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I feel sad, a deep down sadness. My good friend says there is a lot of that going around. My friend blames it on the current political situation. I tend to agree, but I’m not sure.

100 years ago – November 8, 1917

In a detailed, data-driven presentation, Larry Martin, the chair of Indivisible Sonoma County’s Out of District committee, demonstrated the importance of voter turn-out in electing Democratic candidates in close elections. The presentation was at the Windsor Democratic club’s regularly scheduled meeting of Feb. 28.

It’s now been a full year of living under the physical, health-related and emotional restrictions imposed upon all of us by the coronavirus pandemic. The first shelter-in-place edict from the county’s public health officer was issued on March 16, 2020. We have felt at times like we aren’t really living so much as we are just merely surviving. Walking around with half-covered faces, not seeing smiles, and separated from co-workers, neighbors, grandparents and schoolmates is a real downer. That we have kept it together this well, for this long, is a miracle. Salute yourself.

The warmth and friendly spirit found at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, located at 8400 Old Redwood Highway, extends far beyond the town’s boundaries.

The Windsor Town Council had a chance to say yes to community and say no to money on March 7.

I feel quite positively that you, reader, know what time it is. If you’re not sure of the day, that’s okay. It’s the time that’s important. Some of you are way ahead of me and I hear you mumble, “It’s time for the SF Giants to win more than half their games.”

It has been almost 30 years since Rodney King made his iconic plea of “Can’t we all just get along?” following days of violent rioting across Los Angeles that left 63 people dead. The riots were ignited by the dismissal of charges against four L.A. cops who were videotaped bashing King’s head and body with 63 blows from their billy clubs.