Letter from the Editor
David Bolling: Of Smashing Records, Trespass Risk, And Uncut Grass
During the Indiana chapter of my boyhood there was a deep gorge that channeled the East Fork of the Whitewater River through the middle of…
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Public Citizen
Larry Barnett: Our Not So Secret Power
People are remarkable creatures. Liberated from walking using arms and hands thanks to our bipedal gait, we’ve used them to successfully manipulate matter, from lighting…
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Food and Wine
Kathleen Hill: Food and Wine News
KQED Films at Mill, Sonoma Eats Returns, El Fuoco departs, Native Sons BBQ, Spread Makes Top 100, SMASHburgers Everywhere, PRIDE Comes Back to General’s Daughter …
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Snark Infested Waters
Bob Edwards: Oh, Say . . . Can You See??
Celebrating 250 Years of Victories In 1814, Francis Scott Key (‘Scotty’ to his friends) penned a poem entitled, “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” In 1931,…
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Wide Open Field
Steve Serafini: Youth Soccer Teams Earn Nationals, Seek Funds
By Steven Serafini Sonoma Valley Sun Sports Editor While the biggest global sports event, the World Cup, begins play in North America with Canada, Mexico…
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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 Hilary: “And Have You Been Voting?”
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: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
And Then a Poppy Blooms Death comes like a thief in the night, stealing everything you cherish. I just found out a beloved friend of…
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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: Perception and Reality of IOLERO
Perception and reality: sometimes it is difficult to give up our perception about something, someone or someplace, and face reality. Many things appear to be…
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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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