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Letters To The Editor

Is Sonoma going to the dogs?

Editor: In response to a letter in last week’s paper, there is no guarantee that the dog Janet Cain was bitten by had its rabies shots; and I would not take the word of the dog owner who acted irresponsibly by not controlling his dog... Continue

In fact, Sonoma IS going to the dogs

Editor: Kudos to your newspaper’s support for the Sonoma Community Center’s annual membership drive. SCC is one of the few historic sites in the city that has actual every-day utility for our residents in the 21st century. Originally a school where previous generations actually learned things, it has extra historical significance in a... Continue

More support for Sheana Davis

Editor’s note: The following letter was addressed to Sonoma County Supervisor Valerie Brown. Dear Supervisor Brown: I have just been informed that a local Sonoma food purveyor, Sheana Davis, has been told she may no longer sell her cheese and other products at the Sonoma... Continue

Cheesy politics at the Farmers Market

Editor: My wife Kathy and I are Sonoma residents who frequently patronize the Friday morning Farmers Market. We were surprised to learn the other day that local cheese maker and merchant Sheana Davis had been removed from the Market by Hilda Swartz the market’s current... Continue

Clarification on human trafficking stats

Editor: I am contacting you at this time regarding the write-up that was published in your paper of February 10, 2011, about a presentation I am to make on Human Trafficking next week. Please note that the statistics presented in the second paragraph were not... Continue

A closer look at the Watmaugh bridge

As a thirteen-year-old (42 years ago), I rode my 10-speed Schwinn Varsity all over this Valley, hunting and fishing the creeks with my close friends.  At that period of my life, I was a sensible and sober young man and I remember well my first... Continue

Third time’s a charm?

Editor: In response to Jerry Brown’s open letter in the Sun, I would like to welcome the Governor back and wish him all the success in the world because he is certainly going to need it. Unlike those who wished President Barrack Obama to fail,... Continue

Sonoma Valley Hospital – glad it’s here

Editor:  I grew up in a big city, have been a health care professional all my working life and have always received my health care in a major medical center starting with Duke University and most recently, UCSF.  I was excited to move to this... Continue

Fields of opportunity


Editor: The steady growth of organic farming and ranching in California and the economic impacts of organics on rural communities cannot and should not be ignored. The USDA recently reiterated their commitment to organic production by announcing another $50 million in funding for the Environmental... Continue

Love for “Love Sick”

Editor: The recent notice about Hoochi-Doo’s revival of “Love Sick” reminded me of my good fortune to have caught the premier of this delightful musical comedy revue last year.  I’m not one who laughs easily at public performances, but this show left me in stitches. Throughout... Continue