When Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd’s neck for nine and-a-half minutes in 2020, while Floyd gradually died from asphyxiation – plainly gasping that he couldn’t breathe – America felt a modest seismic shift in its relationship with its own racial history.... Continue
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By Justina Montano Before I offer my thoughts about the potential relocation of Flowery School, I want to share the background behind my viewpoint. In 1999, I worked for Creative Publications traveling up and down the west coast providing math professional development to elementary teachers. ... Continue
Pemba Sherpa has proudly opened Farmhouse Sonoma where Palms Grille, and a previous Denny’s, used to be at the corner of Highway 12 and Verano Ave. We have all watched the transformation of the exterior from decaying to sparkling white with total remodel and hip... Continue
What’s going on in the world is so outlandish that it would be rejected by Hollywood as implausible, too unlikely and unbelievable. Do you find yourself asking, “Who writes this stuff?” And yet, the plot goes on. Here’s a pitch: A coddled Rich Kid from... Continue
Sorting out truth from fiction has never been easy, and today it’s harder than ever. The proliferation of disinformation, political propaganda, shameless self-promotion, and outright deception makes it very difficult to know what’s true. Lies are often more interesting, too. But what is truth, or... Continue
Everywhere I go I see scrunched faces or raised eyebrows popping up. Politics is on our minds, whether we turn away from it or not. People often say something like, "I’ve quit watching the news. It’s too stressful." If I step a little deeper into... Continue
55 Years For Earth Day, 35 Years for SEC By David Morell Never since its initial founding by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson and university activist Dennis Hayes on November 22, 1970, have we needed to actively recognize and celebrate Earth Day more than right now.... Continue
Imagine how difficult life would be today if, instead of tapping a cellphone to call friends or pay bills, we still had to get out pen and paper, write and mail a letter or check; or dial "the operator" to connect us to "long distance;"... Continue
At the most very basic level, say, down on your hands and knees and squinting through the cosmic mouse hole at Mar-a-Lago, or down a dark tunnel into the kaleidoscope of painfully pulsing lights that surround the clown circus that is the Trump presidency, it’s... Continue
By Sedra Nathan Every spring, Earth Day invites us to reflect on our connection to the land—to trees and creeks, gardens and greenways—and I always find myself thinking back to where it all started for me: in comics. Not the usual heroes, mind you. As... Continue