A coalition of local agencies, including the Sonoma Valley Fire District, Sonoma Ecology Center, Sonoma Resource Conservation District, the City of Sonoma and CAL FIRE, is preparing to conduct a prescribed burn on approximately 20 acres of the Montini Open Space Preserve during the week... Continue
There’s a sentiment you thought you’d never read coming from me but when talking about the trans issue, my opinion doesn’t matter. A little background. I have coached the SVHS girl’s golf team for 9 years and in that time I don’t know how many... Continue
During the Great Depression, financial elites translated European fascism into an American form that joined high capital with lower middle-class populism Continue
I grew up in an affectionate household. Both my mother and my father hugged and kissed me right up to the days of their deaths. As a little boy, I would sit on my father’s lap while we watched TV, and when we took walks... Continue
A CALLING ~ What calls us to find the ancestors? It goes beyond a simple curiosity. We are compelled, possessed by something bigger than us that is begging to be revealed. There's one in most every family called to be the scribe, and I am... Continue
I am feeling a lot of compassion for men lately. Reading the news doesn’t help me with that, but my therapy work does. The topic is ticklish these days, with the onslaught of throbbing, bullish boys in courtrooms, etc. Even the gift of a Jumbo... Continue
A cup of chickpeas a day lowers cholesterol. In a small study, a diet that included chickpeas or black beans had health benefits Continue
"We are living in a time when monsters roam the globe, and are destroying countless lives, fueling hate, and spreading fear,” states Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor and professor at UC Berkeley. Into this den of miscreants, pathological liars, and authoritarian soulless bullies, Reich... Continue
Don’t Laugh When Your Child Is Crying. Everyday parenting behaviors can seem problematic when viewed through the lens of attachment research Continue
By Larry Barnett My wife and I recently downsized and moved from Fifth Street East to Fifth Street West, from the east side to the west side. Now I have an entirely new neighborhood to walk and explore, and find myself just a block away... Continue