It is no secret that my staff and I love all sorts of animals - big and small, hooved and clawed, and we feel privileged to share our lives with them every day. During the daily course of business, we don’t often get the chance to pet kittens and puppies but if we do, we jump at the... Continue
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I am the Queen Bee. You know how I know? My friends tell me, and I also have a pair of blue bikini panties with a queen bee on them that proves it. I have been known as the Carrot Juice Queen, the Dance Floor... Continue
Between breathless announcements of even more winery openings, readers may have missed all the brouhaha in the news about immigration, borders, “illegals,” and people climbing over walls and on the Statue (not ‘Statute’) of Liberty. Even those paying attention could be forgiven for thinking that... Continue
How did we get this egghead president into the white house anyway? Oh, I know the theories. But... really? Here in sunny Sonoma we’re also being bought out by big money. Just take a walk. And the fires in our sweet valley are still haunting... Continue
With a straight face, the IRS recently released the new Form 1040. The form has shrunk from a two-sided letter-sized sheet to post card sized, just as Trump promised. As if size matters. Everyone electronically files these days so it’s not like you will save... Continue
Is truth real? What truth do we know, and how do we know it? Humankind has been asking these questions for a very long time and, big surprise, we're no closer than ever on agreeing on answers. If anything, our scientific age inclines us not... Continue
With a straight face, the IRS recently released the new Form 1040. The form has shrunk from a two-sided letter-sized sheet to post card sized, just as Trump promised. As if size matters. Everyone electronically files these days so it’s not like you will save... Continue
As your County Supervisor, I have the privilege and responsibility of working with my colleagues to set the county’s budget for each fiscal year. This year, we held open hearings during the week of June 11. Due to the unprecedented situation we are in as... Continue
Many people feel that politics is a bore and during most days, such people don't think about politics at all; it's just not that important to them. They get up and go to work to pay the bills for food, clothing and shelter, and as... Continue
City Council certainly comes in for its share of criticism, but if Council never showed up for work it could not match the ineptitude of North Carolina legislators. Readers may recall that a while back, North Carolina enacted HB2, a law barring transgender citizens from... Continue