deguia.net

It was recently revealed on the blog of Press Democrat columnist, Chris Smith, that my hometown newspaper, The Press Democrat, is being sold as part of a package deal to Halifax Media Holdings LLC by the New York Times Regional Media Group. This has come as a bit of a shock to some and to others, like myself, not very much of a surprise.

As some of you already knew, but most found out about by reading Sunday’s edition of The Press Democrat, Keli, the kids and I are going through a rocky patch right now, relating to our housing situation. We were renting a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom house with a garage and nice yard and because our [...]

Gunnery Sgt. Robert Blanton, a Santa Rosa native and fellow Montgomery High School Alumni, has been awarded the Silver Star, the third highest medal for valor. According to the military, Blanton was on his third tour of Iraq with his platoon on a search of what they thought was an abandoned house when they encountered [...]