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• An unlikely pairing: Ray Manzarek, Roy Rogers

  Mar 11, 2010 11:16 am
  Petaluma’s Mystic Theatre calls the show “An Evening of Rock ’n’ Roll Tales and Music,” but you could also call it a night with a musical odd couple. read more. . .
  

• QuickTicks

  Mar 11, 2010 10:57 am
  FUNDRAISER
  Art of Dessert gala at Wells Fargo Center read more. . .
  

• Salvador Santana debuts first solo album

  Mar 11, 2010 10:50 am
  Los Angeles may be his home base these days, but Bay Area native Salvador Santana still has the 415 cell-phone area code and the “Frisco mindset” he sings about on new track “Under the Sun.” read more. . .
  

• Pro Football Hall of Famer Olsen dies at 69

  Mar 11, 2010 10:48 am
  SALT LAKE CITY — Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman and member of the Los Angeles Rams’ “Fearsome Foursome” who followed up football with a successful television career in “Little House on the Prairie,” NFL broadcasts and commercials, has died. He was 69. read more. . .
  

• Rocky the dog recovering from beating

  Mar 10, 2010 7:47 pm
  The 50-pound, Rottweiler-mix called Rocky is recovering from head injuries suffered in a beating in Santa Rosa on Saturday. A 25-year-old Petaluma man has pleaded not guilty to felony animal cruelty charges. read more. . .
  

• Suspected Willits thief's odd outfit leads to arrest

  Mar 11, 2010 10:39 am
  The sartorial choices of a Willits man helped land him in the Mendocino County Jail after law enforcement officials recognized him and his distinctive clothing in surveillance tape taken where a stolen ATM card had been used. read more. . .
  

• Santa Rosa Symphony announces new season

  Mar 11, 2010 9:58 am
  A smorgasbord of international music, beloved classics and works by contemporary composers highlight the Santa Rosa Symphony's 2010-2011 season under Maestro Bruno Ferrandis. read more. . .
  

• Service person of the week

  Mar 11, 2010 9:57 am
  Pazzo waitress Nicole Watkins makes customers feel at home. read more. . .
  

• Man arrested for burglary at local grocery store

  Mar 11, 2010 9:55 am
  A man was arrested for stealing items from a market and trying to break into its safe. read more. . .
  

• Democrats, White House close in on health bill

  Mar 11, 2010 9:53 am
  House Democratic leaders on Thursday worked to rally their rank-and-file members around last-minute agreements that could move President Barack Obama's overhaul of the nation's health care system a step closer to reality. read more. . .
  

• Band of the week

  Mar 11, 2010 9:51 am
  Are you a local musician looking for seven days of fame? read more. . .
  

• The Buzz

  Mar 11, 2010 9:50 am
  Petaluman George Kreuscher wins award for his memoir, “Fireman.” read more. . .
  

• Building bridges between cultures

  Mar 11, 2010 9:41 am
  Israel Escudero helps to integrate Latino cultures into Petaluma community. read more. . .
  

• Friday night at Aqus

  Mar 11, 2010 9:34 am
  Gabby LaLa performs with The Noise Boys and Kit ’N’ Tenders on March 12. read more. . .
  

• Boy who called 911 thanks dispatcher

  Mar 11, 2010 9:28 am
  A 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and high-fived on Wednesday the sheriff's dispatcher who took his call. read more. . .
  

• Working to stop the violence

  Mar 11, 2010 9:24 am
  V-Day Petaluma presents ‘The Vagina Monologues’ on Saturday, March 13. read more. . .
  

• Petaluma: Attempted Whole Foods burglary an inside job, say police

  Mar 11, 2010 9:20 am
  Petaluma Police say an office burglary at the local Whole Foods was an inside job perpetrated by a current store employee.
  Rohnert Park resident Matthew Cryer, 20 and already out on bail for two residential burglaries, was briefly jailed in connection with the Whole Foods caper before bailing out again Wednesday night, authorities said. read more. . .
  

• No age limit on talent

  Mar 11, 2010 9:15 am
  PEP Housing residents display their art in a one-day show and sale on March 13. read more. . .
  

• Rocky's recovery

  Mar 11, 2010 8:58 am
  Rocky, a Rottweiler-mix, is recovering from head injuries suffered in a beating by a Petaluma man. read more. . .
  

• Residents hurt fighting off armed men in Roseland home invasion

  Mar 11, 2010 8:43 am
  Sonoma County authorities say two people were injured when a pair of masked and armed men forced their way into a Roseland-area home early Thursday morning.
  A neighbor who overheard the ensuing altercation called 911 and intervened in the 6 a.m. incident, apparently scaring off the would-be robbers, Sonoma County sheriff's officials said. read more. . .
  

• Miss. school prom off after lesbian student's date request

  Mar 11, 2010 8:10 am
  JACKSON, Miss.— A northern Mississippi school district will not be hosting a high school prom this spring after a lesbian student sought to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. read more. . .
  

• Hard times threaten Petaluma's iconic Butter & Egg Days

  Mar 11, 2010 7:56 am
  Petalumans are being asked to support the Butter & Egg Days celebration next month. read more. . .
  

• 7.2-M aftershock strikes Chile

  Mar 11, 2010 7:44 am
  The largest aftershock since Chile's devastating earthquake rocked the South American country Thursday minutes before the inauguration of President Sebastian Pinera. read more. . .
  

