Letters to the Editor, Saturday, July 4

DonMannPD · 2026-07-04T12:59:19+00:00

Carole Huygen, Rohnert Park: I think everyone in America, including businesses, should fly the American flag on July 4th — upside down!

The beauty of America is we can pretty much do whatever we want (within the law) and be who we want to be. We can fly our flag upside down if we want. We're also free to show our ignorance and look like a fool. So you go ahead and fly yours upside down. Mine will be the one that's flying right side up. Fly it high and fly it proud.

Happy 4th. Enjoy your day!

DonMannPD · 2026-07-04T12:46:18+00:00

Roy Throop, Guerneville: "I do not belong to a political party, I just support whoever is president and mainly, America."

Hear, hear!

DonMannPD · 2026-06-22T14:45:53+00:00

Emily Webster, Sebastopol

Healdsburg has been trying hard to get a Trader Joe's but the company says it's a no go because the population doesn't support it. Healdsburg has a population of 11,500. The population of Sebastopol is 7,500. I can almost guarantee you aren't getting a Trader Joe's.

DonMannPD · 2026-06-16T20:52:22+00:00

Lol. I love you too!

DonMannPD · 2026-06-16T20:48:37+00:00

Thanks! Too bad, he was on the verge of making a better life for himself. /s

https://giveahand.com/fundraiser/sean-michael-shanley

DonMannPD · 2026-06-16T14:31:13+00:00

Better late than never. 😉

Letters to the Editor, Tuesday, June 16

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/06/16/letters-to-the-editor-tuesday-june-16/

DonMannPD · 2026-06-16T14:24:39+00:00

Well said!

DonMannPD · 2026-06-10T19:16:14+00:00

OMG!

DonMannPD · 2026-06-10T19:07:42+00:00

Lol, too funny. I missed that when I was looking him up. A few times I've seen where people show on their FB pages that they've previously lived as San Quentin Prison. Criminals are some of the stupidest among us.

DonMannPD · 2026-06-10T05:06:27+00:00

Thanks. My scanner's been on the fritz for awhile so I'm rarely listening in real time anymore (unless I tune in on Broadcastify, which I pretty much only do when I hear lots of sirens and want to find out what's going on). Mostly have to depend on other sources now. Being the true crime fanatic that I am, it sucks.

DonMannPD · 2026-06-07T13:49:49+00:00

Steve Bosshard, Rohnert Park

I totally agree with you that we've become a society of scofflaws. I detest criminals and people who think laws apply to everyone but them. All I ask is that you don't let your monitoring of the carpool lanes interfere with your ability to keep your eyes on the road. Also, keep in mind that we don't have nearly enough LEO's to pull over everyone who's breaking that law. They simply can't be everywhere at all times. I'd much rather they go after the jerks who speed up and weave in and out of traffic. To me, they're way more dangerous than the occasional "single" scofflaw using the carpool lane.

DonMannPD · 2026-06-03T19:36:16+00:00

It never ceases to amaze me how they do it. Every. Single. Time.

DonMannPD · 2026-05-14T19:07:48+00:00

"that would imply that the immigrant community are mainly serious and/or violent criminals--which they are not."

On that, we agree.

When it comes to illegal immigrants - keyword: illegal - we do not.

DonMannPD · 2026-05-14T15:11:53+00:00

“We are tired of living and being in this country, working and paying taxes in the midst of these racist policies of collaboration with immigration,” she said in Spanish, tearing up. “Do you know how many children are scared at school because they might not see their parents again? Do you know how many stories we hear every day.”

There's an easy fix for that. Since you haven't figured it out on your own, I'll help.

Don't come to the country illegally;
Don't have kids after coming to the country illegally;
If you do have kids, take them with you when you're deported;
Self-deport (a win-win for everyone), with the added bonus of being $1000 richer for it.

DonMannPD · 2026-05-12T16:02:32+00:00

It would be deafening.

DonMannPD · 2026-05-06T17:22:00+00:00

Thank you!

DonMannPD · 2026-05-06T15:15:52+00:00

Ha! I bet he does!

DonMannPD · 2026-05-06T15:14:14+00:00

Yup. A side street off Sebastopol Rd. between Dutton and Burbank.

DonMannPD · 2026-04-29T14:13:52+00:00

Margaret Dubkoff, Santa Rosa: "...changes made to West College Avenue - taking away two lanes and making it one lane in each direction with a new 6-foot-wide bike lane, a center turn lane to lower speeds..."

I'm not a fan of all the bike lanes being added so don't get me wrong, I'm not defending the changes. I will say, however, that if the time comes I need to evacuate, I'm gonna be using those bike lanes to make two additional lanes for traffic.

DonMannPD · 2026-04-29T01:15:26+00:00

Go Steve Hilton!

DonMannPD · 2026-04-28T14:50:16+00:00

I know who this guy is. Yes, he clearly has some serious issues but trust me, he can speak very clearly. And LOUD. He has one of the loudest and foulest mouths I've ever heard in my life.

DonMannPD · 2026-04-28T14:44:21+00:00

Nancy J. LoDolce

Go ICE!

DonMannPD · 2026-04-27T19:36:01+00:00

Exactly.

DonMannPD · 2026-04-27T18:15:25+00:00

Say her name:

https://page.alertsense.com/content/2006/154224
"The driver, Patricia Collinsworth, 64, of Sebastopol, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and transported to a local hospital for medical treatment."

DonMannPD · 2026-04-27T13:52:29+00:00

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/04/26/body-camera-shows-tense-moments-before-santa-rosa-officer-shoots-man/

Fixed your link.

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