By David Bolling Muhammad Ali and I had only two things in common. We both thought he was The Greatest, and we both refused to go fight in Vietnam. Ali’s refusal in 1967 led to a guilty conviction for draft evasion that was later overturned... Continue
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Spread Kitchen Featured in Full-page Chronicle Story Cristina Topham actually started her Sonoma culinary career by cooking at The General’s Daughter back in the days when Sarah and Darius Anderson still owned it and Ramekins. When Ken Mattson bought both buildings, he assembled the Ramekins... Continue
Your correspondent rigorously strives to remain absolutely politically neutral and unbiased, if not oblivious, when providing the must-have information presented in these spaces. Readers can therefore imagine my surprise to hear that households throughout our Valley are home to more dogs than Republicans. That may... Continue
Giving up is something all animals do. Our pursuit of a particular outcome is always weighed against the required energy and exertion; when the output exceeds the potential benefit, animals give up and move on. Thus a woodpecker will doggedly ram its beak into a... Continue
There’s a sentiment you thought you’d never read coming from me but when talking about the trans issue, my opinion doesn’t matter. A little background. I have coached the SVHS girl’s golf team for 9 years and in that time I don’t know how many... Continue
I grew up in an affectionate household. Both my mother and my father hugged and kissed me right up to the days of their deaths. As a little boy, I would sit on my father’s lap while we watched TV, and when we took walks... Continue
A CALLING ~ What calls us to find the ancestors? It goes beyond a simple curiosity. We are compelled, possessed by something bigger than us that is begging to be revealed. There's one in most every family called to be the scribe, and I am... Continue
I am feeling a lot of compassion for men lately. Reading the news doesn’t help me with that, but my therapy work does. The topic is ticklish these days, with the onslaught of throbbing, bullish boys in courtrooms, etc. Even the gift of a Jumbo... Continue
We are told when we meet someone to be open-minded, to give someone new the benefit of a doubt. Do not judge people on first impressions. When I was young my instincts were not yet formed. I trusted, unintentionally. When there were signs that someone... Continue
‘Tis the season that locals and tourists alike look forward to with excitement, fear and trepidation: Wildfire Season. For weeks now, every entity responsible for preventing, fighting or talking about wildfires has urged residents to “Keep your Go-Bag at the ready!” and “Be prepared to... Continue