By Philip Sales I want to thank the Sun’s editorial staff for highlighting the issues related to the County’s proposed acquisition of Union Pacific Railroad’s “remaining property interests in the 8th St., East corridor”. Some of your readers have commented that it is unfair to... Continue
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If the world feels crazy to you, you’re right. It is. A form of collective madness has taken hold. It’s worrisome, confusing, for some fatal, and, sadly, it’s mostly the way it’s always been. We live in the imaginary world of The-Mind-of-Separation, and it drives... Continue
What I’d like to know is how to live in this time and place in our country. What to do or not do? How to be? What’s of value or not? What needs to change? Like uninvited guests these are the questions I wake up... Continue
It was a magical night on the Sonoma square at the last farmers market. Light rainy drizzle didn’t discourage anyone. The night sky was lit up with candles on tables as winter descended on us. The music and children played. Everyone seemed so grateful to... Continue
Do you identify with any particular animal? If you were not a human being, what animal would you like to be? I’m a Bear, a Little Bear to be precise. I sleep like a log, am assertive, like to be in charge, and get right... Continue
My neighborhood in Sonoma’s west side has a lot of foot traffic – students walking to and from school, patients going to their medical appointments, pet owners walking their dogs, shoppers carrying their grocery bags. I see them pass daily from my kitchen windows, and... Continue
Tailtu and Mary Too As we go to press, the nation and our Valley are about to enter the best season of the year, Holiday Season, more dear to Americans than the bland spring/summer/fall/winter seasons invented by scientists. Credit for starting the Holiday Season goes... Continue
By Dr. Nancy Lang Dr. Jane Goodall changed the world. Her life's work — redefining how we understand animals and inspiring generations to protect the natural world — has touched every corner of conservation. News of her passing at age 91 on October 1, while... Continue
If you read the recent letter from Sonoma County Sheriff Eddie Engram on “Why He Won’t Compel Deputies to Interview with IOLERO,” it sounds plausible and reasonable. But, after speaking with John Alden (Pictured), director of the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach... Continue
I was standing in the Cherry Block vineyard, once the pride and legacy of the Sebastiani family, reaching back 100 years into a family history every non-family resident knows by heart, as if they owned it. It was mid-August and Sam Sebastiani had just pulled... Continue