Unfortunately, people breed purebred dogs and cats intentionally because of the demand and the profit. I seriously doubt if a breeder will neuter and spay before re-homing them. Many people who buy...

Please stop making more puppies, there are too many dogs(that are every bit as special and adorable as yours) that need homes already. And the last thing those dogs need is people making more puppies...

a little OT again, but why should they? for well-paid financially literate people it may be (jury's still out) that 401K works as end-of-life income support. But removing pensions altogether because...

I find this anti union invective very disturbing. Certainly there have been serious abuses perpetrated by unions, usually when the upper management lost touch with their membership and became another...

I am not against business interests unless they are trying to put their private profits and thirst for money ahead of the beauty of our environment and the public commons. I am against them having...

No wonder business interests want to work with hopkins.

Business interests don't pick who they want to work with based on who sounds the 'most open'. They pick and give money based on who they...

You gave me a good laugh as you usually do, and I'm already retired. Power broker indeed. I think you fancy yourself just that, and that also is good for a laugh.

I made no mention of good and evil. I just look at the players. The motives of Hopkins backers are not nefarious. Its right out there, 5th district spot is the swing vote. It has been mentioned in...

I agree with you Wildflower. My fear is that to many progressives and liberals are going to fall for the con.
And the fake progressives, liberals and democrats, as well as a bunch of wealthy...

Of course Lynda Hopkins must write a 20page glossy- she must ramble on and on as to what she might do, wants to do, and hopes to do. (good luck) what else can someone say who has not been an...

Vote for local representation, not the candidate who just moved here and has taken the bulk of her funding from gravel mining, waste management and big business. There is a reason the 4th district is...

I received a mailer from Tim Sergent this week. It's the only one I've received from him because he didn't take all that money from special interests (like Hopkins did from gravel mining Syar, Ratto...

Let me add: So, if you are going, bear in mind it was Barry Ponneck's own money he had to put up, and we are asking two things: to donate to Bernie's campaign by going online, and to donate cash to...

Are you kidding me? Noreen Evans moves here from Santa Rosa with over $80,000 of special interest money from the same boomers she represented at the city council and state legislature. Sorry---Fifth...

Hey Community! Our Local Hero/peace activist Barry Ponneck has taken it upon himself to organize an unofficial dance/fund raiser to support Bernie Sanders
on Sunday night May 29th.7:00 Supposedly,...

Johnathan, your "Progressive" credentials are at odds with your own rhetoric and ideology. Bernie Sanders himself has said that working people NEED UNIONS and they deserve a fair pension and...

My view is that it's a contradiction to call yourself "Progressive" and support Lynda Hopkins. So little is known about her, she has so little experience to suggest her positions, and support of her...

since you ask - no, it doesn't seem like you are.
OTH I'm not sure that it's all that relevant. But it's certainly fair to ask.

I guess for a lot of the posters here at least, the election...

I don't know - in the movies the guy writes ransom notes with his left hand to fool everyone. This could be the interwebby equivalent!

(in case it's not obvious --- :wink:)

Unlike you, I have no problem answering questions when asked. Before I answer your questions, I would like to clarify some of your false allegations. First, you quote me as saying I am "new to the...

I retract my thank you again because for the second time you have avoided answering my question...which comment is a "personal attack" towards you? You quote me asking you questions, but I see no...

Since you are avoiding all my other questions, how about you answer this very simple question.

Let's assume both candidates will be "beholden" to their supporters (that in fact is the safe...

I just don't know how as a progressive Sebastopol resident you can support someone who is backed by real estate, construction, gravel mining,developers, and really big wineries. And no environmental...

From the technical data, while it is possible Erik is Lisa's sockpuppet, IMO, it's not likely.

I have no idea what caused Detroit's demise, but to point to unions as the cause and basing your stance on a few quotes from Forbes and USA Today is just shoddy research. Here's a few quotes that I...

