Editor:Your article about the Vintage car festival featured the beautiful Shadow. The interview with Steven Earle was informative, but failed to mention that much of the car's history was in California. My late husband, Barry Evans, was the chief mechanic and Don Nichols from Salinas... Continue
Letters To The Editor
Editor: The best and fairest way to implement city water conservation is by monitoring Russian River water use on a per capita basis of gallons per person per day (gpd). Rate structures have to penalize high use. This is the fairest way to allow citizens... Continue
Editor: I was most amazed with your tomato quiz on page 21, in the 4/24/14 edition. I chuckled over the very first true or false question. " Is the state vegetable of Arkansas." Here is an old saying I learned long ago... Knowledge tells us... Continue
Editor:Ever since the death of 13-year-old Andy Lopez, there has been uproar in the Santa Rosa community regarding oversight of police behavior. Deputy Gelhaus shot and killed eighth grader, Andy Lopez, after mistaking his toy BB gun for an AK-47 assault rifle on October 22nd.... Continue
Editor: I recently walked into a local grocery store where an anti-bullying petition or public campaign for awareness was circulating out front as you walked in. I thought nothing of it really, remembering as a Sonoma youth some 35-years or so ago how acts, now... Continue
Editor: Ron Willis’ 4/10 Sun column about Vladimir Putin and the true believer right wing in the US was right on! The trouble with these folks is an adherence to an unreflective fundamentalist literalism, the same that we see with the right wing of Iran,... Continue
Editor:You know how at the holidays, when you’re rushing around so much it takes a special moment to really get you into the spirit? But unwrap a long forgotten ornament, or see a little boy’s excitement over the latest Spiderman toy and bam! You’ve got... Continue
Editor: Please add my name to the list of those who do not want Pet Food Express in town. But they are coming because according to our City Planner, “As a retail use, they could go [next to] Sonoma Market without a use permit. The... Continue
Editor: The city council, the chief and city staff may want to consider some alcohol related law already on the books. It appears that regulation, limitation, a numbers cap, and types of licenses have already been considered by the town fathers. In accordance with said... Continue
Editor: Kiwanis of Sonoma Plaza has again generously gifted the Junior Program of Sonoma Valley Tennis Association (SVTA). We are extremely grateful for the continued support of Kiwanis, as their donation, along with those of other local benevolent sponsors, allows SVTA to offer a Free... Continue