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  • A Petaluman in Denmark
    Guest commentary

    A Petaluman in Denmark

    By NINA BREECE
    Friday February 3, 2012 3:00 am

    Petaluma native shares her experience as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student in Denmark.

  • What cost a life?

    Friday February 3, 2012 3:00 am

    The city must do something to make our streets safer.

  • PFOR needs support

    Friday February 3, 2012 3:00 am

    Why doesn't Petaluma have the top-notch recreation facilities of other communities our size?

  • High bill and rude staff experience

    Friday February 3, 2012 3:00 am

    I am very very irate at the way Petaluma residents are being treated by the city staff.

  • Were they ever kids?

    Friday January 27, 2012 3:00 am

    I have always wondered if the anti-fireworks faction of the City Council were ever kids.

  • Stupid SMART choice

    Friday January 27, 2012 3:00 am

    Am I the only one that finds it rather stupid that SMART only plans one station in Petaluma?

  • Positive impact

    Friday January 27, 2012 3:00 am

    There are many ways the Deer Creek Village project will have an immediate positive effect.

  • Excessive fees

    Friday January 27, 2012 3:00 am

    The city of Petaluma has been misappropriating sewer and water ratepayers’ fees for 10 years

  • City must appeal Dutra
    Guest commentary

    City must appeal Dutra

    By SHERI CHLEBOWSKI
    Friday January 20, 2012 12:00 am

    Our City Council must appeal the Dutra asphalt plant decision because the project is legally flawed.

  • Dutra criticism unfounded
    Guest commentary

    Dutra criticism unfounded

    By AIMI DUTRA
    Friday January 20, 2012 12:00 am

    The judge's decision comes after years of public review and improvements to the original proposal.

  • Parcel tax supporter

    Friday January 20, 2012 12:00 am

    Upgrading our parks and playing fields will be beneficial to our children and our economy.

  • No more bad planning

    Friday January 20, 2012 12:00 am

    I believe there are more benefits from the Dutra asphalt plant than negatives.

  • Fragile ecosystem

    Friday January 20, 2012 12:00 am

    The Petaluma “river system” is fragile because it is actually a tidal slough.

  • Compassion for immigrant workers

    Friday January 20, 2012 12:00 am

    Many Mexicans without papers work very hard in the grape fields and cow and goat ranches.

  • Supports Dutra

    Friday January 20, 2012 12:00 am

    As a Petaluma resident for about 50 years, I would like to see some things change in the city.

  • Save the wetlands

    Friday January 20, 2012 12:00 am

    I want this lovely, peaceful wetlands saved for future Petaluma residents of all ages.

  • Enough is enough

    Friday January 20, 2012 12:00 am

    It is time to stop wasting tax dollars appealing the recent court ruling on the Dutra plant.

  • Join PFOR

    Friday January 13, 2012 11:45 am

    We invite everyone to become a part of the team to improve the city's recreation facilities.

  • Stop fighting Dutra

    Friday January 13, 2012 11:42 am

    North Bay Leadership Council supports the Dutra asphalt plant project.

  • Sending taxes away

    Friday January 13, 2012 11:29 am

    Deer Creek Village would boost the city's financial position. So what happened?

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  • Argus-Courier Editorial

    Self help for road maintenance?

    Friday February 3, 2012 3:00 am

    By all accounts, rural roads in Sonoma County are a mess, and they aren’t getting better.

  • Argus-Courier Editorial

    Petaluma deserves more from SMART

    Friday January 27, 2012 3:00 am

    SMART officials should pay better attention to the needs of the taxpayers in Petaluma.

Columnists

  • Bennett 

    Bennett:

    By DON BENNETT, ARGUS-COURIER COLUMNIST
    Friday February 3, 2012 3:00 am

    No easy answers to city’s
    redevelopment
    quandary

  • Bennett 

    Bennett:

    By DON BENNETT, ARGUS-COURIER COLUMNIST
    Friday January 20, 2012 12:00 am

    Poor decision on Deer Creek