Honesty is healthy Editor: Why would residents of our community support the hospital district when it appears that the individuals responsible for the planning and operation of our facility appear to act in the same manner as those who got us into the current mortgage... Continue

No on F was right vote Editor: When will it stop? How many millions of dollars will the tax payers of Sonoma be asked to shell out to bail out the hospital? How many millions of dollars has the hospital spent (wasted) on architectural drawings... Continue

Lower Carinalli price Editor: The Hospital Board should ensure that any purchase of the Carinalli site is only transacted after a judicious, prudent and successful renegotiation resulting in a multi-million dollar price reduction. The present option for $10 million, which is way overpriced in this... Continue

Senators not doing their jobs Editor: It’s hard to understand why we are paying our senators a most generous salary and a fantastic retirement package when they never seem to be in Washington doing their job. Instead, they are running around the country (at our... Continue

Helping the Sonoma Developmental Center Editor: We’re having our annual fundraiser at the end of this month. It’s a vital event for us so we’re concerned that everyone understands our mission.  Sonoma Developmental Center provides comprehensive residential, vocational, educational, clinical, medical, recreational and other services... Continue

Why was Principal Philpot ‘given the boot’? Editor: After recovering from the shock and dismay of hearing Micaela Philpot tendered her resignation at the request of Barbara Young, the outgoing School Superintendent, I sent the following letter to the Board of Trustees: When you search... Continue

Mayor deserves all the credit Editor: Thank you for acknowledging in your February 28 editorial the City Council’s creation of a new volunteer City Historian position, an idea which you credited to me. This idea was entirely that of Mayor Joanne Sanders, who brought the... Continue

Liberal ideology consistent with accountability Editor: In response to the recent diatribe by a letter writer on the ills of liberalism, thanks for giving us all a fine example of the present-day oxymoron called “compassionate conservatism.” Leslie Sheridan Sonoma Editor: As a left-wing, bleeding-heart liberal,... Continue

Students brain-washed by system Editor: The Sonoma Sun’s “Our View” (Thursday, Feb. 7) begs the question: “Is the Sun a fair and objective local newspaper or is it a veiled liberal rag?” In discussing why a mock election at Sonoma Valley High School demonstrated overwhelmingly... Continue