Columns & Opinion

No Kings, Indivisible Sonoma County’s Tom Bethin

In the warming afterglow of their Jan. 17 protest rally, I telephoned Tom Bethin. He was buzzing. Earlier that day, his all-volunteer organization, Indivisible Sonoma County, had organized a speaker series on Santa Rosa’s civic plaza. Backed by a 10-foot tall banner emblazoned, “RISE UP AND RECLAIM OUR DEMOCRACY,” six...
In the media game, AI is eating our lunch.

Won’t Get Fooled Again: Nu Journalism in the Age of AI

In the media game, AI is eating our lunch. “I think we might reach 90% of online content generated...
The longer The Don sits in that White House office, the greater the destruction to life and the planet.

The Don, Making an American Mafioso

It is quite surprising that, for nearly 10 years, millions of people continue to spell MAGA incorrectly. Please let...

Your Letters, Jan. 21

Forever Young In reference to “Don’t Get Old,” Jan. 14, 2026, in my house, when it comes to age, the...
Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology, Jan. 21-26

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Master astrologer Steven Forrest understands you Aries people well. He says that the riskiest strategy...
With the passing of Marin’s Bob Weir last weekend, four of those original five Grateful Dead band members are now gone

With Gratitude: Reflecting on the Gifts of Bob Weir

In an interview, Bob Weir once described his musical role in the Grateful Dead as always trying to figure...
The longer The Don sits in that White House office, the greater the destruction to life and the planet.

Mindfulness Won’t Pick One Up from Marin Hospital

Finding a ride to Marin Hospital for a routine cancer screening should have been simple. It was not. Marin County...
Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology, Jan. 14-20

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Japanese Zen master Hakuin (1686-1769) painted with astonishing vigor well into his 80s. When asked...
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