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January 29, 2026

The truth behind frost protection

Frank Robertson, in his commentary "Hard to swallow" last week

Parking meters are a tax

I am a local who has been visiting and shopping downtown since 1990. The current parking dilemma has arisen because of the past political marriage between downtown business and local politicians. In an effort to promote growth and accumulate revenue, Healdsburg has incorporated the in-lieu parking fee concept, which although is good for developers, it has failed the local property owning taxpayer.

Letters to the Editor: Oct. 21

Family farmers say yes on Measure P

Letters to the Editor: July 9, 2020

Masks as medicine

Letters to the Editor: March 14-20

County system needs some thought

The citizens’ ballot?

Bamboozled, hoodwinked and screwed. We, the voters of California, are being set up for a monumental miscarriage of democracy when we go to vote in the Nov. 8 General Election. It’s challenging enough that  the ballot contains 17 statewide propositions, the longest ballot in state history. But the real problem lies in the obscure text and the felonious pro and con arguments attached to each question.

Wine, weed, water and us

Sonoma County and its residents have become victims of too many cumulative impacts. We have backroads with too many wineries and valleys with not enough water. We’ve had tons of illegal cannabis for decades and are now fighting to figure out how to make it legal and grow it in the right places. Farmers need lawyers and land use consultants just to plant a crop or plow a hillside. We’ve had a generation-long debate about preserving our rural character but we can’t even agree on what the term exactly means.

Youth and alcohol

As an educator who has always lived in the town where I work, I’ve often struggled with being associated with any sort of alcohol consumption and the perception it might give to my students.

Letters to the Editor: Feb. 11, 2021

An eye for Healdsburg

Letters to the editor July 2019

Respect not fear
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Healdsburg Happenings, Jan. 29 – Feb. 5

Goings on in and around Healdsburg this week and next Community Look at Ukraine Local ophthalmologist and eye-care missionary Dr. Gary Barth has started a weekly open...

Persistence of Memory

Ralph Fiennes

Zombie sequel raises hopes