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Bob Edwards: Middle East War # 4,163,79

Waiting For Iran War Memorial As we go to press, a sizable segment of the population is gathered around open bottles of refreshments to analyze and debate America’s latest chest-thumping, bombs-bursting-in-air excursion and/or war in (where else?) the Middle East, a place revered by the... Continue

Katy Byrne: IBS or BS?

My stomach’s been off lately. I’m not sure if it's IBS, or the BS of politics. I suppose doctors will probe me and figure out if I’m dying or not. I’m not in pain, just sluggish, with indigestion. I’ve so far had great luck with... Continue

Loretta Carpio Carr: Giving of Your Heart, One-by-one

Along with the rising cost of gasoline, insurance, groceries, water, gas and electricity, and taxes, I have noticed the increase in ticket costs to attend fundraisers for local nonprofits.  While I’d like to support community groups, I can’t afford the $150, $250 or $400 price... Continue

Larry Barnett: Losing the Moral High-Ground

America’s current strategy of dominance now explicitly includes removing leaders of other countries by force or outright killing them. Killing political leaders used to be called assassination, a widely condemned practice. We used to place such brutality in a low moral category, even when it... Continue

Kathleen Hill: “Smash” to open on Sonoma Plaza

The Glen Ellen Star-Stella team will open their new "Smash" on the ground floor of Taub Family Outpost at the corner of First Street West and West Napa Street. Much lauded chef Ari Weiswasser, Erinn Benziger, and Ashley and Spencer Waite will feature smashed burgers,... Continue

Larry Barnett: The Agony and the Ecstasy 

When you live with and love someone for 50 years, you get at all: the fullness of youth, the blossoming of middle age, the challenges of getting old, memories of tenderness, vitality, decline, joy and sorrow.  I am a paternal type, a combination of care... Continue

Katy Byrne: Boomers – The Juice is waiting for you

Ageing in a Trump world - it’s a double whammy. Getting old is weird. It’s odd  facing the unknown every day. What does this lump or bump mean? Aging is almost as unpredictable as Donald Trump. We boomers have a lot to give now, with... Continue