Please help get the word out about a citizenship assistance program available here in Sonoma Valley to help qualified lawful permanent residents (green card holders) become naturalized U.S. citizens. Sonoma Immigration Services offers multi-level citizenship classes which help prepare students with the English language skills and U.S. civics, history, and... Continue
A recent article in The Atlantic about seabed mining points out that the metals targeted for collection include copper, manganese, nickel, and cobalt, all used in the production of batteries. The impetus for this sudden industrialization of the ocean bottom, in part, is carbon emissions,... Continue
Catherine Sevenau's 19 year-end nods to Facebook. Continue
Reader opinion by Tom Rusert Advice to Sonoma City and CO government officials and agencies by local "citizen scientists": beavers build dams. Otters live in Sonoma Creek as well but do not build dams. (The suggested solution), Cutting a notch, will simply engage the beaver... Continue
Having a greenhouse in your backyard allows you to have different seasonal fruits and vegetables year-round. You can also grow herbs, and colorful flowers. If you are into growing different plants and have the budget to get a greenhouse running efficiently, then you can use... Continue
[caption id="attachment_99393" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Schooled on electric: SVUSD trustees John Kelly, Britta Johnson and Catalina Wetzel (front) and Gina Cuclis, from the Sonoma County Board of Education (back). [/caption] With their distinctive blue bumper and logo, the first electric school buses joined the Sonoma Valley Unified... Continue
[caption id="attachment_99353" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Darrell Jones and 'Young Eagle' Molly Lobsinger. (From 2007)[/caption] Sonoma pilot Darrel Jones has now given more than 300 young people a free demonstration airplane ride as part of worldwide program introducing a new generation to the world of flight. Jones... Continue
The concept of space, the universe, galaxies, and different constellations have always fascinated people. Now, all over the world, there are different institutions dedicated to exploring them. One of the well-known organizations that have had breakthroughs in such fields is SpaceX, which is... Continue
What are some of your holiday traditions? Making gingerbread houses. We do it every year. And I like making cookies for Santa. -- Macayla White We go to my cousin’s house and it’s fun. And during Christmas time I like eating tamales, and... Continue
1967 was one hell of a year. I'll try to make it short. It broke open in February, six weeks into my second semester at Rhode Island School of Design; the art school administration, in an attempt to purge hippies, used rule 153.b. in the... Continue