Katy Byrne's recent piece, Make it stop!, was brilliant. As a psychotherapist myself, I appreciate her clarity -- that the invasion of Ukraine has us "staring at the shadow of humanity" even as we would ignore or deny our own darkness and that of others. At... Continue
Letters To The Editor
In this age of drought and yearly fire seasons and resulting dangerous smoke we all have to breathe. Can the vineyard owners not find a more enlightened way to get rid of piles and piles of old grapevines besides burning? Every day there is smoke... Continue
In the face of the emerging global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has issued a 10-Point Plan to Cut Oil Use in advanced economies by 2.7 million barrels a day over the next four months. Many of these... Continue
To Sonoma City Council and Staff: More and more of the citizens within our Sonoma Valley community are confused and saddened by the failure of the Sonoma City Council to listen to the advice and counsel of experts on the necessity for all individuals, especially... Continue
California is the epicenter for a nationwide grassroots movement to raise the wage floor for American workers. On January 1st, the state set $15 an hour as the floor for large employers and $14 an hour for small ones (rising to $15 for all in 2023). Meanwhile, thirty-nine... Continue
The butcher Putin wantonly murders civilians in Ukraine, like a small medieval czar – and we stand by, send weapons and drink our wine. The butcher Putin murders women and children, and steals Ukrainian men from their families – and NATO offers soup and safe haven... Continue
The recently released 2021 Portrait of Sonoma Report paints a bleak picture of disparate life expectancy gaps. Black people's life spans are reduced by living here. To understand the context of this report, it must be noted that no data on the Black/African American community... Continue
I write this letter in support of the candidacy of Kevin Burke for Sheriff. I came to know and interact with Kevin while he served as police chief in Healdsburg. I developed the utmost respect for Kevin’s leadership skills while he served in that capacity. ... Continue
Deb Carlen was kind, generous and a force to be reckoned with. She was a great gift to Sonoma’s creative community. Her [Creative Arts] column in The Sun was always entertaining and artfully displayed. It allowed so many in our community to have a voice... Continue
It’s been a heartbreaking two years, filled with hardship and loss,” Sen. Dodd said. “We will never forget those who did not survive this terrible pandemic. Nor will we forget the healthcare providers and frontline workers who risked everything to keep us safe and to... Continue