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Letters To The Editor

Vote for… anybody else

Protect Sonoma's philosophy on this City Council race is as simple as ABC. Anybody But Cribb. This is based on our two years' experience with Cribb as he served on the Planning Commission, most significantly in his brief tenure as the Chair.  Cribb repeatedly treated... Continue

More support for Nita

We join with Margo Ginsburg in her letter to the Sonoma Valley Sun, published October 4, regarding the character of Nita Rothschild, whose husband was found responsible for her brutal death. We, too, knew Nita and Steve through their regular participation in our local bridge... Continue

Verdict in Nita Rothschild case unfair, unjust

Editor’s note: Steven Rothschild was recently convicted of manslaughter after admitting to strangling his wife Nita.   Juanita (Nita) Rothschild was brutally and viciously killed by her husband on August 4, 2017. He beat and strangled her, until she died. He could have stopped but... Continue

Invest in parks — Yes on M

Here is why I’m voting Yes on Measure M to invest in Parks for All. Since I  moved to Sonoma Valley 30 years ago, I’ve adored living so close to so many parks. Early on, I walked Maxwell Farms Regional Park every day with my... Continue

Nita Rothschild was the true victim

A grave injustice occurred during the Rothschild murder trial. With heavy brushstrokes, Nita Rothschild, a Sonoma resident,  was painted as the one responsible for her own brutal death. How can that be? Steven Rothschild, her husband, received a verdict that was based only on his... Continue

Water Board president refutes candidate’s claims

I am concerned about a flyer recently put out by Steve Rogers, a candidate for VOMWD Water Board. I am currently President of that Board and would like to set the record right. Steve, in his flyer states that the Board “voted a massive raise”... Continue

A letter to the grape-growing community

As we near the one-year anniversary of the firestorms that devastated our community last October, I wanted to reach out with a personal message.  It is hard for many of us to imagine or even comprehend the changes to our Sonoma County community over the... Continue

Another view of SDC

[caption id="attachment_37006" align="aligncenter" width="420"] The Home for the Care and Training of Feeble Minded Children, on the eastern slopes of Sonoma Mountain, in 1910.[/caption] By Stephanie Hiller The future of the Sonoma Developmental Center, now approaching closure, has been a muddle and a wrangle for... Continue

Save the hospital’s Skilled Nursing Facility

The task force charged by the Sonoma Valley Hospital to evaluate the closure of the Skilled Nursing Facility, has scheduled a meeting for Thursday, September 27 at 5 p.m. at the Community Meeting Room. Please attend! Closing the skilled nursing facility (SNF) will leave a... Continue

Loves The Sun!

  It is long overdue that I write you of my gratitude for The Sonoma Sun. I have had the pleasure of reading for many years. There is always something in the content that gives me pleasure, that informs me, that raises my awareness ,... Continue