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Jan 21, 2025
Canine Copy, the Cloned ‘Winery Dog’ Controversy
The press release’s headline bellowed, “World’s First Cloned Winery Dog, Puppy Arrives in Sonoma County This Week.”
I don’t doubt that “Stella,” the family dog...
Jun 18, 2024
‘Life Span’: Molly Giles’ New Memoir
Woodacre writer Molly Giles has traveled back and forth across the Golden Gate Bridge for more than eight decades. Those trips dot the diaries...
Mar 6, 2024
Back to the news: Johnny Colla on recording “We Are the World”
Almost 40 years ago, dozens of ’80s icons gathered overnight in a Los Angeles studio to record “We Are the World,” the hit single...
Feb 20, 2024
North Bay nonprofit removes deadly ghost nets from Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Mary Crowley prefers not to use the term “garbage patch” when referring to the tons of plastic littering the Pacific Ocean and killing marine...
Jan 22, 2024
Focus on Fencing
When I heard a four-day national fencing tournament was coming to the Bay Area, I thought watching a few bouts might make for an...
Nov 28, 2023
50 days in Gaza, released hostages have local ties
On Oct. 7, a pineapple farmer opened his door to Avigail Idan, a three-year-old girl covered in blood. Quickly, he ushered the little girl,...
Nov 14, 2023
Loneliness Epidemic: Help for Seniors Just a Call Away
The U.S. Surgeon General recently issued an 82-page advisory about an epidemic that’s not talked about much—loneliness.
Approximately half the adults in this country report...
Sep 26, 2023
Love of dogs continues for iconic star of Lassie TV show
What does a tiny toothless senior pooch living out his golden years in Santa Rosa have in common with Lassie, the most famous Hollywood...