Letter from the Editor
David Bolling: The Index-Tribune Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Like a lot of journalists navigating the evolving digital landscape, I found myself out of a job after Whole Earth, the national magazine for which…
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Public Citizen
Larry Barnett: Rehumanizing Work
During Europe’s medieval period guilds dominated the working environment; apprentices learned their trade at the feet of a master craftsman. From shoemakers to bakers to…
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Food and Wine
Kathleen Hill: June $ Signs
Sonoma Eats’ new home definite Efrain Balmes said “We are now 100 percent sure we are moving to the La Hacienda” location in the Fifth…
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Snark Infested Waters
Bob Edwards: Sine Cum Laude
Are Supremes Mentis Sans Compos? There is a growing sense that the U.S. Supreme Court has become – to use a legal expression – non…
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Wide Open Field
Steven Serafini: The Will and Thrill of Comebacks
By Steven Serafini Sonoma Valley Sun Sports Editor With my 25 years as a Sports Editor and columnist, and as a competitive athlete, coach and…
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As I See It
Will Shonbrun: Jarvis And Me II
(Editor’s note: This is the second of two reports on death row inmate Jarvis Masters, a practicing Buddhist convicted of producing a weapon used to…
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Cartoons by Hilary
Cartoon by New Yorker Cartoonist Hilary Campbell
Hilary Campbell is an award-winning cartoonist, author and humorist. Her work regularly appears in the New Yorker Magazine. She was raised right here in Sonoma.
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What's Up With That?
Katy Byrne: Fathers, Men, Males, Boys – Guys
We’re in turbulent times for male identity at this Father’s Day season. Whether it’s Colbert or Trump, we’re watching men go through staggering changes and…
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Community Voices
Walt Williams: To the Class of 2026 – Be Confident.
Your journey has not been without challenges: COVID; 10 years under the dome of political hate and separation; environmental issues; financial issues; balancing technology and…
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Voices of the New Majority
Loretta Carpio Carr: Giving of Your Heart, One-by-one
Along with the rising cost of gasoline, insurance, groceries, water, gas and electricity, and taxes, I have noticed the increase in ticket costs to attend…
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Rude Awakenings
Catherine Sevenau: Through Any Given Door – A Family Memoir Prologue
My brother Larry thought Mom was a good mother, but he had a different childhood than we did. My sisters were convinced otherwise: Carleen complained…
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Sonoma Farm Scene
Seth Dolinsky: Friday Farmers Market – Local Food Central
Sonoma’s Friday Farmers market – officially the Sonoma Valley Certified Farmer’s Market (SCVFM) – has been the Valley’s main source for locally produced food for…
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Personal/Political
Josette Brose-Eichar: Paying Attention To What’s Important
Such A Lovely Planet, So Little Time I look at myself in the mirror and ask, “Exactly when did I become this old woman?” I…
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Wild Valley
Helen-Teri Shore: Burn Piles or Critter Condos?
What To Do with Burn Piles? Lately I’ve seen burn piles of oak limbs, bay branches, manzanita and tangled grass and leaves in parks and…
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