I made a list of the worst and best moments in my life this week. I recommend doing it to see what you’ll learn. What matters most? What can be done to help the world? How will 2026 be different? When, in my past, was... Continue
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City of Sonoma offices will be closed from Wednesday, December 24, 2025 – Thursday, January 1, 2026, for the Christmas and New Years’ holidays. Continue
Some 40 years ago, upon landing in Northern California, I took a course in Death and Dying based on the book by Stephen Levine, Who Dies, and the work about those themes by American guru Baba Ram Dass. It was a fascinating study over the... Continue
The Sonoma Coast may be an hour or so away from Sonoma Valley, but it is close to home in many ways. Sonoma Creek connects us directly as it flows into San Pablo Bay and then out the Golden Gate into the Pacific Ocean. Many... Continue
Story and Photos by David Bolling We all know the story and most of us can sing the songs. But it’s rare when we get to witness the menagerie that, we are told, surrounded the virgin birth, a story that – whatever your religion, belief... Continue
Second of Two Parts By Seth Dolinsky The first installation of this article looked at the benefits of community access to land for food production. Community gardens, school gardens, along with private farms and gardens growing for public benefit, have proven invaluable to our Sonoma... Continue
By Larry Barnett [caption id="attachment_145591" align="alignleft" width="420"] Linda Shore teaching about the phases of the moon to Tibetan nuns.[/caption] Linda Shore and her husband David Barker, Sonoma residents for the past 20 years, have traveled to Northern India a dozen times to teach science to... Continue
If tacky yard signs periodically posted at all its entrances are any indication, there is no greater violation of the Ten Commandments or affront to Human Decency than allowing a Canis Lupis Familiaris – a Dog – to set a single paw on the grounds... Continue
The weather forecast now includes days of rain right through Christmas Day, beginning later today. Sustained rainfall like this will produce local flooding in places like Schellville, and local creeks. Be prepared. A flood watch has been issued for the North Bay covering Saturday through... Continue
By David Bolling While Donald Trump continues to behave with the emotional maturity of a hormone-addled, poorly educated, over-privileged teen, continues to demean virtually anyone and everyone who disagrees with him, criticizes him, or simply tells him things he doesn’t want to hear, and has... Continue