Joan Huguenard takes us out of our personal comfort zone. And that can be a good thing. That’s the case with the periodic topic for “just joan”: the Middle East. We take no active side in the battle over homeland in Palestine. We have shaken... Continue

Rite of Passage Graduation from high school is traditionally viewed as one of the most memorable events of our lives, and last Friday’s events certainly will be for many of those young adults moving on from Sonoma Valley High School. In these modern times, the... Continue

“You win some; you lose some.” So goes the saying by which many of us (too many?) live our lives. “Life’s one big game.” And in every game, in every contest, “they” keep score; someone wins and someone loses. Maybe. That really depends, as do... Continue

On Monday this week we attended the Memorial Day ceremony at the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Park behind the Veterans’ Building. It was a lovely event, the 50th here in Sonoma, in a setting made even more lovely by Robert Behrens’ sculpture. We were moved to... Continue

We’ve been writing about the Sonoma Valley Hospital, that is, about keeping the hospital, as long as our paper has been here. Most of our editorials on that topic have been titled, appropriately, “Whither the Hospital.” Perhaps we need to sharpen our focus. Building something... Continue

There are twin Propositions, 98 and 99, on our June 3 ballots. Each is entitled “Eminent Domain,” a topic that has been of considerable local concern in siting a new hospital. Here’s what we had to say on the subject more than two years ago:... Continue

Ballots are out now for the June 3 election, and members of the fearsome foursome, as some have called the four individuals vying for the supervisor position in Sonoma County District 1, are feeling the heat. With a large percentage of voters returning their ballots... Continue

My gosh, what a spring! Cold weather, leading to crop damage and frozen combs. Record fuel prices, changing our vehicle choices and travel habits. Slump in housing prices. Spike in crime statistics. Yet there are cycles in climate, in finances, in politics, and in society... Continue

from the publisher ... Thank you! We at the Sun are enjoying the kind words that so many of you are sending along with your donations to help cover the rising costs of delivering the newspaper. Our aim is to serve the community, and your... Continue