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12 Top Children's Books of 2012
Courtesy of the ReadKiddoRead Foundation Maurice Sendak once said that one of the best things about being a maker of children’s books was that his audience kept being born. It’s true, of course: The...
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The Best Gift I Ever Got Was a Book, and That Book Was _____
Courtesy of the ReadKiddoRead Foundation Are you giving books to your kids as gifts? Which ones are you picking out for friends and family? ReadKiddoRead asked authors, athletes and celebrities to...
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Rainy Days Through Weekend
Expect everything from showers to full-on downpours in the Sonoma area until at least Sunday. There's a chance of showers tonight, increasing by 4 a.m. Thursday. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph,...
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Sonoma County Library Holiday Hours
 The Sonoma County Library will observe the following schedule during the holiday season: Mondays:                                 closed Saturdays, December 22 & 29:        open 10 a.m. to...
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After Newtown, NRA Ready to Make 'Meaningful Contributions'
 After days of silence, the National Rifle Association, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia has released a statement on the tragic shooting in Newtown, Conn., saying it will make "meaningful...
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Les and Judy Vadasz Are Alcalde and Alcaldessa for 2013
Les and Judy Vadasz have been chosen to be the city of Sonoma's honorary mayor and mayoress for 2013, following an outpouring of accolades at the council meeting regarding their 11 years of public...
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Apocalypse Friday: What's Your Last Meal?
The countdown is on to the End of Days, according to the Mayan calendar. If erupting volcanos, solar storms or UFOs are really in the works for Friday, Dec. 21, that means diet fads are out and...
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Families in Need Can Collect Food Baskets for the Holidays Tomorrow
If the holidays—or regular days ahead—are looking a financially grim, there's a local resource to help with food, clothes, one-time assistance with rent or utilities and even rides to medical...
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Sad News Highlights Week at Sonoma Valley Patch
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings grabbed headlines throughout the country this week as it did in Sonoma Valley. We published this story about the massacre, which occurred on Dec. 14, and...
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PG&E Rate Hike To Upgrade Gaslines Angers San Bruno Officials
The California Public Utilities Commission Thursday approved a plan that will allow PG&E to charge ratepayers—including Sonoma county customers—for more than half of a $2.2 billion project to...
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DUI Crackdown Starts Friday
With holiday celebrations in full swing, the California Highway Patrol and the Avoid the 13 Sonoma County DUI Task Force are preparing for increased enforcement throughout the heavy travel period to...
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Moment of Silence for Sandy Hook Elementary Goes Viral
As California Gov. Jerry Brown calls for a statewide moment of silence on Friday to honor the victims of last week's mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., a social movement is spreading on the Internet for...
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Should Local Schools Follow NRA's Suggestion for Armed Campus Security?
In a Friday morning press conference in Washington DC, the National Rifle Association broke its weeklong silence following the horrific shooting of 26 people at a school in Newtown, Conn., and called...
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Some Flights Canceled or Delayed out of SFO Today
Some Bay Area airports are facing delays and cancellations due to rain today, on one of the busiest travel days of the year. At San Francisco International Airport (SFO), airport duty manager John...
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Unemployment Fell Statewide in November
Sonoma County's unemployment rate was 7.7 percent, up from a revised October 2012 rate of 7.6 percent, according to data released by the Employment Development Department today. The state unemployment...
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Who's Got the Ugliest Sweater in Northern California?
Something about snowflakes and reindeer seems to bring out the..."creative"...in sweater design. On the shortest day of the year as the December chill sets in, it feels positively festive to bundle up...
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Stay or Go: What to do About Rain and Snow?
Traveling in inclement weather can be a dangerous undertaking, still tons of Northern Californians will hit rain-slicked highways this weekend so they can arrive at their holiday destinations on time....
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Urban Flood Warnings for Sonoma, Marin and Napa Counties
Bay City News Service Rain has closed roads and prompted urban flood warnings today, and weather forecasters say it's likely to get worse this weekend before it gets better.While today's rain has...
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