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Letters To The Editor

Film Festival Volunteer Opportunities

The Napa Valley Film Festival - a series of film showings, wine tastings and culinary events is coming November 9-13. Over 100 films will be shown throughout the valley during this 5-day extravaganza. Volunteer opportunities abound: Are you a safe driver, personable, and interested in... Continue

Keep sharks alive to survive

Editor: Sharks are beautiful, majestic and fearsome creatures, and one of the keys to our survival. So why are we killing them? Every year, around 10-100 million sharks are killed by humans, while over the last five years, an average of only three people were... Continue

The cost of lower taxes

Editor:  No more coral reefs. Polar ice caps melting apace. Planet warming; oceans rising. Fish stocks in the oceans rapidly dwindling or fished to extinction. Oceans filled with islands of plastic garbage. Nuclear waste from reactors and no technology to safely store it. Air, water... Continue

Vitamin D and the flu

Editor:  In the September 22nd Sun, just joan writes a portrayal about a significant blind spot in professional awareness/public knowledge in the needs and meaning of Vitamin D in human health. Very recently, on KSVY’s Health Matters program (Wednesdays from 1 to 2 p.m.), we... Continue

‘Barn dance’ a hit

Editor’s note: The following letter was addressed to food columnist, Kristin Vigurie. Dear Kristin: Thank you so much for the several mentions of our Full Moon Barn Dance in your column.  We were so glad you were able to be there. The event was a... Continue

Pit Bulls and Politics  

Editor: I have just finished reading the letter from Dr. Aimee Chagnon, and feel the need to have my thoughts pondered on the subject of Pit Bulls in Sonoma.   I am not a doctor. I do hope this will not make my opinion any less valid.... Continue

Towards a dog-friendly community

Editor’s note: The following letter was addressed to the Sonoma City Council. Dear Council: On behalf of the Board of SVDOG I wish to express our appreciation for your courtesy and attention to all viewpoints expressed last evening on what was obviously a subject of some interest.  As always, our gratitude extends... Continue

Nasty Pit Bull letter

Editor: After reading Ms. Aimee C. Chagnon’s letter last week regarding her opinion of Pit Bulls I say to her, “Start packing Ms. Chagnon............bye, bye”!   Joan Walker Sonoma Continue

Page 3 rebuttle

Editor: I image you must of had a great deal of commentary from "peons" to devote a part of your paper to the subject of the fencing at The Red & White Ball. The Plaza Foundation who produced the event for many years passed the... Continue

Guess who pays when government borrows?

In response to Beth Hadley’s article last week, “Good and bad news about social insurance programs,” I really didn’t see much in the way of good news. While it is true that both Social Security and Medicare are financed by separate trust funds, the article... Continue