Winery Events Abound This September for California Wine Month (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Grape stomps, wine tastings, bottle signings, eco-vineyard hikes, concerts, festivals and winemaking classes are some of the special events planned for California Wine Month which kicks off September 1, 2008. Throughout the month, dozens of wineries and vineyards in California, along with restaurants, wine shops and supermarkets across the country, will offer wine lovers a multitude of ways to ......more...Thumb-area jobless grows (Huron Daily Tribune)
UPPER THUMB ? Unemployment in the Tri-County area has continued to increase this year, and recently released statistics show July?s rates to be in the double digits....more... 19th district Parties almost evenly matched (Ventura County Star)
Seven years ago this week, Republicans in the California Senate were poring over the maps of proposed new Senate districts that had been unveiled a few days earlier and saw something they didn't like....more... Proposition 11 would take redistricting out of the self-serving hands of politicos (The Desert Sun)
California's government is in need of serious change. Health care reform, chronic budget deficits, improving schools and building parks for our children, ensuring the long-term availability of our water supply and so many other important issues remain unaddressed in Sacramento while the problems continue to get worse....more... GOP Veepstakes: Political Positioning or a Fundamental Rebranding? (Washington Post)
The news that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will deliver the keynote address at the Republican National Convention -- broken by the lovely and talented Liz Sidoti of the Associated Press -- coupled with John McCain's repeated refusal......more... Georgia: the aftermath (The New Statesman)
As Russian forces begin to withdraw, we are learning more about the events of the short but brutal war over South Ossetia. Matt Siegel reports from Tskhinvali and Gori, while local people give eyewitness accounts of the devastation...more... Sonoma Guide (LA.com)
The best hotels, restaurants, spas, wineries and more in Sonoma County...more... |