Her name was Maryanne, she worked in what was then called a “sheltered workshop,” making gloves on an industrial sewing machine in hopes of qualifying for a real job in a local glove factory and achieving a degree of independence. There were 10 or 12... Continue
Letter From The Editor
There is a harsh irony to the fact that when, in the early morning hours of October 9, 2017, Bernie Krause looked out through the glass panel of his front door and saw a ring of fire encircling his Glen Ellen home, he knew at... Continue
Set aside for a moment, if you can, issues of Democratic and Republican politics, homeland security, official language, national identity – all the real but ephemeral concerns around which we organize our national debate on immigration reform, and think for a moment about tides. Humans... Continue
Human cancer is a little like Voldemort, the Dark Lord and Über Villain in the Harry Potter saga. Like Voldemort, Cancer is "he who shall not be named." Very often, people don't want to talk about cancer, when someone has it, when someone else has... Continue
In 1979, as OPEC embargoed Middle Eastern oil, the price of gasoline rose 52 percent, groceries rose 9.5 percent, Citibank’s prime rate was over 15 percent and inflation rose 13.3 percent. Unemployment, meanwhile, was nine percent and the American economy became the solemn soundtrack to... Continue
Apparently I’m a Patriot!! I don’t think I would ever have known that, were it not for Caleb Lee, Newt Gingrich, Tom McHugh, Matt Gaetz, Lara Trump, Ronna McDaniel, Mike Johnson, Customer Care at The Patriot Depot, and Cory Brown at Tactical Wholesaler. All of... Continue
This is an open letter to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, and since you are all people with names, let's use them. I am, therefore, addressing our District 1 Supervisor, Susan Gorin; District 2 Supervisor, David Rabbitt; District 3 Supervisor Chris Coursey; District 4... Continue
The list of reasons Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential campaign seems endless: Fox News and right-wing media. The rise of Christian Nationalism. Twitter (OK, X) tilting heavily toward Trump. The power of the Big Lie. ... Continue
I’m writing this early on election eve, before all the relevant western polls have closed and before Steve Kornacki has bored deep into the Big Board. So, while writing this, I don’t know whether the naked emperor will be sidelined for court appointments that will... Continue
The future of the Sonoma Developmental Center continues to hang in the balance, as a Napa developer proceeds with plans for construction of almost a thousand new living units, including a plethora of single-family homes and a row of two-and-three-story housing units lining parts of... Continue