Nov 20, 2009 10:30 pm
Press Democrat wine writer Peg Melnik scopes out restaurant wine lists around the North Bay, looking for good value and the occasional splurge. This week’s picks (prices are retail; restaurant markup varies): read more. . .
Nov 20, 2009 2:55 pm
While it’s hard to justify the noise generated by these contraptions, banning leaf blowers would likely generate more ill-will, and more unintended consequences, than necessary. read more. . .
Nov 20, 2009 1:20 pm
The Sonoma State University Academic Foundation’s loans to “friends” were, at best, a case of poor judgment. As repugnant as this particular practice was, it is only a minor transgression in comparison with the mostly secretive behavior of the university’s highest administrators while attempting to feed the hungry elephant that has been in Sonoma... read more. . .
Nov 20, 2009 12:38 pm Those who hoped that the arrival in power of Barack Obama and Raul Castro would bring a thaw in the continuing 50-year cold war between the United States and Cuba so far have little to cheer.read more. . .
Nov 20, 2009 12:29 pm When there is no good solution to a problem, a president has three options. One is to avoid the problem. The second is to pick the least bad of the available options. The third is to mix and match among the proposed solutions and minimize the long-term damage any decision will cause. read more. . .
Nov 18, 2009 10:25 pm
The traditional Blessing of the Olives will take place at 10 a.m. Dec. 5 at the historic Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma, kicking off Sonoma Valley’s three-month salute to all things olive. read more. . .
