use among U.S. middle and high school students has dropped to the lowest recorded level in 25 years. Continue
These are the times that try our souls. We’re watching clocks change to early night darkness and elections rocking our boats. This next round of no-light-after-5 p.m. begins soon. Why do they call it daylight savings anyway? In this spooky season of the trickster, we... Continue
Pictured (L - R): Grace Berger, Leonora Spencer, Vanessa Carrillo, Maren McKesson, Savanah Rayner, Sofia Galetto Masquerade Ball to Raise Scholarship Funds and Support Youth Dance Programs For the first time in its 54-year history, the Sonoma Conservatory of Dance (known lovingly as “the ballet... Continue