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Where in Sonoma?

Do you know where this picture was taken? Find out for sure in this week's Sun, on the street Thursday, May 28. Continue

What we can learn from the Basque Department of Peace

Exclusive to the Sun by Georgia Kelly Our Praxis Peace Institute group now studying at the Mondragón Cooperatives in Spain had a special session with Jonan Fernandez, the Director of the Basque Department of Peace. Fernandez was one of the principle negotiators in forging peace... Continue

Stretching for the summit

A new “Hiking for Fitness” series at Jack London State Historic Park offers six Saturday morning classes designed to promote fitness and fun. The program begins June 6 with a series overview followed by a Hiking Basics presentation by REI and then an easy, guided... Continue

David Letterman — The end of an era

On Wednesday evening May 20, 2015, Dave Letterman aired his last show and said goodbye to the American people. It was a sad night for me and many others of us in our seventies. It was the end of an era of comedy that started... Continue

Pro/Con: Measure A — sales tax

Measure A: Shall the people of Sonoma County enact a one-quarter percent sales tax for general governmental purposes such as public safety, local roads and pothole repair, senior, student and veterans transit and other essential services within the nine cities and unincorporated area for 5... Continue

President’s Message April 2015

Note; The following guest blog is a personal letter published by the Parent Hospital Association of the Sonoma Developmental Center written by the Association’s President Kathleen Miller. INTRODUCTION- Clearly Sonoma Developmental Center along with Fairview Developmental Center is under attack. Both Assemblymember Grove and Senator... Continue

Honoring the high cost of freedom

Sonoma’s 57th Memorial Day observance will be held on Monday, May 25. Events begin at 11 a.m. with a grand march of the flags of all services into the Veterans Memorial Park on First Street West. The Guest of Honor and keynote speaker will be... Continue

Sleepless in Seville

This week, five participants from the Praxis seminar in the Basque region of Spain flew to Seville for a vacation. The cab ride from the airport prepared us for old world charm and exotic buildings. Streets are lined with palms, oleanders, and lilac-tinted Jacaranda trees... Continue

Why the Springs highway project is loud, late

PG&E crews working on the Springs road improvement project have had to resort to using jackhammers to loosen the compacted soil, angering residents with percussive noise and setting the project back at least two months. When CalTrans dictated that there would not be re-routing of... Continue

Sonoma’s showcase of music, theater, dance and more

The Sonoma Arts Showcase -- intimate performances by regional artists in a variety of genres -- kicks off with “A Grand Night,” a piano concert, on Tuesday, June 16, at 7 p.m. in Andrews Hall of the Sonoma Community Center The Showcase series, a community service of Sonoma... Continue