Jonah Raskin explores dark mysteries of wine country, April 19
Jonah Raskin, emeritus Sonoma State University professor, writer and former radical journalist visited local booksellers. “I talked to booksellers a couple of years ago, and asked, ‘Are there any wine country murder mysteries you recommend to tourists?’ and they said no. They talk to tourists who come in all the time and say they want a murder mystery that’s set in Sonoma, and the booksellers say there really isn’t one.” So Raskin wrote one.
City, residents not meeting conservation mandate
Water reduction measures falling short of 20 percent
City looks at raising age to purchase tobacco to 21
The city of Healdsburg is considering a dramatic change to an ordinance that would make it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to purchase cigarettes in the city limits.
Healthcare reform ready to be implemented locally
Surprise, surprise. The Obamacare roll-out is very much open for business to everyone in Sonoma County and all across California. Thousands of county residents became instantly eligible for expanded Medi-Cal benefits on Oct. 1 and all medical insurance plans will meet new minimum standards of coverage and service beginning Jan. 1, 2014.
High schools look into sharing resources
Sonoma County Superintendent of Schools Steve Herrington put a
Freele named Literary Laureate
Healdsburg writer Stefanie Freele was named Healdsburg’s sixth












