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Letters To The Editor

Driving for FISH

Editor: Dear Editor. Each year FISH provides about 2500 rides to medically related appointments. It is a service we provide for our Sonoma Valley/Glen Ellen residents. Our ride requests are for local and out of town rides, covering requests for life sustaining doctor, dental, and... Continue

Normal Rockwell Lives

Editor: It is hard to believe you could go to an event in Sonoma that actually cost less than $5 bucks at the gate. Growing up in Upstate New York our family of seven boys and one girl was immersed in baseball our entire childhood... Continue

Response to Bob Edwards

Editor: The question at hand regarding dogs on the Montini Preserve is not about whether people have an impact on wildlife or nature or if there is poop in general. The City did not commission a study on that. The issue is whether dogs impact... Continue

Yes to Preserve

Editor: The City is proposing to amend the Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District Management Plan for the Montini Preserve to allow leashed dogs. According to the City’s own biological review, the impact of dogs on the Preserve’s wildlife and habitat will be wide-ranging and... Continue

EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION…

Just finished reading Katy Byrne’s column about “death” in the Sun newspaper. I am in agreement with Katy that the deceased should be remembered in positive, happy and memorable ways. However, it does not preclude the fact that you should be in denial about how... Continue

Jack London Park vulnerable to fire

I am writing to you as your neighbor. Some of you know me from my winery, some of you know me from the community and many of you know me as a friend. But to all of you, I am truly your neighbor. I have... Continue

Joe Krovoza for Assembly!

Editor: Sonoma Valley voters should vote for Joe Krovoza for Assembly! Krovoza, a water resources attorney by training, is the only candidate endorsed by major environmental organizations including the Sierra Club, the California League of Conservation Voters, Clean Water Action, and Sonoma County Conservation Action.... Continue

Additional History of Historic Race Car

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

Fair burden for city water use

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

Tomatoes

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