It’s a bit oxymoronic, “growing thinner.” We think of growth when something gets bigger, not smaller, but that’s what’s happening to me. I’m growing thinner. At 77 years old, I now weigh what I did as a Junior in High School, and then I considered... Continue
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America is in a state of cognitive dissonance. Not familiar with the term? It’s a state of inconsistent attitudes related to behavioral decisions. Still not making sense? How about when you are living one way but thinking you are living another. In my classroom I'm... Continue
Savvy sav’e, adjective. Well informed and perceptive; shrewd. Knowledgeable or proficient. I read a letter to the editor in the newspaper the other day. The writer regretted voting for Donald Trump. Yet she defended voting for him by stating that she thought he was a... Continue
Fighting Communism and the First Amendment I have a painful confession. Donald Trump and I are buddies. He tells me so repeatedly. In fact he says he loves me. Really LOVES me. (I should explain that in some of my communications with Donald I have... Continue
Become a Brain Surgeon or Drink Less Wine? It’s not too early to point out that this year will be over any minute now, and it’s time to start putting together that list of New Year’s Resolutions for 2026. What?? Now? Yes, because the final... Continue
Scott Orr, who has worked through the ranks of Sonoma County’s permit and planning department, has been named the director of Permit Sonoma. Orr began his nearly 10-year career with Permit Sonoma as an entry level planner processing permits. He worked up through the Planning... Continue
Jurassic Quest and Brick Fest Live Come To County Fairgrounds Two events, one billed as “North America’s most popular interactive dinosaur experience,” Jurassic Quest, and the other as “the top family LEGO-inspired event,” Brick Fest Live, will “assemble” together under one roof for the first... Continue
Sonoma’s native oak trees, a defining feature of our landscape and cultural heritage, are in critical danger due to the rapid spread of the Mediterranean oak borer. The Mediterranean oak borer (Xyleborus monographus, MOB) is a very small invasive beetle which originated in Europe and... Continue
The Sonoma Collaborative’s Housing Affordability Roadmap is a welcome addition to the discussion about affordable housing and the challenge to dramatically increase it. The Collaborative is a project of the Sonoma Ecology Center, focused on the preservation and creation of additional Affordable Housing in Sonoma... Continue
The Sonoma Valley’s unique show of fall color has begun at Sonoma Botanical Garden’s (SBG) one-of-a-kind Asian Woodland, full of rare and endangered deciduous trees and perennials. The stars of fall are the Garden’s many species of Asian maples that dapple the tree canopy with... Continue