Editor: In response to last week’s letter about dog poop in the Plaza, bah humbug! Frankly, what I find offensive are those rude unwelcoming signs all over the Plaza with big red slashes through a picture of a dog banning all of us Sonomans and unsuspecting... Continue
Letters To The Editor
Editor: Wikileaks is a website through which whistle-blowers can deposit documented information leaked from government and corporate sources. The data is then offered to newspapers of note for publication. A good deal of the documentation is labeled as secret. Governments and businesses operate in secret... Continue
Editor: Thank You for such a wonderful newspaper. Pat Hoffmann Sonoma Continue
Editor: Li Booker works tirelessly on behalf of those in need. Now at this season of giving, it is Colombians, her native countrymen who desperately need help. Torrential rains and mudslides in Colombia have killed an estimated 200 people. Levees along the Magdalena River have... Continue
Editor: Below is an edited version of “The Night Before Christmas” in a genuine effort, with a bit of humor, to encourage our City Council and Plaza business leaders to do a bit “more” than hang a few tired old wreaths on lamp posts and... Continue
Editor: During this uncertain economic climate, Sonoma Community Center needs your support more than ever before. As you make your holiday gift-giving decisions, please consider how important SCC’s programs and historic building are to the day-to-day lives of our community members. During the past year,... Continue
Editor: At least once a week I walk around the Plaza with a friend before or after morning coffee. And nearly every time I return home from this walk I have dog poop on the soles of my shoes. I wear walking shoes that have... Continue
Editor: The results from the Nov. 2 mid term election were an eye opener in many respects but one thing has become perfectly clear, the California Republican party needs to be completely scrapped and rebuilt from scratch. The entire country sent the Democratic Party in... Continue
Editor: To follow is my letter to David Payne-Chairman, president & CEO of Westamerica Bank. Dear Mr. Payne: Congratulations on your successful bid to buy the remnants of Sonoma Valley Bank. There is widespread concern that, with Westamerica Bank’s reduction in the hours of operation... Continue
Editor: You know, bicycles support commerce and ease parking issues – if you provide some intelligent bike parking along with the lanes. Bike corrals, for example. You can park twelve bikes in the space of one car; at usual loadings that means a net gain... Continue