The Coffee House

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:00:00 +0100

At Sonoma County's only shelter specifically for homeless teens, intensive family counseling is the ticket to getting the kids safely back home again. And most of the time, it works.

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Don't Shoot the Guitar Man

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:22:54 +0100

Only a few things can transcend the histories and circumstances of the hardened inmates at San Quentin prison. Music is one of them.

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Sebastopol’s Enmanji Temple, a cornerstone of the area’s Japanese culture, is the subject of a short documentary film that reveals a key episode in the preservation of the historic structure.

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Bruce Robinson — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

Advertising isn’t just annoying, contends industry critic Jean Kilbourne, it can be genuinely harmful, especially in promoting additions to alcohol, tobacco or even just shopping.

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SWAT Team Training

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100

There were no real “bad guys” loose on the Santa Rosa Junior College campus yesterday, but five dozen real police officers were there to train in tracking and capturing some simulated shooters.

Expanding Your Horizons

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0100

More women than ever are going to college, and they are graduating in record numbers, too. Expect in certain subject areas, such as math and the hard sciences. A local group believes that the way to change that is to start early.

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Keeping Kids Safe Online

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0100

Keeping kids safe when they’re online isn’t about technology so much as trust and communication.

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A School for AIDS Orphans in Mozambique

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100

As the number of African children orphaned by AIDS continues to grow, a new model for housing, teaching and caring for them is trying to take root in Mozambique.

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Project GROW

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100

It may take a lifetime to see the results, but students replanting a native oak forest near Glen Ellen are taking the long view.

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Native Americans and the Census

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100

As the 2010 US Census prepares to start counting every American, the five Indian tribes in Sonoma County are getting involved to ensure their people are fully included in the final totals.

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After Copenhagen

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0100

A Santa Rosa social activist has returned from the climate summit in Copenhagen eager to implement some new ideas, and with a deeper appreciation for Sonoma County’s actions on the issue.

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