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Sep 9, 2025
Ratatouille Season, the Debate Begins
It’s finally ratatouille season. The French dish of stewy vegetables (as well as its namesake animated film) is a favorite of mine, so much...
Jul 15, 2025
We Hold These Truths: A New Declaration of Independence
In high school, she was quiet. She was kind, with flashes of dark wit, but boy was she quiet. Basically, she was a typical...
May 6, 2025
The Keeper: Remembering a Father Who Almost Wasn’t Mine
Last December, my father died. And as my family arranges his memorial—an event set to be larger and more emotional than any of our...
Feb 3, 2021
Heart and ‘Soul’: Marcus Shelby’s journeys through Healdsburg, Pixar and beyond
Near the start of Disney/Pixar’s latest animated film Soul, the character Ray Gardner encourages his son to appreciate live music: “Black improvisational music,” he...
Dec 3, 2020
Jesse DeNatale Takes a Good Look at ‘The Wilderness’
Musicians don’t like to hear their record described as “Great to put on while I’m making dinner.” Truth notwithstanding, it just isn’t what they...
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May 27, 2020
Undocumented workers face tough circumstances amid pandemic
Gervacio Peña, who has worked in agricultural fields in Wine...