• Doctor caught in sex sting gets two-month jail term

  Mar 11, 2010 7:43 am
  East Bay doctor caught in Petaluma will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. read more. . .
  

• Cotati approves 1st medical marijuana dispensary

  Mar 11, 2010 7:29 am
  Over the passionate objections of a neighboring church congregation, the Cotati City Council said Wednesday that a medical marijuana dispensary can open on the city’s west side. read more. . .
  

• Art show reception

  Mar 11, 2010 7:08 am
  A reception for a new art show by Clea Austin will be held Friday, March 12 at the Apple Box. read more. . .
  

• 2 Rohnert Park residents hurt in crash

  Mar 11, 2010 4:03 am
  Two Rohnert Park residents suffered major injuries during an early evening crash Wednesday at the intersection of Petaluma Hill Road and Snyder Lane.
  The cause of the crash, which took place around 6 p.m., was still under investigation Wednesday night, with only a few details available, said CHP Officer Julie Powell. read more. . .
  

• Healdsburg man trying to buy car hit by truck; woman arrested

  Mar 11, 2010 4:03 am
  When Healdsburg police officers arrived at the scene of a crash Wednesday afternoon, they found 24-year-old Jose Nieto in a traffic lane with severe injuries.
  At the scene, a 20-year-old woman named Patricia Manning claimed to be the victim of domestic violence and that it led to the crash. read more. . .
  

• Robert Schneider

  Mar 11, 2010 4:03 am
  Cazadero lost its unofficial mayor this week. Robert George Schneider, a longtime logger, forester, rancher and avid Cazadero historian, died Monday of congestive heart failure. He was 90. read more. . .
  

• Given finances, charter school's future shaky

  Mar 11, 2010 4:03 am
  The 3-year-old Arts and Ethics Academy charter school is facing an uphill battle if it wants Santa Rosa City Schools to renew its charter for the next five years. read more. . .
  

• Minority births in U.S. may outnumber white births this year

  Mar 11, 2010 4:03 am
  WASHINGTON — For the first time in the U.S., more babies this year may be born to minorities than to whites. read more. . .
  

• Old Adobe eyes closing one school

  Mar 10, 2010 4:33 pm
  Bernard Eldredge and Old Adobe being considered, to help trim budget. read more. . .
  

• DIONNE: Good debt, bad debt

  Mar 10, 2010 6:06 pm
  There is a pathetic quality to our discussion of deficits and fiscal responsibility because we never face up to how much we need government to do. read more. . .
  

• Got a light, Mr. President? I hope not

  Mar 10, 2010 6:02 pm
  May I bum a smoke, Mr. President? Just kidding. I quit a while back. Still, I'd like to know how you'd respond: “Sorry, it's my last one. ... What do I look like, a cigarette machine? ... Smoking is bad for you; that's why I'm trying to quit.” read more. . .
  

• Balshaw:

  Mar 10, 2010 4:55 pm
  Are we
  ‘Sebastopol
  south?’ read more. . .
  

• Toolin' Around Town:

  Mar 10, 2010 4:51 pm
  Teacher Jim Giovando was notorious for homework read more. . .
  

• Do the projects right

  Mar 10, 2010 4:46 pm
  Editor: I respectfully disagree with Karen Clark’s letter in which she envisions an improved Petaluma without big box stores. But I also disagree with my friend Don Bennett. read more. . .
  

• Think outside the box

  Mar 10, 2010 4:45 pm
  Editor: In the March 4 edition of the Argus, specifically the Opinion page, Karen Clark indicated that she took issue with the Target and Dutra developments. She urges that both proposals be fought and denied and that alternatives be found. read more. . .
  

• Comcast’s ‘valued customers’

  Mar 10, 2010 4:43 pm
  Editor: Nearly every correspondence I get from Comcast begins with the phrase, “Dear valued customer.” Yet, in a sardonic move, Comcast values me so much that it has closed its Petaluma office — with no warning, explanation or correspondence. (Oh, there was a fine print “notice” on my last bill, easily overlooked. read more. . .
  

• Healthy food in schools

  Mar 10, 2010 4:20 pm
  Editor: Throughout my years as a student in the Petaluma City School District, I have noticed a reoccurring problem: unhealthy food choices in the cafeteria. read more. . .
  

• Fun foodie events in Wine Country

  Mar 10, 2010 4:13 pm
  Elvis Costello in Sonoma; whale-festival happenings on the coast; and Gaelic gustatory offerings for St. Patrick's Day. read more. . .
  

• Thursday's Letters to the Editor

  Mar 10, 2010 3:47 pm
  EDITOR: Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen got it partly right (“When conviction demands courage,” Tuesday). Politicians are elected to lead not just to get re-elected. The president is trying to lead. It is now time for some of our elected politicians to lead. read more. . .
  

• NEW YORK TIMES: A scalding hot tort

  Mar 10, 2010 3:39 pm
  This editorial is from the New York Times: read more. . .
  

• DOWD: Pilgrim non grata

  Mar 10, 2010 3:35 pm
  I was tempted to turn my abaya into a black masquerade cloak and sneak into Mecca, just hop over the Tropic of Cancer to the Red Sea and crash the ultimate heaven's gate. read more. . .