Dear Friends, Today is a wonderful day - International Friendship Day! Friendship is a great power. I congratulate you and thank you for being you! Also today the money that Kaeti sent arrived. It was collected for the installation of solar panels on the Kaniv... Continue
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In less than three weeks, our campuses will be filled with the energy, curiosity, and joy of students returning for a new school year. Behind the scenes, our maintenance, grounds, and custodial teams have been hard at work preparing our campuses and classrooms for a... Continue
by Rachel Becker This article was originally published by CalMatters A windowless warehouse on the outskirts of Davis shelters pieces of California’s forests. Icy air swirls and fogs around 42,000 pounds of seeds — the past and the future of these trees, frozen in cardboard boxes.... Continue
By Michael Acker Early in the 20th century, the climate and the healing waters of Sonoma Valley - Boyes Hot Springs in particular - were attractive to Pacific Coast League (PCL) baseball teams looking for places to train. The San Francisco Seals were the first. ... Continue
Softball Girls Went 9 For 16 By Steven Serafini Sonoma Valley Sun Sports Editor In the wake of a bogged-down Vine Valley Athletic League (VVAL) fourth-place finish, the Sonoma Valley High School varsity baseball boys finally found their traction in the postseason and zoomed past... Continue
Recently I read these words: “Our posture is as important, if not more, than our position. We aim to be kind to everyone, even if their views or choices are different from ours.” I have spent some time thinking about what this means. This quote... Continue
Triggers, the spooky new name, the current label for heated, overwhelming emotions. What happens when you pull the trigger? Our language is getting scary. Flare ups can occur over small or large things. A friend might seem bossy, then we build stories in our heads... Continue
I miss my late wife. I miss talking to her, holding her, feeling her warmth and enjoying her affection. I still think about all the things I could have done differently over the fifty years we were together, ways in which perhaps I could have... Continue
By David Bolling What I know about Antonin Dvorák (pictured) would fit in this sentence. What I know about Top 40 radio hits would probably fill this paper, because we’re talking about the soundtrack of my life, our lives. From Bo Diddly to Bob Dylan,... Continue
It’s just time. Right, I mean, we go to school on a schedule, get married on a schedule, have kids on a schedule (sometimes). If you have a crap job, hopefully you quit it on a schedule, and when things line up, you start on... Continue