The Sun took a break last week. Our apologies if you missed your weekly dose of news, your favorite columnist, the puzzle page or the wit that comes from Page 3. For us, it was a nice respite. A time to spend with family and... Continue
Editorials
We’ve been looking forward to this long Christmas weekend, though we have to note that last year we had two days off, with Christmas Eve and Christmas Day both falling on weekdays. Say, why not have Christmas on Friday every year? The feds moved Abe’s... Continue
The Sonoma City Council will hold its first Revenue Enhancing Meeting on Wednesday evening, November 2 – just as The Sun goes to press. According to city councilmember Ken Brown, the council is choosing to be proactive to spur revenue in the City of Sonoma... Continue
It’s official. As of this week, I am the mother of two teenagers. My son turned 13 on Wednesday. My daughter is now 15. Wow. Where on earth did that time go? It seems like you turn around and your children, and the children they’ve... Continue
9/11/01. We all know where we were and what we were doing when the unbelievable and devastating news reached us that day. A beautiful ceremony on the Plaza this past Sunday commemorated the events of September 11, 2001 including the reading the names of the... Continue
Have you noticed the price of gas lately? Maybe not, since we are all most likely rejoicing that it’s come down from its horrendous pinnacle of just over $4 a gallon. But in your travels, do yourself a favor and look around at what other... Continue
It’s summertime and the living is easy. Warm weather means being outside, taking walks in the sunshine and glorious bike rides around the Valley. For many Valley kids, biking is not only for fun, it is the preferred method of travel – regardless of whether... Continue
Recently I was made aware of a random act of kindness in our Valley. Nothing newsworthy that would warrant a story in the paper but something worth sharing nonetheless. It seems that a young man, fresh from his eye exam, was choosing eyeglass frames at... Continue
Earth Day is Friday, April 22. Founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson, the first Earth Day was held in 1970 as an environmental teach-in. Earth Day was focused on the United States until 1990, when the movement went global with events organized in nations... Continue
Closer to home, Sonoma is feeling the economic pinch that has steadily crept across the country. Everywhere, people are cutting back, spending less, feeling poor. I think we all keep an eye on the Plaza businesses, hoping nothing else closes, leaving behind another empty storefront.... Continue