Salute to the skies Dick Sharp waves his cap to acknowledge the celebration in honor of his 105th birthday last week. See story below.
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MARCH 12, 2026
James Gore gets priorities straight ● 3-term supervisor steps back to count his blessings—home, hearth, Healdsburg By Christian Kallen In the midst of all the jockeying for election visibility, one local candidate took a different path: James Gore announced in October that he was suspending his campaign for the state senate’s 2nd District to spend more time with his family. Not long thereafter, he made it clear he would not run for his county supervisor seat again, either. “When I made the decision not to run for state senate, I immediately knew that I
Photo courtesy of James Gore
When family comes first ‘This picture is special. It’s from our Gore family reunion last year in Sunriver, Oregon,’ said James Gore, whose three-term stint as 4th District Sonoma County superintendent ends this year. Why is the popular local politician choosing another path? See story at right …
also wouldn’t reenter the race for supervisor. I know that the main reason I explored the run for senate was because I felt I had completed my chapter as supervisor,” Gore told The Healdsburg Tribune. The announcements made a bit of a stir at the time, with skeptics suggesting Gore recognized he might not win the lengthy, wide-ranging campaign—and doubting the sincerity of his — More on page 3
105 years and counting ● World War II bomber pilot celebrates birthday Staff Report As he watched from his lawn chair, surrounded by friends in his Windsor front yard, Dick Sharp looked up to see the Sonoma
County Sheriff’s Henry-1 helicopter circling over his house, in respect and acknowledgement of his military service. — More on page 6