by Christine | May 24, 2014 | Welcome Column
Liners, Drops, Bumpers. There are about as many different names for them as there are radio stations and musicians. Now, if you’re not a musician or a radio announcer, what they are is those short little pre-recorded announcements in an artist’s voice...
by Christine | May 20, 2019 | Welcome Column
Enough of this rain already! The atmospheric river is really getting me down this May. We’ve never had this much rain in Sonoma County for as long as I can remember. Forty seven inches since the season started in October versus less than twenty this time last year. On...
by Christine | Apr 30, 2014 | Welcome Column
Spring is a tantalizing but often frustrating time of year. There are glimpses of the true beauty of California weather – perfect days where the sun is warm and the shade is cool. So, you get complacent. You dare to revel in the sunny green wonderfulness and...
by Christine | Nov 2, 2015 | Welcome Column
Note from the Assistant Editor:Rick is at the Great 48 today, leaving me in charge of the website. And, of course I can’t open the file sent by John Karsmeyer with today’s Welcome Column. I have decided to re-post one of Rick’s columns...
by Christine | Apr 17, 2012 | Welcome Column
You’ve heard of Hank Williams’s pain songs and Jerry Jeff’s train songs. As I write this column, I’m preparing to leave for my annual pilgrimage to Turlock. I can hear the rain coming down outside and I’m hoping my new tent won’t...
by Christine | Aug 9, 2017 | Welcome Column
This past winter, California’s drought officially ended. I was up in the Sierras this weekend, and reminders of this were everywhere. The wet winter did some real good. I should mention I don’t like rain. Or being IN the rain, I should clarify. Those smarmy...