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Cartoon by Hilary

Hilary Campbell is a New Yorker magazine cartoonist, humorist and author who just happens to have been born and raised in Sonoma. Continue

Walt Williams: Living In Two Worlds

I live in two worlds.  One side is pictures of smoldering rubble and bombed out concrete buildings in Iran, Ukraine, Gaza. The other is a 320-foot rocket hurtling into space for a trip around the moon. The first makes me sad, promotes nihilism in my... Continue

Larry Barnett: Befriending Sadness

For most of my adult life I avoided sadness. I didn’t cry much and tried to stay positive, and when trouble did arise, I’d adopt a stoic attitude and set my feelings aside. While I didn’t believe the purpose of life was to be happy,... Continue

Katy Byrne: Are We Diss–Associating?

Most of us have some experience of removing ourselves from reality. Maybe we lose track of time while immersed in a project. Sometimes we can’t find our sunglasses, even when they’re on top of our head! We dissociate or detach from reality in small or... Continue

Trashion Fashion Winners Announced

Sonoma Community Center gives awards at the Annual Trash Bash Sonoma, California. The Sonoma Community Center is pleased to announce the 2026 16th Annual Trashion Fashion Runway Show winners. Winners were chosen in youth/teen and adult categories by judges, and attendees of the shows voted... Continue

Under the Sun – Barbara Wells, Becoming a Curator 

Anna Pier sat down in Simon Blattner's office to talk with Barbara Wells, who since 2013 works as bookkeeper, has been immersed in the nonprofit world, and has been trained in the art of curating exhibits.   First let's talk about the upcoming exhibition, "Etched in... Continue

Unionization and Sonoma County Hospitality and Tourism

By Martin J. Bennett  As one of Sonoma County’s largest employers and a pillar of the local economy, the hospitality and tourism industry plays a central role in the region. However, the industry is predominantly low-wage, and most employers do not provide affordable health care... Continue

Bob Edwards: Drone Over Sonoma

It happened in broad daylight on Good Friday afternoon. Two, maybe four hundred feet above First Street East in Sonoma.  A drone.   Yep. Hovering. Reconnoitering the Plaza?? Sure looked like it. Small. White. Silent. Ominous. Sun twinkled off its whirling propellers. It lingered, rocking to-and-fro,... Continue