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Letters To The Editor

Is CEO Compensation Really Too High?

Editor: Regarding your November 21 editor’s letter: Is CEO compensation too high? Perhaps, but should government interfere to lower it? That can be debated. What is more difficult to debate is whether high CEO compensation directly contributes to employee inequality. Consider that the average Fortune... Continue

The Irony of it All 

Dear Editor,  Yesterday my wife and I attended a wonderful event sponsored by the Sonoma Valley Fire District and the Sonoma Sister Cities. The featured performers were the Ukrainian Cultural Forces musicians who are now serving as frontline soldiers – – some of them had... Continue

The Performance of Mictlan was spectacular

Dear Sun, The performance of Mictlan at Sebastiani Theater was spectacular. The dancing, music and costumes were incredibly moving, colorful and uplifting. It was the best live show I think I’ve ever seen in Sonoma. I was so impressed by the talented young people--from the... Continue

Thanks to the SUN from Folklórico Quetzalén

Dear Sonoma Valley Sun, On behalf of Grupo Folklórico Quetzalén, I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks for the incredible coverage you provided on our production, Mictlan, which was showcased for the first time at the Sebastiani Theatre last weekend. Your support has meant... Continue

A wake up call on Christian Nationalism

Anyone still wondering why so many people continue to support Donald Trump, and by extension the growth of Christian nationalism, would have heard useful answers and insights at the panel discussion held in Sonoma’s Burlingame Hall on September 7. Sponsored by Wake Up Sonoma, the... Continue

Support and sorrow for business loss and setbacks

Sorry to hear about Monday Bakery closing I remember the first time I visited the Napa store and thought Sonoma could use a wonderful bakery like this. I am so sad and deeply emotional about how the owner is dealing with this huge part of... Continue

Seeding doubt and anxiety

On Tuesday August 6, with excitement and fanfare Kamala Harris introduced Tim Walz as her running mate. Everyone I know was thrilled and relieved. Sure, Shapiro had his advocates but like Harris, is a lawyer, aggressive, speaks like a politician, and as Jewish cannot position... Continue

Trump Puts Country in Peril

Editor: Trump is a lunatic and an extremely dangerous one at that. He bounces in and out of reality into a world of lies, extreme exaggerations and his own created realm, which is bereft of coherence or anything even approaching a standard, normal, recognizable reality. ... Continue

For Gaza – What Will You Do With The Sadness, The Rage?

Editor,              Since March 2024, the Center for People Power and Sonoma Valley for Ceasefire has raised the issue of how we move from local to global people power in a time when human rights violations and basic principles of care are ignored or violated with... Continue