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Barry 'The Fish' Melton will be making a guest appearance with the veteran luminaries of The Blues Project Band as the grand finale to this year’s Festival on Labor Day Monday September 1. at the Blue Wing in Upper Lake. (FILE PHOTO- LAKE COUNTY PUBLISHING.)

Barry ‘The Fish’ Melton joins all-star cast at Blue Wing Blues Festival Labor Day Concert

August 22, 2025 at 6:57 a.m.

The Blue Wing Blues Festival is a three-day annual event taking place over the Labor Day weekend starting at 6 p.m. in the shaded garden between the Tallman Hotel and...

Opening the sacred ordinary

August 22, 2025 at 6:44 a.m.

OPINION- I want to address the global prezmo – my word for “present moment” – but, oh God, my knee gave out the other day. I fell on the floor....

Fire Marshal Amy Segui works in the conference room at the Petaluma Fire Prevention Bureau in Petaluma Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (Beth Schlanker / The Press Democrat)

From Humboldt volunteer to Petaluma fire marshal, Amy Segui helps prevent disasters

August 21, 2025 at 10:57 a.m.

Petaluma’s new fire marshal, Amy Segui, grew up in Santa Rosa, where she became passionate about fire prevention after tragedy hit her hometown.

When local cops act like ICE agents, we’re all less safe

August 20, 2025 at 6:03 a.m.

OPINION- This spring, a 19-year old university student named Ximena Arias-Cristobal was sent to an immigrant detention center in Dalton, Georgia for an alleged traffic violation. The traffic charges were...

Trump invites a war criminal to a meeting on U.S. soil

August 19, 2025 at 6:56 a.m.

OPINION- We need to have a discussion about what happened in Alaska.

Unhoused resident Dani Bocek, 41, sorts her belongings at a homeless encampment in Redwood City, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

Reporting shows reduced homelessness in communities throughout California

August 18, 2025 at 11:33 a.m.

Cities throughout California are reporting reductions in unsheltered homelessness as California succeeds in its efforts to address this national crisis according to Gov. Newsom's press office. Through Newsom’s support of...

Weaponizing Democracy and human rights in the age of doublespeak

August 15, 2025 at 6:17 a.m.

By Jared O. Bella If I’m completely honest, I can’t recall all the twists and turns of 1984. I probably read it in high school or maybe as an undergrad, somewhere...

Capital punishment

August 14, 2025 at 6:50 a.m.

OPINION- Some days it takes a little more grit and gumption to stay steady. I say this because this is one of those days. In one of his all-time most...

The stolen children

August 9, 2025 at 6:54 a.m.

OPINION- Amongst the worst things I have been exposed to as a Doctor of International Conflict Management is the abuse of children. I am not so naïve as to have...

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