Driving south through Glen Ellen, you cross over a historic trestle bridge, and you think you’ve entered the land that time forgot. And you may be right. You enter a sprawling campus of green grass, towering oaks and quaint cottage-style buildings. You are driving through the Sonoma... Continue
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Despite the cultural arc of history of the past 500 years -- the efforts toward emancipation and the relentless rise of science and technology -- humanity appears terribly, one might even say, hopelessly, stuck. The habits and predispositions of our past -- religious conflict, otherworldly... Continue
By Bonnie Lee, E.A. With summer almost here, many students will turn their attention to making money from a summer job. Whether it’s flipping burgers or filing documents, the IRS wants student workers to know some facts about their summer jobs and taxes. Not all... Continue
Civic life is alive and well in the city of Sonoma. The first public event in the Valley for the upcoming presidential campaign went down at the Pueblo Serena Clubhouse with the “Bernie Sanders for 2020” Kickoff. Then, in early May, the Sonoma City Council... Continue
Whenever there is wealth and property, (and for the past 5,000 years when has there not been?), theft and corruption accompany it. Greek mythology prominently features Hermes' theft of Apollo's cattle, and virtually all major religions include prohibitions against theft. The Ten Commandments includes it... Continue
We’re facing many challenges these days in Sonoma Valley. These challenges are making the work of our local nonprofits more difficult than ever because people turn to them for help in the face of hardship. Lack of affordable housing, issues related to homelessness, food insecurity,... Continue
Delicate conversations are never easy. I still slip up sometimes because, well, I'm human. But when people in a relationship improve their communication, I see how powerful just a few shifts with the lips can be. I regret not having more skill in talking to... Continue
Readers know that nothing catches the attention of Valley residents and politicians like issues of Social Justice, particularly those surrounding the issue of Immigration. The Statue of Liberty notwithstanding, immigration has confounded the nation for years. Some say it first became a political hot... Continue
For years my mother followed me around, continually showing up in my stomach, my bones, and my dreams. She used to be a dull ache inside me, but not so much anymore. In those five years that I lived with her I wasn’t raised by... Continue
Thank goodness the most recent Sonoma brouhaha seems to be winding down. That was the one where an arriviste in town learned that a sizable number (i.e., “mob”) of her Valley neighbors were Not Amused to find her now-deleted Facebook postings in which she expressed... Continue