Editor: Sonoma is at risk of becoming what I call "Anywhere USA". Start with Staples and then open the doors to Petco, Applebee's, Costco, WalMart, Target, Olive Garden and the myriad of other big box/chain/formula stores and restuarants which are common in communities surrounding us.... Continue
Letters To The Editor
The news that the office supply giant Staples will open late this year at the former Holder Ford location was to many local merchants more painful than a deep paper cut. (See guest editorial). While the city coffers would welcome the sales tax revenue generated... Continue
Editor: The thought of a Staples coming to Sonoma, is unbelievable. The company is planning on pursuing the plan of occupying the former Holder Ford building. They already don't care what the people here want or don't want. No meetings. Until finally, thanks to Ken... Continue
Editor: This is the text of a speech at a rally in solidarity with the Wisconsin workers at Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa, March 15: “Brothers and Sisters, welcome to Tahrir Square, California! This is our Egypt moment. You have braved the weather to take... Continue
Editor: Evelyn Berger, our neighbor and friend. To all who knew her, know she is a woman well-loved and had a life-well lived. Mara & Phil Kahn Sonoma Continue
Editor: June England’s letter is a well-written smokescreen as to what is really happening with the conservative attack on public employee unions. She reveals her real agenda when she complains that unions give money to Democrats. It is no coincidence that Republicans have targeted every... Continue
Editor: Evelyn Berger, our neighbor and friend. To all who knew her, know she is a woman well-loved and had a life-well lived. Continue
Take 30 seconds to protect your loved ones, your property value, and your community by joining over 500 Sonoma Valley citizens and businesses - including the Sonoma Unified School District and the Sonoma Chamber of Commerce – by signing the online petition opposing medical marijuana... Continue
Editor: If truth were truly valued we’d have to admit that, whatever else it might be, America is nothing if not the ultimate hustle, the Vatican of a religion whose patron saint is Phineas T. Barnum. P.T. was that 19th century uber-hustling entrepreneur who famously fleeced ignorant rubes... Continue
Editor: As a cardiologist, I treat patients who unfortunately suffer from heart disease. Heart disease and stroke are the number one and number three killers of Americans. However, 80 percent of cardiac events are preventable, including stopping or never starting smoking. Recently, the “Journal of... Continue