Your comment makes no sense to me. maybe I'm just thick headed.

tone down the nastiness! really- Wow- how thin skinned do we have to be to dialog on this post!
it's pretty pathetic if we can't point out who Lynda Hopkins might be beholden to after the likes of...

It's bad enough that we've devolved from an agriculture that use to benefit all to a mono-culture that now benefits a very few. That same minority continues to preach the family values that their...

We have posted some of the online comments to the fictitious, defensive PD Close to Home "...Defense of Grape Industry" by wine industry managers, not "growers," in the Nov. 4 edition. You can read...

I was just talking to a volunteer fireman who had an unbelievable tale to tell ... he said that he went up to Lake County to help with the fires and he was told to leave ... he also said that a few...

For anyone using the services of IHSS (In Home Support Services) Sonoma county's most vulnerable population please consider these words of caution. This involves screening workers more in depth who...

To add to Chris Adrian's Feb. 27 PD editorial: Don't Hide Details of Carrillo Case


THE POWER TO LIE

There's a big difference between how the letter of the law applies to you and how it...

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Good for you jimsqueen28 - stand your ground! Breed away! Hey, if it doesn't work out with the dog's new owners, there's always the shelter. That's what they're there for right? ...

RE; wolf pup wanted.
Jim, there are plenty of wolf rescues that can help you find a animal. https://nevercrywolfrescue.org/ is one of them. There is a great over-abundance of wolf and wolf hybrids...

[I got rid of HCV type 2 in 2004 with the interferon-ribavirin treatment - "only" 24 weeks. Not particularly rough in my case]
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I contacted Chief Weaver regarding this and he was kind enough to send the following reply:


All of our officers receive training in emergency driving, both during the police academy and...

Thank you, Barry, for your research in response to my question (not complaint!). I had not realized just how many emergency calls the SPD responds to every year, so I do see that there are two sides...

Richard,

As someone who is more inclined to agree with you than not, I am puzzled by your willingness to get involved in yet another Mideast adventure. Do you think we should bomb the Syrian Air...

"Unfortunately, if a county employee exhibited similar behavior, no one would give a damn"????

Where have you been, Meherc? Are you not aware of what happed to Ms. Cathy Neville a few years back...

This is a repeat of something that went around about 15 years ago. You can call it whatever you want, it is a pyramid scheme.

Thanks Dixon for taking the time to caution people about this structure, in your past post and now. I think your message is so important and well-stated.

A number of years ago, a woman tried to...

I'm aghast you would truly consider murdering someone's loved pet, let alone posting it publicly. If you post any further heartless thoughts, it will be clear that you are not part of "conscious...

Greetings Wonderful Community,
Thank you for all the e-mails that have come pouring in about starting a small country fellowship/congregation at the Alpine Hall in Santa Rosa on Saint Helena Rd.!1 I...

thanks Bob , I feel you.But when do you think it was that Barry made the discovery that they were using aliases? And do you think there are others using aliases here? If not aliases I know many who...

It seems that these folks who are recommending candidates Shaffer and Austin are not uninterested observers. If Shaffer and Austin are elected, that will ensure that the CVS/Chase development with...

So the November 6 Election is less than three weeks away, and as you may have heard, tens of millions of dollars in biotech funded, deceptive ads are taking their toll on the public. Support for the...

:dunno: Mea Culpa! Robert Jacob url should be www.jacob4council.com
hs:sorry:

[ And John Eder should be https://johneder2012.weebly.com/ - Barry]

It's now time for Carrillo to step down from his supervisor position. It was so illegal what he did,beating up a person until he was knocked out cold unable to say what really happened .What...

Sandy, I attended the reception this evening (8/25/12). I adore your work. I had to restrain my tears of awe at the profound spirituality of your art. What I appreciate in particular is how your...

Wild Prayer—
Paintings by Sandy Eastoak at Sebastopol Gallery August 13-September 30


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voqBlarzp6cAs long as I can remember, I’ve been an artist. In childhood,...