Chapter 31: 1947 • Sonora ~ continuation of my brother’s diary 1947 • Larry’s Diary (age 13) Mar 1 I bought boy scout whistle card and slide. Got radio into my room. Bought new kite and put it together. Got a new lock for door.... Continue
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Opinion by Stephanie Hiller -- Economist Jayatri Ghosh has said that countries in the developing world, many of them with large populations like Indonesia, Brazil, and India, do not support the sanctions against Russia because they are not impressed with the behavior of the Western... Continue
Parents in Sonoma Valley can relax: There is NO truth to rumors that school trustees are heading to Afghanistan to learn how to run a decent school district. At least it wasn't mentioned in the superintendent's recent letter to parents, sent after yet another wave... Continue
There’s no doubt about it: we are in a union boom right now. This boom is being driven primarily by Millennials who are keenly aware that they missed out on the brief window of the great bonanza of post-war prosperity. A new wave of youthful... Continue
From the smallest animal to the largest, hunger, the first and strongest drive to assert itself, underlies the substance of animal behavior. Sensory functions - smell, sight, touch, hearing and taste - all support the search for food, and their humble origins may well lie... Continue
Chapter 30: 1947 • Sonora ~ continuation of Larry’s diary 1947 • Larry’s Diary (age 13) Feb 1 Today I took both routes again for Mr. Mouron. I also looked at some bikes as I am hoping to buy one. Bought more stamps for collection.... Continue
I’m going to borrow bravery from an article sent to me from my friend Walt. In it, Thomas Friedman reminds us of the woman who stood in front of cameras speaking up about the brutal disappearance of media in Ukraine. Such stories as Marina Ovsyannikova... Continue
Truth can be elusive, so much so that the entirety of the scientific method may be seen as a systematic attempt to find it. Our scientific age, roughly 300 years old, was preceded by uncountable eons of magical thinking and mythology, variously employed to explain... Continue
I passed Cap'n Snark on the Plaza recently and made the mistake of nodding “hello.” Immediately he restrained me by the elbow and launched into one of his high-decibel rants. “Them rules about humane war is messin' up this Ukraine thing!" “OK .... Continue
Neither of my parents were observant Jews. Yes, we belonged to a reform temple and would attend services there for the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, but other than that, we were mostly Jews in name only. We ate bagels, cream... Continue